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| No. 65 (East India) Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 August 1916 (RFC) to 1919 1934–1961 1964–1970 1970–1974 1986–1992 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Vi et armis "By force and arms"[1] |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1917-1918*: Cambrai, 1918*: Somme, 1918*: France & Low Countries*: Dunkirk: Battle of Britain, 1940*: Home Defence, 1940-42: Fortress Europe, 1941-1944*: Channel & North Sea, 1942-1945*: Dieppe: Normandy, 1944: Arnhem: France & Germany, 1944-1945*: Baltic 1945: Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | In front of fifteen swords in pile, the hilts in base, a lion passant.[2] The number of swords refers to a memorable combat in which fifteen enemy aircraft were destroyed. |
| Post 1950 Squadron Roundel |  |
| Squadron codes | FZ (Oct 1938 – Sep 1939) YT (Sep 1939 – Apr 1951) |
No. 65 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 250. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Poulsen, C M, ed. (2 September 1937). "RAF Unit Badges". Flight International. 32 (1, 497): 235. ISSN 0015-3710.