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History: Raised at Charmy Down in November 1941.
History: Raised at Charmy Down in November 1941.


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===Official blazon===
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A horses head couped sable crined argent.
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|A horses head couped sable crined argent.<br>
Motto: Do right fear naught.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Squadron was stationed at Manston and Lympne in Kent. Thus the Horse's head allude to the Rampant Horse in the Arms of Kent. The badge was granted in October 1944.
The Squadron was stationed at Manston and Lympne in Kent. Thus the Horse's head allude to the Rampant Horse in the arms of Kent. The Badge was granted in October 1944.


[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons
[[Literature]]:Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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 1944]]
[[Category:Granted 1944]]

Latest revision as of 10:01, 14 October 2024

History: Raised at Charmy Down in November 1941.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 137 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 137 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English A horses head couped sable crined argent.

Motto: Do right fear naught.

Origin/meaning

The Squadron was stationed at Manston and Lympne in Kent. Thus the Horse's head allude to the Rampant Horse in the arms of Kent. The Badge was granted in October 1944.

Literature:Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.

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