No. 209 Squadron RAF
| No. 209 (Hong Kong) Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | Royal Naval Air Service 1 February 1917 – 1 April 1918 Royal Air Force 1 April 1918 – 24 June 1919 () 15 January 1930 – 1 January 1955 1 November 1958 – 31 December 1968 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Ground support (World War I) Maritime patrol (World War II & Korea) Liaison and transport (Malaya) |
| Nickname(s) | Hong Kong |
| Motto(s) | Might and Main |
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| Squadron Badge heraldry | An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale, wings overture The red eagle was chosen due to the squadron getting credit for shooting down Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron). Approved by King George VI in August 1941. |
| Squadron Codes | FK WQ (Sep 1939 – Mar 1942; 1950 – 1951) |
Number 209 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force was originally formed from a nucleus of "Naval Eight" on 1 February 1917 at Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France, as No. 9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and saw active service in both World Wars, the Korean War and in Malaya. The use of the squadron number ceased in 1968 and it has not been reused since by an RAF squadron. The number, badge and motto is in service within the RAF Air Cadets at 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron ATC in Nottinghamshire.