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History: Formed at Uxbridge in May 1937. | |||
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| | |The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament proper enflied with an Astral crown Or.<br> | ||
Motto: Tutela cordis. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Tower symbolises defence of London, the Heart of the Empire, for wich the Group was charged. The Clock is at 11 o´clock symbolising the time of the Armistice of World War I and the Number of the Group. The Motto translates as "Guardians of the heart”. The Badge was approved in March 1940. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1940]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 31 October 2023
NO 11 GROUP, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Uxbridge in May 1937.
| English | The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament proper enflied with an Astral crown Or. Motto: Tutela cordis. |
Origin/meaning
The Tower symbolises defence of London, the Heart of the Empire, for wich the Group was charged. The Clock is at 11 o´clock symbolising the time of the Armistice of World War I and the Number of the Group. The Motto translates as "Guardians of the heart”. The Badge was approved in March 1940.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss.
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