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History: Formed at Reykjavik in | History: Formed at Reykjavik in April 1941. After World War II transfered to the Norwegian Air Force. | ||
[[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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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of an sun in slendour Or a Viking's Ship in full sail proper.<br> | In front of an sun in slendour Or a Viking's Ship in full sail proper.<br> | ||
Motto: | Motto: Trygg havet | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Viking Ship alludes to Norway. The Sun alludes to the fact that the Sun will not set on this squadron. The | The Viking Ship alludes to Norway. The Sun alludes to the fact that the Sun will not set on this squadron. The Motto translates as "Guarding the seas". The Badge was granted in April 1943. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Heraldisk Tidskrift. 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. | |||
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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 1943]] | [[Category:Granted 1943]] |