Christopher Ringsell, creative director at House 337, said: “Per Ardua Ad Astra” – Through adversity to the stars. This is the motto that has served the RAF since it was formed in 1918.

The Queen ended the message with the Latin motto of the RAF, Per Ardua ad Astra, which translates to English as "through adversity to the stars". :: 100 years of the RAF: How Britain's air force ...

In the event, after reporting for duty was told to go home and await further instructions for posting to an RAF unit. Our weekly visits continued. We now had some instruction in RAF drill.

gained them a reputation and respect that the RAF is still enjoying 100 years later. The programme hears from some of the survivors of conflicts, from the First and Second World Wars, and from ...

The RAF was formed towards the end of the First ... For me, their motto Per Ardua ad Astra - from adversity to the stars - sums them up perfectly. "From the earliest days, a century of hard ...

The perennial high-flyers of the RAF soar to the motto of per ardua ad astra. This determination to transcend adversity and aim for the stars is replicated by Rossvale Women. Indeed, Rossvale FC ...