Awarded: May 1936
Blazon: An Eagle wings elevated Or holding in the claws a Bomb Or.
Link: The badge is based on an unofficial one used for some years previous to the formal grant.
Motto: Latin: CCXVI Dona ferens – 216 Bearing gifts.
History: Formed Villesneux 1 April 1918 from No 16 Sqn RNAS – remains current.
Battle Honours: 1. Independent Force & Germany 1917-18. 2. Greece 1940-41. 3. Egypt & Libya 1940-42. 4. Syria 1941. 5. El Alamein. 6. North Africa 1943. 7. North Burma 1944. 8. South East Europe 1944-45. 9. El Hamma. 10. Mediterranean 1943. 11. Manipur 1944.
Commissioned by Mr D McNaught.