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History: Raised at Netheravon on 4 February 1915.
History: Raised at Netheravon on 4 February 1915.


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A fox's mask proper.<br>
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|A fox's mask proper.<br>
Motto: Leads the field.
Motto: Leads the field.
 
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Fox's mask symbolise the Fairey Fox Aircraft for which the Squadron etablished a good reputation. The Badge was granted by King George VI in February 1937.
The Fox's mask symbolise the Fairey Fox Aircraft for which the Squadron etablished a good reputation. The Badge was granted by King George VI in February 1937.


[[Literature]]:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal, Ministry of Defence
 
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]  
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
[[Category: Granted 1937]]
[[Category:Granted 1937]]

Latest revision as of 13:30, 13 October 2024

History: Raised at Netheravon on 4 February 1915.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force

(Queen Elizabeth II Version)
Coat of arms (crest) of No 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force

(King Charles III Version)
NO 12 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

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Official blazon
English A fox's mask proper.

Motto: Leads the field.

Origin/meaning

The Fox's mask symbolise the Fairey Fox Aircraft for which the Squadron etablished a good reputation. The Badge was granted by King George VI in February 1937.

Literature:Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.

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