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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
a long eared owl volant affrontee proper carrying in the claws a flash of lightning gules.<br> | a long eared owl volant affrontee proper carrying in the claws a flash of lightning gules.<br> | ||
Motto: Bellamus noctu | Motto: Bellamus noctu | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The Badge symbolise the Nocturnal Activities of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "We wage war by night". The Badge was granted in October 1944. | ||
[[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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] |
Latest revision as of 18:51, 12 November 2023
NO 622 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Mildenhall in August 1943.
Official blazon
a long eared owl volant affrontee proper carrying in the claws a flash of lightning gules.
Motto: Bellamus noctu
Origin/meaning
The Badge symbolise the Nocturnal Activities of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "We wage war by night". The Badge was granted in October 1944.
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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