No. 261 Squadron RAF

No. 261 Squadron RAF
Active20 August 1918 – 13 September 1919
2 August 1940 – 21 May 1941
12 July 1941 – 26 September 1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleFighter squadron
Motto(s)Latin: Semper Contendo
("I strive continually")
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryIn front of a sword erect, the point downwards, a mullet, the whole in front of a Maltese Cross
Squadron CodesFJ (Jun 1944 – Sep 1945)

No. 261 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I and World War II. It was involved in the defence of Malta from August 1940 till May 1941 and the campaign in Burma.