No. 295 Squadron RAF

No. 295 Squadron RAF
Active3 August 1942 – 21 January 1946
21 January 1946 – 31 March 1946
10 September 1947 – 31 October 1948
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleAirborne forces and Transport
Part ofNo 38 Group RAF
Motto(s)Latin: In caelo auxilium
(Translation: "Aid from the skies")[1][2]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryA hand manacled and couped at the wrist holding a sword in its scabbard in bend sinister[1][2]
Squadron CodesPX (Aug 1942 – Nov 1943)[3]
8Z (Nov 1943 – Jan 1946 ('A' Flt))[4][5]
8E (Feb 1944 – Jan 1946 ('B' Flt))[6][7]

No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.