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A gannet volant proper in front of a tower gules.<br> | |||
Motto: Insidantibus insidiamur = We ambush the ambushers. | |||
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The Gannet symbolise the Anti-Submarine role. The Tower symbolises Barnstable where the Unit was on formation. The Badge was granted in July 1944. | |||
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NO 172 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
history:Formed at Chivenor in March 1942.
Official blazon
A gannet volant proper in front of a tower gules.
Motto: Insidantibus insidiamur = We ambush the ambushers.
Origin/meaning
The Gannet symbolise the Anti-Submarine role. The Tower symbolises Barnstable where the Unit was on formation. The Badge was granted in July 1944.
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