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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A kingfisher diving proper.<br> | A kingfisher diving proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Celer ad caedendum | Motto: Celer ad caedendum | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Kingfisher is known its speed and accuracy in catchingFfish underwater. This Indicates the Anti Submarine Role of the Squadron. The | The Kingfisher is known its speed and accuracy in catchingFfish underwater. This Indicates the Anti Submarine Role of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "Swift to strike". The Badge was granted in April 1944. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] |
Latest revision as of 18:40, 12 November 2023
NO 547 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Holmesley south in October 1942.
Official blazon
A kingfisher diving proper.
Motto: Celer ad caedendum
Origin/meaning
The Kingfisher is known its speed and accuracy in catchingFfish underwater. This Indicates the Anti Submarine Role of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "Swift to strike". The Badge was granted in April 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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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