Awarded: May 1936
Blazon: A Seagull wings elevated and addorsed Azure
Link: The badge was in use prior to its authorisation.
Motto: Latin: Hic et ubique – Here and everywhere.
History: Formed from No 1 Sqn RNAS at Fienvillers, France on 1 April 1918 and remains current.
Battle Honours: 1. Western Front. 2. Arras. 3. Ypres 1917. 4. Somme 1918. 5. Norway 1940. 6. Atlantic 1941-45. 7. Bismarck. 8. Normandy 1944. 9. Amiens. 10. Hindenburg Line. 11. Channel & North Sea 1939-45. 12. Biscay 1941-45.
Commissioned by Paul Warrener in Memory of all those who served, 1914 onwards, particularly those who are ‘Still on Patrol’ or on that Elysian airfield or mooring where every aircraft is servicable and it’s always someone else’s round.
Further Reading …
On the Step, 201 Squadron
Jeremy Nash and Paul Warrener
Moravia, 1990
Hardback 156pp