No 52 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 52 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Hounslow in May 1916.
Official blazon
A lion passant guardant Or holding in its fore-paws a flash of lightning gules.
Motto: Sudore quam sanguine
Origin/meaning
The Lion was used in the Arms of Heston, Isleworth and Hounslow Abbey, in which area the Unit formed, The Lightning refers to a marking carried between 1916 and 1918. The Motto translates as ”By sweat and blood”. The Badge was approved in June 1939.
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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