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History: Formed at Karachi in May 1943.


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| A dolphin azure/Or.<br>
Motto: Vidi vici
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
 
The Squadron operated Flying Boats, and the Dolphin symbolises the connection with the Sea. The Motto translates as ”I saw, i conquered”. The Badge was approved in May 1946.


[[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. 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.
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1946]]
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