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The elephant carrying a log recalls the squadron’s service as a transport unit from a base in India during the Second World War. The Latin Motto translates as “We carry the load”. | The elephant carrying a log recalls the squadron’s service as a transport unit from a base in India during the Second World War. The Latin Motto translates as “We carry the load”. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/ | [[Literature]]: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/ | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 4 June 2023
NO 436 SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
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Official blazon
Badge: Argent an elephant’s head couped Sable armed and carrying a log in its trunk Or.
Motto: ONUS PORTAMUS.
Origin/meaning
The elephant carrying a log recalls the squadron’s service as a transport unit from a base in India during the Second World War. The Latin Motto translates as “We carry the load”.
Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/
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 Civic heraldry of Canada Armorial Canadienne |
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