No. 203 Squadron RAF

No. 203 Squadron RAF
No. 203 Squadron RAF
Active	Royal Naval Air Service; 1 September 1914 - 21 June 1915; 5 November 1916 - 1 April 1918; Royal Air Force; 1 April 1918 - 21 January 1920; 1 March 1920 - 1 April 1923; 1 January 1929 - 1 September 1956; 1 November 1958 - 31 December 1977; 16 October 1996 - 14 September 2014
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Motto(s)	Latin: Occidens oriensque; ("West and east")
Battle honours	Western Front, 1914-1918; Independent Force & Germany, 1914-1918 ; Aegean, 1915; Helles; ANZAC; Suvla; Arras; Lys; Somme, 1918; Hindenburg Line; East Africa, 1940-1941; Mediterranean, 1941-1943; Iraq, 1941; Habbaniya; Syria, 1941; Egypt & Libya, 1941-1942; North Africa, 1943; Sicily, 1943; Eastern Waters, 1944-1945; Burma, 1945
Insignia
Squadron codes	PP (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939); NT (Sep 1939 – Mar 1940); CJ (Feb 1945 – Apr 1951); B (Apr 1951 - 1956); 203 (1956 – Sep 1956, Nov 1956 - 1966)

No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.

^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 160. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
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[1] Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 160. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

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No. 203 Squadron RAF
Active	Royal Naval Air Service 1 September 1914 - 21 June 1915 5 November 1916 - 1 April 1918 Royal Air Force 1 April 1918 - 21 January 1920 1 March 1920 - 1 April 1923 1 January 1929 - 1 September 1956 1 November 1958 - 31 December 1977 16 October 1996 - 14 September 2014
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Flying squadron
Motto(s)	Latin: Occidens oriensque ("West and east")^[1]
Battle honours	Western Front, 1914-1918 Independent Force & Germany, 1914-1918 Aegean, 1915 Helles ANZAC Suvla Arras Lys Somme, 1918 Hindenburg Line East Africa, 1940-1941 Mediterranean, 1941-1943 Iraq, 1941 Habbaniya Syria, 1941 Egypt & Libya, 1941-1942 North Africa, 1943 Sicily, 1943 Eastern Waters, 1944-1945 Burma, 1945
Insignia
Squadron codes	PP (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)^[2] NT (Sep 1939 – Mar 1940)^[2] CJ (Feb 1945 – Apr 1951)^[2] B (Apr 1951 - 1956)^[2] 203 (1956 – Sep 1956, Nov 1956 - 1966)^[2]