Awarded: October 1943
Blazon: A Kea Volant proper
Link: The kea or mountain parrot, a bird indigenous to New Zealand is a powerful, crafty and fearless bird of prey and was chosen to reflect the squadron’s fighting qualities. The motto was a direct reference to the typhoon and Tempest aircraft with which it was equipped.
Motto: Maori: Hiwa hau maka – Beware of the wild winds.
History: Formed at Kirton-in-Lindsey on 7 March 1942 and disbanded at Dunsfold on 12 October 1945
Battle Honours: No Standard.
Sponsored by Ken Wright in Memory of Brian O’Connor