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History: Formed at Cambridge on October 1, 1925. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of a book gules and Or, spine upwards the cover charged with a cross argent a brown lion passant guardant tongued an armed gules.<br> | In front of a book gules and Or, spine upwards the cover charged with a cross argent a brown lion passant guardant tongued an armed gules.<br> | ||
Motto: Doctrinam accingimus alis | Motto: Doctrinam accingimus alis | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Lion and Book are taken from the | The Lion and Book are taken from the arms of the [[University of Cambridge]]. The Motto translates as "We equip learning with wings". The Badge was granted in November 1963. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | |||
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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]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1963]] | [[Category:Granted 1963]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 13 November 2023
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AIR SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
History: Formed at Cambridge on October 1, 1925.
Official blazon
In front of a book gules and Or, spine upwards the cover charged with a cross argent a brown lion passant guardant tongued an armed gules.
Motto: Doctrinam accingimus alis
Origin/meaning
The Lion and Book are taken from the arms of the University of Cambridge. The Motto translates as "We equip learning with wings". The Badge was granted in November 1963.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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