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History: | History: Westley in December 1942. | ||
[[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 of two gun-barrles in saltire sable a Chinthe's head Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Volans et videns. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Gun-Barrels symbolises the Artillery Observation Role. The Chinthe's Head is indicative of Operations in Burma under World War II. The Motto translates as ”Flying and seeing”. The Badge was approved in May 1947. | |||
[[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 | |||
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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 | [[Category:Granted 1947]] | ||