No 233 Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force

NO 233 OPERATIONAL CONVERSION UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Pembrey on September 1, 1952.

Official blazon

Badge: a wildcat proper
Motto: Ymlaen = Forward.

Origin/meaning

The wildcat is indcative of a fierce fighting spirit with which the graduates should be endowed. The badge was granted in October 1953.

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