No. 194 Squadron RAF
| No. 194 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 9 Aug 1917 – 21 Jul 1918 14 Oct 1942 – 15 Feb 1946 1 Feb 1953 – 3 Jun 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Transport |
| Part of | No. 20th (Training) Wing, RAF Middle East Area (1917–1918); No. 221 Group RAF (India) (1942–1943); No. 229 Group RAF, Eastern Air Command, South East Asia Command (1943–1946); RAF AHQ Malaya, Far East Air Force (1953–1957) |
| Nickname(s) | "The Friendly Firm" |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Surrigere colligere Translation: "To arise and pick up" |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A Malayan kris with a dragonfly superimposed |
| Unofficial Squadron Badge | A Flying Elephant |
194 Squadron RAF, though formed as a training unit in Egypt and ended as a casualty evacuation unit in Malaya, was for most of its active service life an RAF transport squadron that flew in South East Asia.