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History: The Squadron was formed at Chattis Hill, Hampshire in November 1917. | History: The Squadron was formed at Chattis Hill, Hampshire in November 1917. | ||
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Badge: an escarbuncle argent and Or.<br> | |+Official blazon | ||
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|Badge: an escarbuncle argent and Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Ad arma parati. | Motto: Ad arma parati. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
An escarbuncle was a device used to strengthening shields. It symbolises the fact that the Squadron at one time was involved in experimenting with devices to strengthen defences. The Motto transaltes as "Ready for battle". The Badge was granted in September 1942. | An escarbuncle was a device used to strengthening shields. It symbolises the fact that the Squadron at one time was involved in experimenting with devices to strengthen defences. The Motto transaltes as "Ready for battle". The Badge was granted in September 1942. | ||
[[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis 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 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 13 October 2024
History: The Squadron was formed at Chattis Hill, Hampshire in November 1917.
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Country:United Kingdom  |
| English | Badge: an escarbuncle argent and Or. Motto: Ad arma parati. |
Origin/meaning
An escarbuncle was a device used to strengthening shields. It symbolises the fact that the Squadron at one time was involved in experimenting with devices to strengthen defences. The Motto transaltes as "Ready for battle". The Badge was granted in September 1942.
Literature:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.
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