No. 159 Squadron RAF

No. 159 Squadron RAF
Active1 June 1918 - 4 July 1918
2 July 1942 – 1 June 1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleBombing, mining, reconnaissance, transport
Motto(s)Latin: Quo non, quando non
(Translated: "Whither not, When not?")
EngagementsFar East 1942-45
Commanders
Notable
commanders
James Blackburn
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryIn Front of logs inflamed, a peacocks head erased, in the beak a woodmans axe.
Aircraft flown
BomberConsolidated Liberator
PatrolConsolidated Liberator
ReconnaissanceConsolidated Liberator
TransportConsolidated Liberator

No. 159 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that was active as a bomber, mine-laying, reconnaissance and transport unit in the Second World War.