Awarded: November 1941
Blazon: In front of a Bezant a demi-Lion erased Gules crowned Or holding in the paws a Scroll Argent bearing in Chinese characters “Chu Feng”.
Link: The unit was a gift from the British community in China and their friends and located in the South West of England. The badge depicts the bezant of Cornwall, the demi-Lion of Devon and representing the donors, the scroll bearing the Chinese characters meaning “Fierce Winds” or “Hurricane” linking in with the aircraft used.
Motto: Rise from the East.
History: Formed Felixstowe 20 August 1918. Disb. Carnaby 31 Dec 1963.
Battle Honours: No Standard.
Commissioned by the 247 Sqn Association in Memory of all those who served on 247 (China-British) Squadron.
Further Reading …
Rise from the East, 247 Squadron
David Marchant
Air Britain, 1996
Hardback 176 pp