No 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force: Revision history

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27 October 2023

  • curprev 10:5510:55, 27 October 2023‎ Marcusk talk contribs‎ 795 bytes +795‎ Created page with "''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' History: Formed at Gosport in February 1916. [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] ===Official blazon=== A broom azure handled gules. ===Origin/meaning=== The Broom alludes to Major Mannock, VC who served with the Squadron and who used to exhort his pilots to ”sweep the … Huns from the Air”. The Motto translates as To weep the enamy from the sky”. The Badge was approved in February 1937...."
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