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History: Raised at Upavon in September 1917.<br> | History: Raised at Upavon in September 1917.<br> | ||
Title: United Provinces | Title: United Provinces | ||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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A serpent reversed, head reguardant and tail embowed all proper. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|A serpent reversed, head reguardant and tail embowed all proper.<br> | |||
Motto: Maximus me metuit. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The letter S was used by the Squadron as a Badge during World War One. The S-shape of the Serpent alludes to this and to the Motto. The Later translates as "The most powerful fear me". The badge was granted in October 1937. | The letter S was used by the Squadron as a Badge during World War One. The S-shape of the Serpent alludes to this and to the Motto. The Later translates as "The most powerful fear me". The badge was granted in October 1937. | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{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 | [[Category:Granted 1936]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 13 October 2024
History: Raised at Upavon in September 1917.
Title: United Provinces
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Country:United Kingdom  |
| English | A serpent reversed, head reguardant and tail embowed all proper. Motto: Maximus me metuit. |
Origin/meaning
The letter S was used by the Squadron as a Badge during World War One. The S-shape of the Serpent alludes to this and to the Motto. The Later translates as "The most powerful fear me". The badge was granted in October 1937.
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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