Awarded: January 1945 (BR159)
Blazon: A Sinhalese Lion Gules crined Or holding a Sword Or.
Link: The design is symbolic of Ceylon being based upon the national flag.
Motto: Sinhalese: Api soya paragasamu: We seek and strike.
History: A nucleus of 160 Sqn was formed on 1 June 1918 but was disbanded a few weeks later on 4 July 1918. It reformed on 16 January 1942 at Thurleigh and was renumbered No 120 Sqn on 30 September 1946.
Sponsored by the 160 Sqn Association in Memory of those who at any time served with 160 Sqn during the two World Wars.
Battle Honours: No Standard.