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In front of two gun-barrles in saltire sable a Chinthe's head Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Volans et videns. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Gun-Barrels symbolises the Artillery Observation Role. The Chinthe's Head is indicative of Operations in Burma under World War II. The Motto translates as ”Flying and seeing”. The Badge was approved in May 1947. | |||
[[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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Latest revision as of 11:02, 4 November 2023
NO 656 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Westley in December 1942.
Official blazon
In front of two gun-barrles in saltire sable a Chinthe's head Or.
Motto: Volans et videns.
Origin/meaning
The Gun-Barrels symbolises the Artillery Observation Role. The Chinthe's Head is indicative of Operations in Burma under World War II. The Motto translates as ”Flying and seeing”. The Badge was approved in May 1947.
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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