Awarded: January 1945 (BR130)
Blazon: A Tarantula Or
Link: The unit considered their ‘sting’ as great in proportion to its size as the spider which was indigenous to Iraq where the unit served.
Motto: Latin: Eothen – Out of the East.
History: Formed Catterick 1 February 1918. Disbanded at B.106 Twente on 30 April 1945.
Sponsored by Ivon Nigel Moore and dedicated to all who served with No 127 Squadron.
Battle Honours: No Standard