No. 222 Squadron RAF

No. 222 (Natal) Squadron RAF
Active1 April 1918 - 27 February 1919
5 October 1939 - 1 November 1957
1 May 1960 – 30 June 1964
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Natal
Motto(s)Zulu: Pambili bo
("Go straight ahead")[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA wildebeest in full course
The wildebeest comes from the armorial bearings of Natal, the squadron being the Natal gift squadron; the wildebeest also symbolises speed.[2]
Post 1950 squadron roundel
Squadron CodesZD (Oct 1939 - 1953)

No. 222 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter unit.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1. ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 65. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ Rawlings 1978, p. 330.