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History: Formed at Croydon in November 1941. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A popinjay dispalyed perched azure,<br> | |||
Motto: C'est en forgeant. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A Popinjay was used in olden Days for Target Practice and as the Role of this Unit was to tow Targets for Anti-Aircraft Guns this was considered a suitable Badge. The Motto translates as "Practice make perfect". The Badge was approved in March 1945. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com | |||
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
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