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NO 87 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Raised at Upavon in September 1917.
Title: United Provinces
Official blazon
A serpent reversed, head reguardant and tail embowed all proper.
Origin/meaning
The letter S was used by the Squadron as a Badge during World War One. The S-shape of the Serpent alludes to this and to the Motto. The Later translates as "The most powerful fear me". The Badge was granted in October 1937.
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Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.