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'''Country''': Canada [[File:canada.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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Badge: Argent a fountain overall a sabre-toothed tiger’s head erased proper.<br> | |- | ||
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| Blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Badge: Argent a fountain overall a sabre-toothed tiger’s head erased proper.<br> | |||
Motto: FANGS OF DEATH. | Motto: FANGS OF DEATH. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The tiger’s head symbolizes the squadron’s nickname, the “Sabre-toothed Squadron”. The fountain refers to the squadron’s pioneering first flight of Sabre aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean. | The tiger’s head symbolizes the squadron’s nickname, the “Sabre-toothed Squadron”. The fountain refers to the squadron’s pioneering first flight of Sabre aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
[[Literature]]:Images from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/. Information from Badges of the Canadian Forces / Insignes des Forces Canadiennes. | |||
{{ca}} | {{ca}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||