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===Official blazon===
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|In front of two gun barrels in saltire argent an eagles head affrontee erased proper.<br>
Motto: Ubique speculabundis.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Design symbolises the Artillery Obervation Role. The Motto translates as ”Watching everywhere”.  The Badge was approved  in  August 1944.
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick. 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 12:37, 4 November 2023

NO 653 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Old Sarum in June 1942.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 653 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Official blazon
English In front of two gun barrels in saltire argent an eagles head affrontee erased proper.

Motto: Ubique speculabundis.

Origin/meaning

The Design symbolises the Artillery Obervation Role. The Motto translates as ”Watching everywhere”. The Badge was approved in August 1944.


Literature: Image from picclick. 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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