No 117 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 117 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Raised at Leeds in September 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 117 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A terrestial glob azure with the nations marked in individual colours - that of the empire being in red.

Origin/meaning

The Globe symbolises the World Wide operations of the then Transport Squadron. The badge was granted in 1945.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.

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