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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A hawk volant affrontee the head to the dexter proper holding in its claws a shell sable.<br> | A hawk volant affrontee the head to the dexter proper holding in its claws a shell sable.<br> | ||
Motto: Quovis per ardua | Motto: Quovis per ardua | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge symbolises the the Role of the Squadron in directing Artillery Fire to the Target. The | The badge symbolises the the Role of the Squadron in directing Artillery Fire to the Target. The Motto translates as "Everywhere through difficulties". The Badge was granted in March 1946. | ||
[[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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1946]] | [[Category:Granted 1946]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:16, 12 November 2023
NO 659 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Firbeck in April 1943.
Official blazon
A hawk volant affrontee the head to the dexter proper holding in its claws a shell sable.
Motto: Quovis per ardua
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises the the Role of the Squadron in directing Artillery Fire to the Target. The Motto translates as "Everywhere through difficulties". The Badge was granted in March 1946.
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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