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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Role of the Squadron was Meteorological Reconnaissance and Air/Sea Rescue. The Weathercock symbolises the first and the Motto alludes to the later. The Badge was granted in February 1945.
The Role of the Squadron was Meteorological Reconnaissance and Air/Sea Rescue. The Weathercock symbolises the first and the Motto alludes to the later. The badge was granted in February 1945.
 
 
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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 14:41, 12 November 2023

NO 251 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Hornsea in August 1918 and reformed at Reykjavik, Iceland in August 1944.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 251 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A weathercock Or wattled gules the spire upon which it stands sable the indicating arms argent.
Motto: However the winds blows.

Origin/meaning

The Role of the Squadron was Meteorological Reconnaissance and Air/Sea Rescue. The Weathercock symbolises the first and the Motto alludes to the later. The badge was granted in February 1945.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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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