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History: Formed at Pembroke Dock in June 1940. | |||
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NO 320 (NETHERLANDS) SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Pembroke Dock in June 1940.
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 in the Sky Part Five.