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History: | History: Formed at Aberporth in December 1943. | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front two birdbolts in saltire the heads downwards Or a Vampire bat sable. | |||
Motto: Servi ballistae | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Bird Bolts symbolises the Anti Aircraft Co-operation role. The Vampire Bats symbolises that the Squadron was the first of its kind to be equiped with the D.H. Vampire Aircraft. The Motto translates as ”Servants of the gun”. The Badge was approved in March 1949. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com | [[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]] | ||
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