Awarded: March 1940
Blazon: The Lincoln Imp Gules
Link: The Lincoln Imp associates the Squadron with the Hemswell district in which it was reformed in 1937
Motto: Latin: Per purum tonantes – Thundering through the clear sky
History: Formed 24 July 1917 at Rochford. Disbanded Upwood 31 March 1958
Commissioned by Jean Wilcox and dedicated to all personnel who served with No 61 Sqn.
Battle Honours: No Standard.
Further Reading …
Thundering Through the Clear Air, 61 Squadron
Derek Brammer
Self, 1997
Paperback 163pp