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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A hawk volant affrontee the head to the dexter proper holding in its claws a shell sable.<br> | A hawk volant affrontee the head to the dexter proper holding in its claws a shell sable.<br> | ||
Motto: Quovis per ardua | Motto: Quovis per ardua | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge symbolises the the Role of the Squadron in directing Artillery Fire to the Target. The | The badge symbolises the the Role of the Squadron in directing Artillery Fire to the Target. The Motto translates as "Everywhere through difficulties". The Badge was granted in March 1946. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] | [[Category:Granted 1946]] | ||