Westland Wapiti aircraft, 60 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Kohat, North West Frontier, 1932

Photograph from an album of photographs taken by Captain C Howard, Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

60 Squadron, Royal Air Force, reformed in 1920 in Lahore, and saw considerable action on the North West Frontier of India. To mark this service the head of a markhor, a type of wild mountain goat which frequents the famous Khyber Pass, was adopted as the squadron crest. The Westland Wapiti, a two seat general purpose biplane entered service with the RAF in 1928.