| No. 213 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 April 1918 - 31 December 1919 8 March 1937 - 30 September 1954 1 September 1955 – 31 December 1969 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Nickname(s) | The Hornets (1918) Ceylon |
| Motto(s) | Irritatus Lacessit Crabro Latin: "The Hornet Attacks When Roused"[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front 1914-1948*; Channel and North Sea 1939-1940; France and the Low Countries 1939-1940*; Dunkirk*; Battle of Britain 1940*; Home defence 1940-1945; Egypt and Libya 1940-1943*; Syria 1941*; El Alamein*; Mediterranean 1942-1943; South East Europe 1942-1945* Honours marked with an asterisk are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge | A Hornet |
| Squadron Codes | AK (Apr 1939 - Jan 1950)[3] |
No. 213 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was formed on 1 April 1918 from No. 13 (Naval) Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service.[4] This RNAS squadron was itself formed on 15 January 1918 from the Seaplane Defence Flight which, since its creation in June 1917, had had the task of defending the seaplanes which flew out of Dunkirk.
- ^ Pine, LG (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 116. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Leeson 1998, p. 194.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, pp. 14, 16.
- ^ Halley 1988, p. 278.