No. 66 Squadron RAF

No. 66 Squadron RAF
Active30 June 1916 – 25 October 1919
20 July 1936 – 30 April 1945
1 Sept 1946 – 30 September 1960
15 Sept 1961 – 20 March 1969
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Motto(s)Latin: Cavete praemonui
("Beware, I have warned")
Battle honoursWestern Front, 1917*; Arras 1917; Messines, 1917; Ypres, 1917; Italian Front & Adriatic, 1917–18*; Channel & North Sea, 1939–44*; Dunkerque; France & Low Countries, 1940*; Battle of Britain 1940*; Home Defence, 1940–44; Fortress Europe 1940–44*; Dieppe; Normandy, 1944*; France & Germany, 1944–45*; Walcheren
The honours marked with an asterisk (*) are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard.
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA rattlesnake
The rattlesnake typifies aggressive spirit and striking power
Squadron CodesRB (Sept 1938 – Sept 1939)
LZ (1939–1945 and 1949–1951)
HI (1946–1949)
Roundel (1950–)

No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.