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History: | History: The Squadron was raised at Copmanthorpe in June 1916. | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Issuant from two logs fesswise in saltire a phoenix azure. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Phoenix symbolises rebirth of the Squadron, when during World War One all flying personnel in a few days become casualties. The Badge was granted in December 1936. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1936]] |
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NO 57 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: The Squadron was raised at Copmanthorpe in June 1916.
Official blazon
Issuant from two logs fesswise in saltire a phoenix azure.
Origin/meaning
The Phoenix symbolises rebirth of the Squadron, when during World War One all flying personnel in a few days become casualties. The Badge was granted in December 1936.
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Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.