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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of a pair of wings conjoined in base a hand couped at the wrist gules holding a torch.<br> | In front of a pair of wings conjoined in base a hand couped at the wrist gules holding a torch.<br> | ||
Motto: | Motto: Novus quarere scientiam latioremque prospectum | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Torch and Wings symbolises Learning and Aviation. The Red Hand alludes to the | The Torch and Wings symbolises Learning and Aviation. The Red Hand alludes to the badge of Ulster and the location of the Unit. The motto translates as "To seek new knowledge and new horizons". The Badge was granted in March 1949. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1949]] | [[Category:Granted 1949]] |