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History: Formed at Bircham Newton in December 1943. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of a maunch gules three arms in armour conjoined argent.<br> | |||
Motto: We exercise their arms. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Maunch symbolises the Target Sleeve towed by the Squadron's Aircraft to train Anti-Aircraft Artillery in Shooting. The Three Arms symbolises the Three Fighting Services concerned. 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 19:20, 12 November 2023
NO 695 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Bircham Newton in December 1943.
Official blazon
In front of a maunch gules three arms in armour conjoined argent.
Motto: We exercise their arms.
Origin/meaning
The Maunch symbolises the Target Sleeve towed by the Squadron's Aircraft to train Anti-Aircraft Artillery in Shooting. The Three Arms symbolises the Three Fighting Services concerned. 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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