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| No. 53 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 15 May 1916 – 25 October 1919 28 June 1937 – 15 June 1946 1 November 1946 – 28 June 1963 1 Nov 1965 – 14 September 1976 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | United in effort[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1916–18*: Messines, 1917*: Ypres, 1917*: France & Low Countries, 1939–40: Dunkirk*: Invasion Ports, 1940: Channel & North Sea, 1940–44: Fortress Europe, 1940–41*: Biscay Ports, 1941–42*: Biscay 1941–44:Atlantic 1941–45*: Normandy 1944*:Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | In front of a saltire, a thistle slipped and leaved.[2] |
| Squadron codes | TE Jan 1939 – Sep 1939 PZ Sep 1939 – Feb 1943 FH Jun 1944 – Feb 1946 PU Dec 1946 – Jul 1949 (Codes taken over from No 187 Sqn) |
No. 53 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 242. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ 53rd Squadron Royal Air Force [dead link]