Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Royal Air Force

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INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Halton on 7 March 1935 as the Pathological Laboratory.


Coat of arms (crest) of the Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Royal Air Force
Official blazon
A fleam gules and a sun in splendour Or.

Motto: Nil nisi veritas

Origin/meaning

The Fleam symbolises Surgery and Medicine. The Sun indicates the Tropics and Learning. The Motto translates as "Nothing but the truth". The badge was approved in June 1963.


Literature: Information from Knigths of the Sky Part 2 HMAFA - Services by B.R. Holliss

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