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History: Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Issuant from from water barry wavy in base proper a key Or wards upwards and to the dexter.<br> | |||
Motto: Guard the gateway. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - 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]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:35, 18 January 2024
RAF STATION GIBRALTAR, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967.
(Elizabeth II Version) |
(Charles III Version) |
Official blazon
Issuant from from water barry wavy in base proper a key Or wards upwards and to the dexter.
Motto: Guard the gateway.
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956.
Literature: Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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