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history:Formed at Chivenor in March 1942. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A gannet volant proper in front of a tower gules.<br> | |||
Motto: Insidantibus insidiamur = We ambush the ambushers. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Gannet symbolise the Anti-Submarine role. The Tower symbolises Barnstable where the Unit was on formation. The badge was granted in July 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 2 August 2023
NO 172 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
history:Formed at Chivenor in March 1942.
Official blazon
A gannet volant proper in front of a tower gules.
Motto: Insidantibus insidiamur = We ambush the ambushers.
Origin/meaning
The Gannet symbolise the Anti-Submarine role. The Tower symbolises Barnstable where the Unit was on formation. The badge was granted in July 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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