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History: The Station is today Moi Air Base (Eastleigh Airport) of the Kenyan Air Force.


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History:  The Station is today Moi Air Base (Eastleigh Airport) of the Kenyan Air Force.
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===Official blazon===
|A Rhinocerous' head erased sable.<br>
A Rhinocerous' head erased sable.<br>
Motto:Shupavu na thabiti = Tough and strong.
Motto: Shupavu na thabiti = Tough and strong.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Rhinocerous are common to the Area where the Station is located, near Nairobi, Kenya. The badge was granted in March 1949.
The Rhinocerous are common to the Area where the Station is located, near Nairobi, Kenya. The Badge was granted in March 1949.
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest.  


{{media}}Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
[[Literature]]:Image from Pinterest. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.


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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1949]]
[[Category:Granted 1949]]
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