| Battle Standard |
| Battle Honours are an official acknowledgement of the part played in a successful campaign or engagement by the ships, units and squadrons which receive them. They serve as a permanent record of achievement of which present and future generations of Service personnel can be proud. |
| The Royal Air Force has a formal system of awarding Battle Honours. A unit lays claim to honours and after examination of the squadron records, the entitlement requires to be approved by the Ministry of Defence. Up to a maximum of eight battle honours are emblazoned upon Squadron Standards. The practice of awarding Squadron Standards, which are the equivalent of Regimental Colours, began in 1943 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Royal Air Force. |
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| In the centre of the No 75 Squadron Standard is the Squadron Badge, a tiki, which is a Maori neck ornament regarded as a lucky emblem, in front of two hammers from the coat of arms of New Zealand. Under this badge is the Motto - "Ake ake kia kaha" the translation being "For ever and ever be strong". The Badge is flanked by eight selected Battle Honours in scroll. |
| Battle Honours on 75 Squadron Standard |
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| Home Defence 1916 - 1918 |
| Dunkirk 1940 |
| Fortress Europe 1940 - 1944 |
| Walcheren 1944 |
| Norway 1940 |
| Invasion Ports 1940 |
| Normandy 1944 |
| France and Germany 1944-1945 |
| For bombing operations against German-occupied Channel ports, to dislocate enemy preparations for the invasion of England. |
| For operations supporting the Allied landings in Normandy, the establishment of the lodgement area and the subsequent breakthrough, June to August 1944 |
| For operations by aircraft based in the British Isles against targets in Germany, Italy and enemy-occupied Europe, from the fall of France to the Invasion of Normandy |
| Awarded for operations in support of the capture of the Islands of Walcheren (3 Oct to 9 Nov 1944). |
| For interception duty against enemy aircraft and Zeppelins raiding Great Britain |
| For operations covering the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and the French from Dunkirk, 26 May to 4 June 1940. |
| For operations over Norway during the German invasion, 9 April to 9 June 1940. Applicable to squadrons based in Norway and those operating from home bases. |
| For operations over France, Belgium, Holland and Germany during the liberation of north-west Europe and the advance into the enemy's homeland, from the start of air action preparatory to the invasion of France to VE Day, April 1944 to 8 May 1945 |