No. 203 Squadron RAF
| No. 203 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | Royal Naval Air Service 1 September 1914 - 21 June 1915 5 November 1916 - 1 April 1918 Royal Air Force 1 April 1918 - 21 January 1920 1 March 1920 - 1 April 1923 1 January 1929 - 1 September 1956 1 November 1958 - 31 December 1977 16 October 1996 - 14 September 2014 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Occidens oriensque ("West and east") |
| Battle honours | Western Front, 1914-1918 Independent Force & Germany, 1914-1918 Aegean, 1915 Helles ANZAC Suvla Arras Lys Somme, 1918 Hindenburg Line East Africa, 1940-1941 Mediterranean, 1941-1943 Iraq, 1941 Habbaniya Syria, 1941 Egypt & Libya, 1941-1942 North Africa, 1943 Sicily, 1943 Eastern Waters, 1944-1945 Burma, 1945 |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron codes | PP (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) NT (Sep 1939 – Mar 1940) CJ (Feb 1945 – Apr 1951) B (Apr 1951 - 1956) 203 (1956 – Sep 1956, Nov 1956 - 1966) |
No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.