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===Origin/meaning===
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The Badge is symbolic of the Airborne Operations of the Unit, which callled for Speed, Accuracy and Silence in attacking the Enemy. It was approved in June 1945.
The Badge is symbolic of the Airborne Operations of the Unit, which callled for Speed, Accuracy and Silence in attacking the Enemy. It was approved in June 1945.
[[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.
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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 12 November 2023

NO 298 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History:Formed at Thruxton in August 1942.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 298 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A hand proper holding a dagger in bend sinister thrusting to the dexter.
Motto:Silent we strike.

Origin/meaning

The Badge is symbolic of the Airborne Operations of the Unit, which callled for Speed, Accuracy and Silence in attacking the Enemy. It was approved in June 1945.

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.

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