No. 504 Squadron RAF

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No 504 (County of Nottinghan) Squadron was formed in October 1928 as part of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force.

No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron

Active	1928-1945; 1946-1957
Role	Formed at Hucknall 14th October 1928 as a Special Reserve Light Bomber Unit. Subsequently became a Fighter Squadron
Motto	Vindicat in Vetis (It avenges the wind)
Equipment	Hawker Horsley, Westand Wallace, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Gloster Meteor,
Battle honours	France and Low Countries 1940; Battle of Britain 1940; Home Defence 1940-42; Atlantic 1941-42; Fortress Europe 1942-44; Normandy 1944; Arnhem 1944; France and Germany 1944-45
Insignia
Identification symbol	Squadon Code "TM"