[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” src=”http:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/617.jpg”] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n
Awarded:<\/strong> March 1944<\/p>\n Blazon:<\/strong> On a Plate a Wall in fess Argent fracted by 3 Flashes of Lightning in pale Gules and issuant from the breach Water proper.<\/p>\n Link:<\/strong> The badge is indicative of the successful attacks on the Ruhr Dams in May 1943.The three flashes indicate the 3 Dams attacked in that raid.<\/p>\n Motto:<\/strong> French: Apres moi le deluge<\/em> – After me the deluge<\/p>\n History:<\/strong> Formed Scampton 21 March 1943 and remains current. Squadron is unique in having had it Standard originally awarded before the squadron had been in existence for 25 years on 15 January 1952 as a mark of His Majesty King George VI’s appreciation of the squadron’s outstanding achievements in operations and was presented by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 14 May 1959<\/p>\n Battle Honours:<\/strong> 1. Fortress Europe 1943-44. 2. The Dams. 3.Biscay Ports 1944. 4. France & Germany 1944-45. 5. Normandy 1944. 6. Tirpitz. 7. Channel & North Sea 1944-45. 8. German Ports 1945. 9. Gulf 1991. 10. Iraq 2003<\/p>\n Sponsored by Sqn Ldr LW Curtis DFC & Bar and dedicated to my fellow aircrew who flew with 617 Sqn 1943-45 in particular to my skipper Sqn Ldr HB \u2018Mick\u2019 Martin DSO & Bar DFC & 2 Bars.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Further Reading …<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/617-sqn315.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n History of 617 Squadron, 1943-1993<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Steve Hillier<\/p>\n Forces & Corporate, 1993<\/p>\n Paperback 80pp<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Awarded: March 1944 Blazon: On a Plate a Wall in fess Argent fracted by 3 Flashes of Lightning in pale Gules and issuant from the breach Water proper. Link: The badge is indicative of the successful attacks on the Ruhr Dams in May 1943.The three flashes indicate the 3 Dams attacked in that raid. Motto: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8207,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions\/8207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rafht.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}