No 16 Group Headquarters, Royal Air Force

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NO 16 GROUP HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Lee on Solent in December 1936.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 16 Group Headquarters, Royal Air Force
Official blazon
English A lion rampant sable armed gules, crowned with an Astal crown Or, holding in the forepaws a trident of the second.

Motto: We seek to strike

Origin/meaning

The Lion represent the Group safeguarding the UK by its duties, which are mainly over the sea (the Trident). The Badge was approved in October 1941.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss.

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