No. 578 Squadron RAF

No. 578 Squadron RAF
578 Squadron aircrew in front of their Handley Page Halifax
Active14 January 1944 – 15 April 1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleBomber squadron
Part ofNo. 4 Group RAF, Bomber Command
Motto(s)Accuracy
Battle honoursFrance and Germany, 1944–1945
Honours marked with an asterisk* are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldryAn arrow in pale, the point downwards, cleft by another
Squadron CodesLK (Jan 1944 – Apr 1945)
Aircraft flown
BomberHandley Page Halifax
Four-engined heavy bomber

No. 578 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.