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History: Formed September 1, 1938.


[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]]  
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]]  


===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
In fron of a demi-cogwheel azure a demi-dragon gules erased grasping a flash of lightning erect Or.<br>
Motto: Y siafft i flaen y bicell = Shaft fot the spearhead.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Cogwheel symbolises the largest engineering facility of the RAF located at the Station. The Dragon alludes to the Arms of the Glamorgan county Council and the location of the Station. The flash of lightning symbolises No 32 Maintenance Unit. The Badge was granted in March 1971.
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