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History: Formed at Matlaske in October 1941. | |||
[[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 front of a lifebuoy gules a seagull affrontee hovering proper.<br> | |||
Motto: Ex mare ad referiendum | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge symbolises the Air-Sea Rescue Role of the Squadron. The Motto translates as "From out of the sea to strike again". The Badge was approved in September 1942. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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 https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1942]] | |||