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History: Formed at Katunayake and renamed on March 14, 1944. In 1957 handed over to the then Royal Ceylon Air Force as Katunayake part of the Civilian Bandaranaike International Airport. | |||
[[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}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
a representation of a demi-Singhalese lion.<br> | |||
Motto: Serve to unite. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Lion symbolises the location on Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The Badge was granted in November 1954. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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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 1954]] | |||