Awarded: September 1946
Blazon: A Hand couped at the wrist Gules holding a Gun Barrel in bend Or
Link: A Hand holding a gun barrel indicates the Squadron’s functions of directing artillery fire from an aircraft used as an Air Observation Post
Motto: Latin: Per terras perque caelum – By land and sky
History: Formed at Ouston on 31 January 1943 Renumbered 651 Sqn at Middle Wallop on 1 November 1955
Sponsored by Just Wood and dedicated to all who served with No. 657 Squadron