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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
History: Formed at Salisbury (now Harare) on 28 June 1940. | |||
[[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}}]] | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | A simbabwe bird.<br> | ||
Motto: Ticasimba nezana | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Bird is a symbol of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and indicates the Location of the Group. The Motto translates as "Strength will come to us through our fledgelings". The Badge was approved in May 1952. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{uk}} | {{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 1952]] |