No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force
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NO 44 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
Formed at Hainault in July 1917
Title: Rhodesia.
Official blazon
On a mount an elephant vert.
Motto: Fulmen regis justa.
Origin/meaning
The Elephant is from the seal of Lo Bengula, chief of the Matabele Tribe. It is also symbolic of heavy attack. The Motto translates as ”The King's Thunderbolts are righteous”. The Badge was approved in October 1941.
Literature: Image from picclick.com. 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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