| No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron RAuxAF | |
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| Active | 26 Mar 1928 – 10 Aug 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 Mar 1957 1 Oct 1999 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| Role | Logistics |
| Part of | No 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing, RAF A4 Force |
| Current Station | RAF Wittering |
| Nickname(s) | County of Nottingham |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Vindicat in Vetis (Translation: "It avenges in the wind")[1][2][3][4] |
| Post-1952 aircraft insignia |  |
| Battle honours | France and Low Countries, 1940; Battle of Britain, 1940; Home Defence, 1940–42; Atlantic, 1941–42; Fortress Europe, 1942–44; Normandy, 1944; Arnhem, 1944; France and Germany, 1944–45.[5] These honours are all emblazoned on the squadron standard[6] |
| Commanders | |
| Honorary Air Commodores | Lord Sherwood (48–56) J.M. Birkin (56–57) |
| Notable commanders | Sir H.M. Seely, MP John Hamar "Johnnie" Hill Herbert Hallowes |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | An oak tree fronted and eradicated[4] The 'Major Oak' of Sherwood forest from the armorial bearings of the county of Nottingham, also thought to be appropriate for a Hurricane squadron[1][2][3] |
| Squadron Codes | AW (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939)[7][8] TM (Sep 1939 – Aug 1945, 1949 – 1952)[9][10] RAD (May 1946 – 1949)[11][12] |
No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron was one of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force, and today is a reserve force of the RAF Regiment. It was integrated into the AAF proper in 1936. Based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, 504 Squadron used a variety of light bombers before being re-tasked to fighters with the Hawker Hurricane in 1939. It subsequently became a Fighter Squadron. Currently No. 504 Squadron no longer has a flying role, but as part of No 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing of the RAF A4 Force.
- ^ a b Hunt 1972, p. 292.
- ^ a b Moyes 1976, p. 266.
- ^ a b Rawlings 1978, p. 460.
- ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 392.
- ^ Hunt 1972, p. 291.
- ^ "rafweb". Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 14.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 49.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 97.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, pp. 108, 157.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 138.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 184.