No. 194 Squadron RAF
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194 Squadron RAF, though formed as a training unit in Egypt and ended as a casualty evacuation unit in Malaya, was for most of its active service life a RAF transport squadron that flew in South East Asia.
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No. 194 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 9 Aug 1917 – 21 Jul 1918 14 Oct 1942 – 15 Feb 1946 1 Feb 1953 – 3 Jun 1959 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Transport |
Part of | No. 20th (Training) Wing, RAF Middle East Area (1917–1918);[1] No. 221 Group RAF (India) (1942–1943);[2] No. 229 Group RAF, Eastern Air Command, South East Asia Command (1943–1946);[3] RAF AHQ Malaya, Far East Air Force (1953–1957)[4] |
Nickname(s) | "The Friendly Firm" |
Motto(s) | Latin: Surrigere colligere Translation: "To arise and pick up"[5] |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | A Malayan kris with a dragonfly superimposed[6] |
Unofficial Squadron Badge | A Flying Elephant[7][8][9] |
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