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(Created page with "''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' History: Formed at Aliminni, Italy in April 1918. [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] ===Official blazon=== In front of an anchor Or two swords in saltire argent (pomelled and hilted Or) the points uppermost.<br> Motto: We guide the sword. ===Origin/meaning=== The Squadron was originally part of the Royal Naval Air Service hence the anchor. It later become associated with the Army as indicated...") |
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History: Formed at Felixstowe in August 1918 | |||
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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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Motto: | |A dragon ship, under sail, oars in morion sable a flag gules flying from the masthead.<br> | ||
Motto: Strike. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The Viking Ship is from the Arms of Lerwick, liking the Squadron with the Shetland Islands. The Badge was approved in January 1942. | ||
[[Literature]]:Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 14 October 2024
History: Formed at Felixstowe in August 1918
Country:United Kingdom |
English | A dragon ship, under sail, oars in morion sable a flag gules flying from the masthead. Motto: Strike. |
Origin/meaning
The Viking Ship is from the Arms of Lerwick, liking the Squadron with the Shetland Islands. The Badge was approved in January 1942.
Literature:Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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