No. 26 (South African) Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 8 October 1915 – 1 April 1976 |
Branch | Royal Air Force. |
Type | Army Co-operation Unit. |
Motto(s) | N Wagter in die Lug Afrikaans: "A guard in the sky".[1] |
Battle honours | East Africa, 1916-18: France & Low Countries, 1939-40: Dunkirk: Fortress Europe, 1940-44: Dieppe: France & Germany, 1944-45: Normandy, 1944: Walcheren. |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | A 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.