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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
In front of an increscent argent a Pegasus rampant gules.<br>
In front of an increscent argent a Pegasus rampant gules.<br>
Motto: Dentes draconis serimus = We sow dragons teeth.
Motto: Dentes draconis serimus


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Pegasus symbolise the Role of Carrying Paratroopers. The Increscent symbolise Operations carried out at Night. The badge was granted in February 1945.
The Pegasus symbolise the Role of Carrying Paratroopers. The Increscent symbolise Operations carried out at Night. The Motto translates as "We sow dragons teeth". The Badge was granted in February 1945.


[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[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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Latest revision as of 18:56, 12 November 2023

NO 644 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed Tarrant Rushton in February 1944.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 644 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of an increscent argent a Pegasus rampant gules.
Motto: Dentes draconis serimus

Origin/meaning

The Pegasus symbolise the Role of Carrying Paratroopers. The Increscent symbolise Operations carried out at Night. The Motto translates as "We sow dragons teeth". The Badge was granted in February 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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