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History: Formed at Gibraltar in September 1943.
History: Formed at Gibraltar in September 1943.


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===Official blazon===
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a dove azure holding in its beak an olive branch gules.<br>
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|A dove azure holding in its beak an olive branch gules.<br>
Motto: Tomorrows weather today.
Motto: Tomorrows weather today.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The dove returning to Noah's Ark with an olive branch could be considered the first meterological flight and the unit has chosen this to reprensent its role. The Badge was granted in July 1945.
The Dove returning to Noah's Ark with an Olive Branch could be considered the first meterological flight and the uUit has chosen this to represent its role. The Badge was granted in July 1945.
 
 
[[Literature]]:Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part 5: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
 
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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
 
[[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]]
[[Category:Doves]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 15 October 2024

History: Formed at Gibraltar in September 1943.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 520 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 520 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English A dove azure holding in its beak an olive branch gules.

Motto: Tomorrows weather today.

Origin/meaning

The Dove returning to Noah's Ark with an Olive Branch could be considered the first meterological flight and the uUit has chosen this to represent its role. The Badge was granted in July 1945.


Literature:Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part 5: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.

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