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History: Formed 13 May 1912 at Farnborough. | History: Formed 13 May 1912 at Farnborough. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (King Charles III Version) | |||
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The Wake Knot alludes to Hereward the Wake who defended the Isle of Ely from the Norman Invaders. And thus alludes to the Army Cooperation role of the Squadron. | The Wake Knot alludes to Hereward the Wake who defended the Isle of Ely from the Norman Invaders. And thus alludes to the Army Cooperation role of the Squadron. | ||
The | The badge was granted in May 1936. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. 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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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1936]] | [[Category:Granted 1936]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 6 November 2023
NO 2 A.C. (ARMY-COOPERATION) SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed 13 May 1912 at Farnborough.
_Squadron,_Royal_Air_Force.jpg) (Queen Elizabeth II Version) |
_Squadron,_Royal_Air_Force1.jpg) (King Charles III Version) |
Official blazon
Three concentric circles (The RAF roundel) overall a Wake Knot Or,
Origin/meaning
The Wake Knot alludes to Hereward the Wake who defended the Isle of Ely from the Norman Invaders. And thus alludes to the Army Cooperation role of the Squadron. The badge was granted in May 1936.
Literature: Images from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. 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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