No 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force: Difference between revisions

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History: Formed at Lake Down, Salisbury in May 1918.


[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]]  
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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
 
A double headed eagle displayed azure armed gules gorged with a collar of fleur the lys Or.<br>
Motto: Nous y serons.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
 
The Eagle is from the Arms of the City of Salisbury and thus indicate the place of formation. The Fleur-de-lys indicated service in France during World War I, when it was a times attached to the French Army. The Motto in French translates as ”We shall be there”. The Badge was approved in April 1938.


[[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.
[[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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