Royal Air Force West Africa, Royal Air Force

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ROYAL AIR FORCE WEST AFRICA, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Fourah Bay, Freetown in October 1941.

Coat of arms (crest) of the Royal Air Force West Africa, Royal Air Force
Official blazon
English A dexter gauntlet grasping a sword in pale point downwards enfiled by an Astral crown resting on a sword fesswise the point to the dexter and grasped by a sinister hand.

Motto: We serve and strike,

Origin/meaning

The Sword held by the Gauntlet symbolises attacks on the Enemy made by Units of the Command. The other Sword symbolises the reinforcing Role. The Badge was approved in October 1944.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss

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