No. 90 Squadron RAF

No. 90 Squadron RAF
Active8 October 1917 - 29 July 1918
14 August 1918 - 13 June 1919
15 March 1937 - 6 April 1940
3 May 1941 - 10 February 1942
7 November 1942 - 1 September 1950
4 October 1950 - 1 May 1956
1 January 1957 – 1 March 1965
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Motto(s)Latin: Celer ("Swift")[1]
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryA hind salient.
The Hind - "representative of vigilance and great speed" - commemorates the fact that, at one time, the squadron was equipped with Hind aircraft.
Squadron CodesTW Oct 1938 - Sep 1939
WP May 1941 - Sep 1950, Oct 1950 - Apr 1951
XY Mar 1943 - Oct 1944 carried by 'C' Flt only

No. 90 Squadron RAF (sometimes written as No. XC Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 32. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

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