No. 615 Squadron RAF

No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron RAuxAF
Members of the squadron meeting Winston Churchill in 1941
Active1 Jun 1937 – 10 Jun 1945
10 Jun 1945 – 25 Sep 1945
10 May 1946 – 10 Mar 1957
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Part ofRoyal Auxiliary Air Force
Nickname(s)County of Surrey
'Churchill's Own'[1]
Motto(s)Latin: Conjunctis viribus
(Translation: "By our united force")[2][3]
EngagementsBattle of France
Battle of Britain
Commanders
Honorary Air CommodoreWinston Churchill
Notable
commanders
Neville Duke (Test pilot)
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryOn a star of six points, an oak sprig fructed.[2][3]
Squadron CodesRR (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.

  1. ^ Hunt 1972, pp. 5 and 357.
  2. ^ a b Rawlings 1976, p. 503.
  3. ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 432.
  4. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 14.
  5. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 63.
  6. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 138.
  7. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 107.