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The function of the unit is to watch over and protect personnel being trained there. The badge illustrates this objective. The badge was granted in September 1948. | The function of the unit is to watch over and protect personnel being trained there. The badge illustrates this objective. The badge was granted in September 1948. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. |
Revision as of 08:57, 6 April 2023
RAF STATION CRANWELL, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed in April 1918.
Official blazon
An eagle wings expanded and inverted Or perched on a rock proper.
Motto: Alitum altrix = Nurturer of the winged.
Origin/meaning
The function of the unit is to watch over and protect personnel being trained there. The badge illustrates this objective. The badge was granted in September 1948.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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