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The | The Badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in Rifle shooting and the Bezant or Gold disc is the equivalent of the "bull" in archery. The Badge was granted in June 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | ||
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NO 288 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Digby in November 1941.
Official blazon
A stag courant gules armed argent charged on the shoulder with a bezant.
Motto: Honour through deeds.
Origin/meaning
The Badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in Rifle shooting and the Bezant or Gold disc is the equivalent of the "bull" in archery. The Badge was granted in June 1945.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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