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History: Raised at Hainault in June 1918. | |||
[[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=== | ||
On a hurt an owl affrontee argent, wing elevated alighting on a seax Or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Owl is symbolic of night-fighting, an occupation long associated with the Squadron. The Hurt is also indicative of the Night and the Seax symbolises Essex, where the the Squadron was raised and reraised in 1936. The Motto translates as "Fidelity unto duty". The badge was granted in April 1937. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | |||