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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
History: Formed at Lee on Solent in March 1939. | |||
[[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''' | ||
| | |In front of two wings conjoined in base a lymphad, the sail charged with a demi-sun.<br> | ||
Motto: Dions buail. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Lymphad symbolises that the Group was operating from the Western Isles at the time of the granting of the Badge. The Wings and Demi-Sun indicating taking coverage of shipping towards the East. The Badge was approved in July 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}} | ||
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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 1943]] |