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History: Formed at Netheravon April 1916.
History: Formed at Netheravon April 1916.


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===Official blazon===
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On an equilateral triangle gules a petrels head erased Or.
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|On an equilateral triangle gules a petrels head erased Or.<br>
Motto: Forte et fidele.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Triangles alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Badge was approved in July 1939.
The Triangle alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Motto translates as "Strong and faithful". The Badge was approved in July 1939.


[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. 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.
[[Literature]]:Images from picclick.com. 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]]
 
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 13 October 2024

History: Formed at Netheravon April 1916.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 48 Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 48 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English On an equilateral triangle gules a petrels head erased Or.

Motto: Forte et fidele.

Origin/meaning

The Triangle alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Motto translates as "Strong and faithful". The Badge was approved in July 1939.

Literature:Images from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.

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