No. 123 Squadron RAF

No. 123 (East India) Squadron RAF
Active1 Feb 1918 – 17 Aug 1918
28 Nov 1918 – 5 Feb 1920
10 May 1941 – 10 June 1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)East India
Motto(s)Swift to Strike
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryIn front of two claymores, in saltire, the points uppermost, a Tiger’s head erased.
The claymores indicate the sqn’s association with Scotland and the Tiger’s head its association as the third East India Sqn.
Squadron CodesXE

No. 123 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British aircraft squadron in the First and Second World Wars. It was disbanded for the last time on 20 June 1945.