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History: Formed at Wrexham in Decmeber 1941 | |||
[[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=== | ||
In front of a pair of wings elevated and conjoined in base Or two bird bolts in saltire azure and gules the bolt uppermost. <br> | |||
Motto: Respice finem. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Role of the Squadron was Anti-Aircraft Co-operationwhich is symbolised by the Bird-Bolts in the colours of the Royal Artillery. The Wings represents the Squadron. The Emblem was approved in November 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. 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. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] | |||