No 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 271 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History:Formed at Taranto, Italy in Septemebr 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A guantlet argent holding a cross gules.
Motto: Death and life.

Origin/meaning

The badge depicts the role of the unit, carrying paratroops on an outward journey and wounded on the homeward one. The Badge was granted in November 1944.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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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