No. 152 Squadron RAF

No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF
No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF
	152 Squadron pilot and Spitfire in Burma during WWII, showing the distinctive leaping black panther emblem
Active	1918–1919; 1939–1947; 1954–1958; 1958–1967
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Fighter squadron
Nickname(s)	Hyderabad; Black Panthers
Motto(s)	"Faithful Ally"
Battle honours	Western Front 1918; Battle of Britain 1940; Home Defence 1940–1942; Channel and North Sea 1941; Atlantic 1941; Biscay Ports 1941; Fortress Europe 1941; North Africa 1942–1943; Sicily 1943; Salerno 1943; Italy 1943; Arakan 1944; Manipur 1944; Burma 1944–1945;
Insignia
Badge	A head-dress. (No 152 Squadron became the gift squadron of Hyderabad and took as its badge the head-dress of the Nizam of Hyderabad.)
1950s squadrons roundel

No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during both World War I and World War II.

No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF
152 Squadron pilot and Spitfire in Burma during WWII, showing the distinctive leaping black panther emblem
Active	1918–1919 1939–1947 1954–1958 1958–1967
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Fighter squadron
Nickname(s)	Hyderabad Black Panthers
Motto(s)	"Faithful Ally"
Battle honours	Western Front 1918 Battle of Britain 1940 Home Defence 1940–1942 Channel and North Sea 1941 Atlantic 1941 Biscay Ports 1941 Fortress Europe 1941 North Africa 1942–1943 Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943 Italy 1943 Arakan 1944 Manipur 1944 Burma 1944–1945
Insignia
Badge	A head-dress. (No 152 Squadron became the gift squadron of Hyderabad and took as its badge the head-dress of the Nizam of Hyderabad.)
1950s squadrons roundel