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The Lion symbolises the fighting power of the Unit, the Black and White checks symbolises Night and Day operations. The | The Lion symbolises the fighting power of the Unit, the Black and White checks symbolises Night and Day operations. The badge was granted in August 1943. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Knights of the Sky Badge and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons. | |||
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[[Category: Granted 1943]] | [[Category:Granted 1943]] |
Latest revision as of 12:09, 12 November 2023
NO 157 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Upper Heyford in September 1918.
Official blazon
Badge: A lion rampant chequy sable and argent.
Motto: Our cannons speak our thoughts.
Origin/meaning
The Lion symbolises the fighting power of the Unit, the Black and White checks symbolises Night and Day operations. The badge was granted in August 1943.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Knights of the Sky Badge and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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