Awarded: June 1941
Blazon: A Panthers head erased Sable langued Gules.
Link: The Group used the codename Panther at the start of the 1939-45 War and the badge recognises this.
Motto: Swift to attack
History: Formed by renaming Central Area at Abingdon on 1 May ‘36 and remains current.
Sponsored by Flt Lt Jim Pearson-Smith DFC FRSA Flight Engineer Leader and dedicated to all who served with No 101 Sqn, unparalleled in war and peace