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Hisotry: Formed at Luce Bay in August 1918. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of wings elevated and conjoined in base Or, a panther's face sable.<br> | |||
Motto: In medias res = Into the middle of things. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Squadron was mainly operational in Sumatra, Java, Ceylon and Bengal where th Balck Panther is to be found. The badge was granted in June 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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[[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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Latest revision as of 17:29, 12 November 2023
NO 258 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
Hisotry: Formed at Luce Bay in August 1918.
Official blazon
In front of wings elevated and conjoined in base Or, a panther's face sable.
Motto: In medias res = Into the middle of things.
Origin/meaning
The Squadron was mainly operational in Sumatra, Java, Ceylon and Bengal where th Balck Panther is to be found. The badge was granted in June 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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