| No. 210 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 12 February 1917(RNAS)– 24 June 1919 1 February 1920 – 1 April 1923 1 March 1931 – 31 December 1943 1 January 1944 – 4 June 1945 1 June 1946 – 31 January 1957 1 December 1958 – 31 October 1970 1 November 1970 – 17 November 1971 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Maritime patrol |
| Motto(s) | Welsh: Yn y nwyfre yn hedfan ("Hovering in the Heavens")[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1916–18 Ypres 1917 Lys Atlantic 1939–45 Arctic 1945 Bismarck North Africa, 1942–43 Biscay 1943 All these honours are emblazoned on the squadron standard |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Wg Cdr R. Leckie Wg Cdr A.T. Harris |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A griffin segreant[1] |
| Squadron Codes | VG (May 1939 – Sep 1939)[2][3] DA (Sep 1939 – Mar 1944)[4][5] OZ (Apr 1946 – 1951)[6][7] L (1951–1956)[8][9] |
No. 210 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit established in the First World War. Disbanded and reformed a number of times in the ensuing years, it operated as a fighter squadron during the First World War and as a maritime patrol squadron during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and the Cold War before it was last deactivated in 1971.
- ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 274.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 14.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 52.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 28.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 68.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 81.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 154.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 127.
- ^ Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 192.