No. 205 Squadron RAF

No. 205 Squadron RAF
205 Sqn crest.
No. 205 Squadron badge
ActiveRoyal Naval Air Service
2 August 1915 – October 1915
31 December 1916 – 1 April 1918
Royal Air Force
1 April 1918 – 22 January 1920
15 April 1920 – 1 April 1923
8 January 1929 – 31 March 1942
23 July 1942 – 31 October 1971
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleMaritime Reconnaissance
Motto(s)Malay: Pertama di Malaya
("First in Malaya")[1][2][3]
Commanders
Notable
commanders		H M Cave-Browne-Cave
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA kris and a trident in saltire[3]
The badge points to two aspects of the squadron's history, the trident referring to its RNAS origins and the kris to its association with Malaya[1][2]
Squadron CodesKM (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939
Allocated, no confirmation of use)[4]
FV (Sep 1939 – Mar 1942)[5][6]

No. 205 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit formed on 1 April 1918. Prior to this it had existed as No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). In 1929, it became the first RAF squadron to be permanently based in Singapore, taking as its motto Pertama di Malaya ("First in Malaya"). No. 205 Squadron operated during the Second World War and the Cold War before disbanding on 31 October 1971.

  1. ^ a b Moyes 1976, pp. 192–193.
  2. ^ a b Rawlings 1982, pp. 134–136.
  3. ^ a b Halley 1988, pp. 265–266.
  4. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
  5. ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 42.
  6. ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 73.