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History: Raised at Upavon on July 1917. | History: Raised at Upavon on July 1917. | ||
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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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A demi-talbot rampant azure charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|A demi-talbot rampant azure charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Tutor et ultor. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Squadron used during the 1917-1918 period a Badge showing a Dog going to an empty cupboard. The Talbot an heraldic Dog maintains this connection. The Maple Leaf symbolises the Canadian Personnel who served with the Squadron during | The Squadron used during the 1917-1918 period a Badge showing a Dog going to an empty cupboard. The Talbot an heraldic Dog maintains this connection. The Maple Leaf symbolises the Canadian Personnel who served with the Squadron during World War One. The Motto translates as "Protector and Avanger". The Badge was granted on October 1938. | ||
[[Literature]]:Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis 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 1938]] | [[Category:Granted 1938]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 13 October 2024
History: Raised at Upavon on July 1917.
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Country:United Kingdom  |
| English | A demi-talbot rampant azure charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or. Motto: Tutor et ultor. |
Origin/meaning
The Squadron used during the 1917-1918 period a Badge showing a Dog going to an empty cupboard. The Talbot an heraldic Dog maintains this connection. The Maple Leaf symbolises the Canadian Personnel who served with the Squadron during World War One. The Motto translates as "Protector and Avanger". The Badge was granted on October 1938.
Literature:Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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