No. 53 Squadron RAF
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No. 53 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both the First and Second World Wars.
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No. 53 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 May 1916–25 October 1919 28 June 1937 – 15 June 1946 1 November 1946 – 28 June 1963 1 November 1965 - 14 September 1976 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Motto(s) | United in effort[1] |
Battle honours | Western Front, 1916-18*: Messines, 1917*: Ypres, 1917*: France & Low Countries, 1939-40: Dunkirk*: Invasion Ports, 1940: Channel & North Sea, 1940-44: Fortress Europe, 1940- 41*: Biscay Ports, 1941-42*: Biscay 1941-44:Atlantic 1941-45*: Normandy 1944*:Honours marked with an asterisk are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard |
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Squadron badge heraldry | In front of a saltire, a thistle slipped and leaved.[2] |
Squadron codes | TE Jan 1939 - Sep 1939 PZ Sep 1939 - Feb 1943 FH Jun 1944 - Feb 1946 PU Dec 1946 -Jul 1949 (Codes taken over from No 187 Sqn) |
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