| No. 46 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 19 April 1916 – 31 December 1919 1936 – 20 February 1950 15 August 1954 – 30 June 1961 1 December 1966 – 31 August 1975 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | "We rise to conquer"[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1916–18: Messines, 1917*: Cambrai, 1917*: Home Defence, 1917: Somme, 1918*: Hindenburg Line: Norway, 1940*: Battle of Britain, 1940*: Home Defence, 1940–41: Fortress Europe, 1941: Malta, 1941–42*: El Alamein*: Egypt & Libya, 1942–43: Mediterranean 1942–43: South-East Europe, 1944*: Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | Two arrowheads, surmounted by a third, all in bend. The arrows in the badge signify speed in getting into action and their position and number represent three aircraft climbing. |
| Squadron codes | RJ Apr 1939 – Sep 1939 PO Sep 1939 – Jun 1941 XK Jan 1945 – Feb 1950 |
| Post-1950 squadron roundel |  |
No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 264. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.