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Revision as of 08:46, 6 April 2023
NO 65 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Raised at Wyton in August 1916.
Honourary Title: East India.
Official blazon
In front of 15 swords in pile argent the hilts in base, a lion passant sable.
Origin/meaning
The Number of Sword symbolises the number of Enemy Aircraft shot down by the Squadron on one Day during World War One. The Motto translates as "By force of arms". The badge was granted in December 1936.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.
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