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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
A long eared owl volant affrontee proper carrying in the claws a flash of lightning gules. <br>
A long eared owl volant affrontee proper carrying in the claws a flash of lightning gules. <br>
Motto : Bellamus noctu = We wage War by Night
Motto : Bellamus noctu


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The badge symbolises the nocturnal activities of the Squadron. The badge was approved in October 1944.
The Badge symbolises the nocturnal activities of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "We wage war by night". The Badge was approved in October 1944.


[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.
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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]]