No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron RAuxAF | |
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Active | 1 Jun 1937 – 10 Jun 1945 10 Jun 1945 – 25 Sep 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 Mar 1957 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Part of | Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Nickname(s) | County of Surrey 'Churchill's Own'[1] |
Motto(s) | Latin: Conjunctis viribus (Translation: "By our united force")[2][3] |
Engagements | Battle of France Battle of Britain |
Commanders | |
Honorary Air Commodore | Winston Churchill |
Notable commanders | Neville Duke (Test pilot) |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | On a star of six points, an oak sprig fructed.[2][3] |
Squadron Codes | RR (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939)[4] KW (Sep 1939 – Sep 1945)[5] RAV (Jul 1946 – 1949)[6] V6 (1949 – Apr 1951)[7] |
Post-1950 squadron roundel |
No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957.