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History: Formed at Detling in Fabruary 1918. | |||
[[File:No 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:No 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A game-cock attacking proper.<br> | |||
Motto: Vincere est vivere | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge indicates the fightning Spirit of the Unit. The Motto translates as "To conquer os to live". The Badge was approved in June 1943. | |||
[[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]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons | ||