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| No. 61 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 24 Jul 1917 – 13 June 1919 8 March 1937 – 31 March 1958 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Nickname(s) | "Hull's 'own' Squadron"[1] |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Per purum tonantes ("Thundering through the clear air")[2] |
| Mascot(s) | The Lincoln Imp |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | The Lincoln Imp The figure associates the squadron with the county in which it was re-formed in 1937 and where it spent most of its active days in World War II.[2] |
| Squadron Codes | LS (Mar 1939 – Sep 1939)[3][4] QR (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951)[5][6] |
No. 61 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed as a fighter squadron of the British Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It was reformed in 1937 as a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force and served in the Second World War and afterwards into the jet age, until disbanded in 1958.