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===Official blazon===
|Shield:Azure four lightning flashes bendwise or.<br>
Shield: Azure four lightning flashes bendwise or.<br>
Crest:on a wreath of the colors (or and azure) a portcullis or.<br>
Crest: on a wreath of the colors (or and azure) a portcullis or.<br>
Motto:Purgamus coelum.
Motto: Purgamus coelum = We clear the skies.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Approved 4 December 1934
Approved 4 December 1934. The Motto translates as "We clear the skies".


[[Literature]]: Air Force Combat Units of World War II.


[[Literature]]: Air Force Combat Units of World War II.
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Coat of arms (crest) of 16th Fighter Group, USAAF
16TH FIGHTER GROUP, USAAF

Country:United States
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Official blazon
English Shield:Azure four lightning flashes bendwise or.

Crest:on a wreath of the colors (or and azure) a portcullis or.
Motto:Purgamus coelum.


Origin/meaning

Approved 4 December 1934. The Motto translates as "We clear the skies".

Literature: Air Force Combat Units of World War II.


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