| No. 66 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 30 June 1916 – 25 October 1919 20 July 1936 – 30 April 1945 1 September 1946 – 30 September 1960 15 September 1961 – 20 March 1969 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Cavete praemonui ("Beware, I have warned")[1] |
| post 1950 aircraft insignia |  |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1917*; Arras 1917; Messines, 1917; Ypres, 1917; Italian Front & Adriatic, 1917–18*; Channel & North Sea, 1939–44*; Dunkerque; France & Low Countries, 1940*; Battle of Britain 1940*; Home Defence, 1940–44; Fortress Europe 1940–44*; Dieppe; Normandy, 1944*; France & Germany, 1944–45*; Walcheren The honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron standard. |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge | A rattlesnake The rattlesnake typifies aggressive spirit and striking power[2] |
| Squadron Codes | RB (Sept 1938 – Sept 1939) LZ (Sept 1939 – 1945 and 1949–1951) HI (1946–1949) |
No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.
- ^ Pine, L. G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 31. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Rawlings 1978, p. 163.