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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of flames of the fire proper a sword erect the point uppwards argent pomelled and hilted gules.<br> | In front of flames of the fire proper a sword erect the point uppwards argent pomelled and hilted gules.<br> | ||
Motto: Per ignem vincimus | Motto: Per ignem vincimus | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Sword symbolises the Strength of the Unit in getting through Fire. The | The Sword symbolises the Strength of the Unit in getting through Fire. The Motto translates as "Through fire we conquer". 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 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]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1945]] | [[Category:Granted 1945]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:42, 12 November 2023
NO 550 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Grimsby in November 1943.
Official blazon
In front of flames of the fire proper a sword erect the point uppwards argent pomelled and hilted gules.
Motto: Per ignem vincimus
Origin/meaning
The Sword symbolises the Strength of the Unit in getting through Fire. The Motto translates as "Through fire we conquer". 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 Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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