51st Fighter Group, USAAF

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51ST FIGHTER GROUP, USAAF

Coat of arms (crest) of the 51st Fighter Group, USAAF

Official blazon

Shield: Per fess nebuly abased azure and or, issuing from partition line a demi-pegasus argent with a machine gun in each wing bendwise sable, gun fire proper.
Motto: Deftly and swiftly.

Origin/meaning

The Coat of Arms was approved on 5 February 1942 and modified on 2 May 1956.


Literature: Air Force Combat Units of World War II.


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