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History: Formed at Farnborough in April 1916. | |||
[[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=== | ||
A demi winged lion erased azure. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | The Lion was used by the Squadron as a Badge longtime before it was officially approved. It it thought to allude to the Napier Lion Motors that powered the Aircraft the | ||
Squadron was then equipped with. The badge was granted in October 1936. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal, Ministry of Defence | |||
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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 1936]] | |||