No 93 Squadron, Royal Air Force: Difference between revisions
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History: The Squadron was formed at Chattis Hill, Hampshire in November 1917. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Badge: an escarbuncle argent and Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Ad arma parati. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
An escarbuncle was a device used to strengthening shields. It symbolises the fact that the Squadron at one time was involved in experimenting with devices to strengthen defences. The Motto transaltes as "Ready for battle". The Badge was granted in September 1942. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Knights of the Sky Part Five by BR Hollis. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1942]] | |||