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History: Formed at Rudloe Manor in June 1940. | |||
[[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}}]] | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''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 | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands - Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{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 1943]] |