No 320 (Netherlands) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 320 (NETHERLANDS) SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Pembroke Dock in June 1940.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 320 (Netherlands) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

Badge: In front of a fountain an orange tree fructed and eradicated proper.
Motto: Animo libero dirigimur

Origin/meaning

The Orange Tree symbolises Netherlands and its Royal House of Orange. The Fountain (rather obscured in the Picture) symbolises operations over the Sea. The Motto translates as "We are guided by the mind of liberty". The badge was granted in March 1946.

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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