The squadron crest bears the Sphynx of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, chosen because of the squadron's initial location at Barkston Heath in Lincolnshire and the close association of the Chief of the Defence Staff with the Army Air Corps (he was the Regimental Colonel) and the Royal Anglian Regiment, the successor to the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.
:Sfinks (Polish for "Sphynx") was also the initial name of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award
Steve Cobby was formerly half of the iconic electronic music duo Fila Brazillia, in addition to his many other musical aliases, most notably The Solid Doctor - with The Heights of Abraham and Mandrillus Sphynx these are to be found on Twentythree Records.