No. 260 Squadron RAF

No. 260 Squadron RAF
ActiveAugust 1918 – 22 February 1919
22 November 1940 – 19 August 1945
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Latin: Celer et fortis ( Swift and Strong)[1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA sword and morning star
Squadron CodesHS (Feb 1942 – Aug 1945)

No. 260 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a reconnaissance and anti–submarine unit in World War I and a fighter unit in World War II.

  1. ^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 32. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.