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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A | A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.<br> | ||
Motto: Ex tennebris = Through darkness. | Motto: Ex tennebris = Through darkness. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The dark cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the | The dark cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the arms of the City of Arnhem, and symbolises the role over that City. The badge was granted in February 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{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 1945]] | [[Category:Granted 1945]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:40, 28 October 2023
NO 190 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Sullom Voe in March 1943.
Official blazon
A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.
Motto: Ex tennebris = Through darkness.
Origin/meaning
The dark cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the arms of the City of Arnhem, and symbolises the role over that City. The badge was granted in February 1945.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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