badge was suggested by the Nizam of Hyderabad as appropriate. See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons List of Battle of Britain squadrons List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights List of RAF squadron codes References Notes Bibliography Alan Lake, Flying Units of the RAF, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999. . External links 253 Sqn in the Battle of Britain 253 Sqn command structure 1940 - 1942 RAF Squadron badges Sqn Histories 251-255 at Air of Authority 253 squadron