No. 26 Squadron RAF

No. 26 (South African) Squadron RAF
Active8 October 1915 – 1 April 1976
BranchRoyal Air Force.
TypeArmy Co-operation Unit.
Motto(s)N Wagter in die Lug
Afrikaans: "A guard in the sky".[1]
Battle honoursEast Africa, 1916-18: France & Low Countries, 1939-40: Dunkirk: Fortress Europe, 1940-44: Dieppe: France & Germany, 1944-45: Normandy, 1944: Walcheren.
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA springbok's head couped
Squadron Roundel

No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.

The squadron's motto is N Wagter in die Lug (Afrikaans) (A guard in the sky), and the badge is a springbok's head couped.

  1. ^ Pine 1983, p. 263.