Per Ardua ad Astra

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Latin phrase motto

Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.

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Label Occurrences
Per Ardua Ad Astra 2
Per Ardua ad Astra canonical 2
Per Ardua 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin phrase ⓘ
motto ⓘ
alternativeTranslation Through struggle to the stars ⓘ
associatedWith British military tradition ⓘ
aviation ⓘ
componentMeaning Per Ardua means "through adversity" ⓘ
ad Astra means "to the stars" ⓘ
expresses aspiration ⓘ
courage ⓘ
perseverance in the face of hardship ⓘ
hasPart Per Ardua ⓘ
ad Astra ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literalTranslation Through adversity to the stars ⓘ
mottoOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
symbolizes striving for excellence in aviation ⓘ
the spirit of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
theme overcoming adversity ⓘ
reaching for high goals ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Royal Australian Air Force (historically, in variant forms)

Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
air forces of several Commonwealth countries ⓘ
usedOn Royal Air Force badge ⓘ
Royal Air Force memorials ⓘ
Royal Air Force official documents ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Air Force → motto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force → motto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Per Ardua Ad Astra
Royal Australian Air Force → translationOfMotto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Through Struggle to the Stars
RAF Regiment → motto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Per Ardua
University of Birmingham → motto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Per Ardua Ad Alta
Bomber Command Memorial, London → hasInscription → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Per Ardua Ad Astra
École Normale de Musique de Paris → hasMotto → Per Ardua ad Astra ⓘ