No. 237 Squadron RAF

No. 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF
The insignia of the No. 237 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, with the Lion and Tusk of the B.S.A.C., and later Rhodesia.
Active20 August 1918 – 14 May 1919
22 April 1940 – 1 January 1946
Country Southern Rhodesia
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Rhodesia
Motto(s)Primum agmen in Cælo
(Latin: The vanguard is in the sky)[1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA lion passant guardant charged on the shoulder with an eagle's claw and holding in the front paw an elephant's tusk[2]

No. 237 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. During the Second World War the unit was formed from No. 1 Squadron Southern Rhodesian Air Force for operations in North Africa.

  1. ^ "237 Sqn | RAF Heraldry Trust". rafht.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ Halley 1988, p. 304.