No 217 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force

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NO 217 MAINTENANCE UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: formed as a Sub-Unit of No 55 Maintenance Unit at Heywood, Lancashire. Becoming No 217 MU at Ballymena in March 1, 1942.


Coat of arms (crest) of the No 217 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

Badge: Cleaving a cloud a battleaxe bend sinisterwise the haft couped.
Motto: By skill and industry.

Origin/meaning

The badge symbolises the role of separating various Gases represented by the Cloud, into those usaed by the RAF. The badge was granted in January 1958.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons


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