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History: Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967. | History: Formed as North Front on September 26, 1939 and re-titled on January 27, 1967. | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Elizabeth II Version) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Charles III Version) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The badge symbolises Gibraltar as the Key to the Mediterranean. It was granted in April 1956. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images 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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1956]] | [[Category:Granted 1956]] | ||