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- No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence. It was one of the top scoring fighter squadrons of the RAF in World War II. (en)
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- Home Waters, 1918*;Battle of Britain, 1940*; Home Defence; Fortress Europe, 1941*; Malta, 1941–42*; Mediterranean, 1942–43*; North Africa, 1942*; Sicily; Italy, 1943–45*; South-East Europe, 1943–45*
- (Honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
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- GN (May 1940 – May 1941,
- In front of a bezant an elephant passant
- Jun 1943 – Sep 1944,
- Oct 1945 – Mar 1950)
- T (Mar 1942 – Jun 1943)
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- ("With fists and heels")
- Latin: Pugnis et calcibus
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- (Honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard) (en)
- Home Waters, 1918*; Battle of Britain, 1940*; Home Defence; Fortress Europe, 1941*; Malta, 1941–42*; Mediterranean, 1942–43*; North Africa, 1942*; Sicily; Italy, 1943–45*; South-East Europe, 1943–45* (en)
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- Spitfires 249 Sqn at RAF Ta Kali 1942 (en)
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- 0001-05-16 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-18 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-10-23 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- T (en)
- GN (en)
- In front of a bezant an elephant passant (en)
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- (en)
- Latin: Pugnis et calcibus (en)
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- No. 249 Squadron RAF (en)
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- No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence. It was one of the top scoring fighter squadrons of the RAF in World War II. (en)
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- No. 249 Squadron RAF (en)
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- No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF (en)
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