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An arrow in pale the point downwards azure tipped and flighted Or cleft by another of the same.<br> | |||
Motto: Accuracy. | |||
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The Badge is indicative of the accuracy claimed by the Unit's Bombing. It was approved in February 1945. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com | [[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 2 November 2023
NO 578 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Snaith in January 1944.
Official blazon
An arrow in pale the point downwards azure tipped and flighted Or cleft by another of the same.
Motto: Accuracy.
Origin/meaning
The Badge is indicative of the accuracy claimed by the Unit's Bombing. It was approved in February 1945.
Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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