No 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force: Difference between revisions
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history:Formed at Chivenor in March 1942. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A gannet volant proper in front of a tower gules.<br> | |||
Motto: Insidantibus insidiamur = We ambush the ambushers. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Gannet symbolise the Anti-Submarine role. The Tower symbolises Barnstable where the Unit was on formation. The Badge was granted in July 1944. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
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[[Category:Gannets]] | |||
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