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History:Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Elizabeth II Version) | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Charles III Version) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Issuant from from water barry wavy in base proper a key Or wards upwards and to the dexter.<br> | Issuant from from water barry wavy in base proper a key Or wards upwards and to the dexter.<br> | ||
Motto: Guard the gateway. | Motto:Guard the gateway. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956. | The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956. | ||
[[Literature]]:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams 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 1956]] | [[Category:Granted 1956]] |
Latest revision as of 11:53, 10 August 2024
RAF STATION GIBRALTAR, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History:Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967.
(Elizabeth II Version) |
(Charles III Version) |
Official blazon
Issuant from from water barry wavy in base proper a key Or wards upwards and to the dexter.
Motto:Guard the gateway.
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956.
Literature:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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