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| No. 58 Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 8 June 1916 – 1 April 1918 (RFC) 1 April 1918 – 1 Feb 1920 (RAF) 1 April 1924 – 25 May 1945 1 Oct 1946 – 1 September 1970 1 August 1973 – 4 June 1976 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Alis nocturnis ("On the wings of the night")[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1918: Somme, 1918: Hindenburg Line: France & Low Countries, 1940: Atlantic, 1939–45: Norway 1940: Fortress Europe, 1940–41: Ruhr, 1940–41: Berlin, 1940–41: German Ports, 1940–41: Biscay Ports, 1941–42: Biscay 1942–44: Arctic, 1942–43: Normandy, 1944: Baltic 1944–45: |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | "Bomber" Harris |
| Insignia | |
| Badge | An owl on a branch. |
| Squadron codes | BW (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939) GE (Sep 1939 – Apr 1943) BY (Apr 1943 – May 1945) OT (Oct 1946 – Oct 1951) |
No. 58 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. For much of its service history in the First and Second World Wars, it operated as a bomber squadron. In the later stages of the Second World War, it was part of Coastal Command and was engaged in anti-submarine patrols.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 9. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.