No 520 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 520 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Gibraltar in September 1943.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 520 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

a dove azure holding in its beak an olive branch gules.
Motto: Tomorrows weather today.

Origin/meaning

The Dove returning to Noah's Ark with an Olive Branch could be considered the first meterological flight and the uUit has chosen this to represent its role. The Badge was granted in July 1945.

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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