No. 87 Squadron RAF

No. 87 (United Provinces) Squadron RAF
Active1 September 1917 – 24 June 1919
15 March 1937 – 30 Dec 1946
1 January 1952 – 3 January 1961
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Nickname(s)United Provinces
Motto(s)Latin: Maximus me metuit
("The most powerful fear me")
Insignia
Squadron badge heraldryA serpent reversed, head reguardant and tail embowed
Squadron codesPD Oct 1938 – Sep 1939
LK Sep 1939 – Dec 1946
B Jan 1952 – Jan 1961
Squadron Roundel

No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.