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History:Opened in January 1916 and was inactive from 1919 until reopened on August 27, 1936. | |||
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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|A hurt surmounted of an arrow bend sinisterwise and a long bow palewise all Or.<br> | |||
Motto:Armatus non lacessitur = An armed man is not attacked. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The Hurt is an allusion til the RAF roundel. The Arrow symbolised the lengthened Main Runway of the Station and the Bow symbolises the old Watling Road that runs through the Station. The Bow's string suggests the realigment of the Roads neccesitated by the Runway exstension. The Badge was granted in December 1958. | |||
[[ | [[Literature]]:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | |||
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1958]] | [[Category:Granted 1958]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 12 October 2024
History:Opened in January 1916 and was inactive from 1919 until reopened on August 27, 1936.
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 (Charles III Version) Country:United Kingdom  |
| English | A hurt surmounted of an arrow bend sinisterwise and a long bow palewise all Or. Motto:Armatus non lacessitur = An armed man is not attacked. |
Origin/meaning
The Hurt is an allusion til the RAF roundel. The Arrow symbolised the lengthened Main Runway of the Station and the Bow symbolises the old Watling Road that runs through the Station. The Bow's string suggests the realigment of the Roads neccesitated by the Runway exstension. The Badge was granted in December 1958.
Literature:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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