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History: Formed at Rudloe Manor in June 1940.


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===Official blazon===
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|+Official blazon
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|'''English'''
|A sword sable and a sword argent in saltire enfiled by an Astral crown Or.<br>
Motto: Challenge
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Colour of the Swords symbolises Night and Day Operations. The Swords is placed in saltire to allude to the Roman Numeral X (10). They also is symbolic of the Fighting sprit of the Unit. The Badge was approved in December 1943.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands - Groups by B.R. Holliss.
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