No. 257 Squadron RAF

No. 257 (Burma) Squadron RAF
Active18 August 1918 - 30 June 1919
17 May 1940 - 5 March 1945
1 September 1946 - 31 March 1957
1 July 1960 – 31 December 1963
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)Burma
Motto(s)Burmese: Thay myay gyee shin shwe hti
("Death or glory")
post 1950 aircraft insignia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Robert Stanford Tuck
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA Chinthe sejant[1]
Squadron CodesML (May 1940 - Jun 1940)
DT (Jun 1940 - May 1941)
FM (May 1941 - Mar 1945)
A6 (Sep 1946 - 1951)

No. 257 Squadron RAF was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the First World War, the Second World War and also the Cold War. It was finally disbanded in December 1963.

  1. ^ Halley 1988, p. 324.