No 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 248 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Hornsea in August 1918.
Official blazon
A demi-sword in bend argent hilted sable partly withdrawn from a scabbard Or/gules.
Motto: Il faut en finir.
Origin/meaning
The Partly drawn Sword symbolises the willigness to fight. The Emblems of the Dominions in gold (maple leaf, wattle, protea flower and a fern leaf) on the red scabbard are used to show that personnel of the unit had mainly been draw from these lands (Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand). The Motto translates as ”We must see it through”. The Badge was approved in August 1940,
Literature: Image from picclick.com. 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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