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The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. The badge was granted in April 1944. | The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. The badge was granted in April 1944. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[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]] | ||
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[[Category:Granted 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] |
Latest revision as of 12:20, 12 November 2023
NO 179 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Wick in September 1942.
Official blazon
In front of a harpoon azure a lantern Or.
Motto:Delentem deleo = I destroy the destoyer.
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. 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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