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| Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron | |
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| Active | 13 January 1941 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Officer Training, Ab Initio Flying Training, Recruiting |
| Part of | No. 6 Flying Training School RAF |
| Garrison/HQ | Glasgow / Glasgow Airport |
| Motto(s) | In Utrumque Paratus[1] Latin: prepared for either event - giving the link between the sword of war and the dove of peace. |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Equipment | 2x Grob Tutor T1 |
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| Group badge | The Squadron badge, approved in 1948, is described in heraldic terms "In front of a sword erect argent hilted up, a grey dove volant in bend holding in the beak a sprig of olive vert fructed sable". |
| Identification symbol | UGSAS |
A Royal Air Force University Air Squadron recruiting within Scotland, Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron (commonly known as UGSAS) draws its members from six higher education establishments within Glasgow and its surrounding areas.
Its headquarters are in the West End of Glasgow in the Park District and is equipped with three Grob Tutor aircraft which are based at the flying element of the squadron at Glasgow Airport.
The Squadron has approximately 65 student members—the majority of whom hold the rank of Officer Cadet as members of the RAF Volunteer Reserve, and is split into three flights—Clydesdale, Houston and MacIntyre. The Squadron also hosts all DTUS students attending Strathclyde University, who form Everest Flight
The Squadron is a remote unit of 6 FTS.
- ^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 112. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.