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History: Formed at Uxbridge in April 1937. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | |A sword in pale, the point downwards, enfiled with an astral crown.<br> | ||
Motto: We fight to defend | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Crown symbolises the RAF and the Sword the Operational Function of the Group. The Badge was approved in February 1941. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. 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 1941]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:07, 31 October 2023
NO 12 GROUP HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Uxbridge in April 1937.
| English | A sword in pale, the point downwards, enfiled with an astral crown. Motto: We fight to defend |
Origin/meaning
The Crown symbolises the RAF and the Sword the Operational Function of the Group. The Badge was approved in February 1941.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss.
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