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History: Formed at Andover in January 1939. | |||
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| | |A griffin holding in the claws a sword.<br> | ||
Motto: Et subsidium et praesidium | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Group was responsible for the keeping and issue of equipment. The Giffin known to guard Treassure symbolises this. The Motto translates as ”Both a resource and a defence”. The Badge was approved in October 1952. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups nu B.R. Holliss. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] |
Latest revision as of 14:39, 4 November 2023
NO 40 GROUP HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Andover in January 1939.
English | A griffin holding in the claws a sword. Motto: Et subsidium et praesidium |
Origin/meaning
The Group was responsible for the keeping and issue of equipment. The Giffin known to guard Treassure symbolises this. The Motto translates as ”Both a resource and a defence”. The Badge was approved in October 1952.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups nu B.R. Holliss.
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