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History: | 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]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] |