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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A sparrow-hawks head proper holding in the beak a serpent vert.<br> | A sparrow-hawks head proper holding in the beak a serpent vert.<br> | ||
Motto: Scientia in alto | Motto: Scientia in alto | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Sparrow-Hawk allud to aviation and the Serpent to Wisdom. The Badge was granted in October 1949. | The Sparrow-Hawk allud to aviation and the Serpent to Wisdom. The Motto translates as "Knowledge in the sky". The Badge was granted in October 1949. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams 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 1949]] | [[Category:Granted 1949]] |
Latest revision as of 12:18, 13 November 2023
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY AIR SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
History: Formed at Manchester on March 3, 1941.
Official blazon
A sparrow-hawks head proper holding in the beak a serpent vert.
Motto: Scientia in alto
Origin/meaning
The Sparrow-Hawk allud to aviation and the Serpent to Wisdom. The Motto translates as "Knowledge in the sky". The Badge was granted in October 1949.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadrons - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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