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No. 64 Squadron | |
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Active | 1 August 1916 - 31 December 1919 1 March 1936 - 16 June 1967 16 May 1968 – 31 January 1991 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Motto(s) | Latin: Tenax propositi ("Firm of purpose")[1] |
Battle honours | Western Front, 1917-1918 Cambrai, 1918 Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Somme, 1918 Lys, Channel & North Sea, 1940 Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Home Defence, 1940 Fortress Europe, 1941-1944 Normandy, 1944 Arnhem, Walcheren, France & Germany, 1944-1945 |
Insignia | |
Squadron badge heraldry | A scarab |
Squadron codes | XQ (February to September 1939) SH (September 1939 to April 1951) |
Squadron roundel |
No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars.