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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of a wreath of laurel five arrows Or one in pale the others in saltire barbs downwards surmounted fesswise of a wooden propeller proper.<br> | |||
Motto: Teach learn apply. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Laurel is indicative of exellence and the wooden propeller is a link of the RAF of the old. The Arrows are from the arms of the Rothschild Family on whose land the Station was built. Their number alude to the main users of the Station: The Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, No 1 School of Technical Training, The Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, The Institute of Community Medicine and the Institute of Dental Health and Training. The badge was granted in August 1981. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams 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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 18 January 2024
RAF STATION HALTON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed February 7, 1919 when the Princess Mary's RAF Hospital opened.
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 (Charles III Version) |
Official blazon
In front of a wreath of laurel five arrows Or one in pale the others in saltire barbs downwards surmounted fesswise of a wooden propeller proper.
Motto: Teach learn apply.
Origin/meaning
The Laurel is indicative of exellence and the wooden propeller is a link of the RAF of the old. The Arrows are from the arms of the Rothschild Family on whose land the Station was built. Their number alude to the main users of the Station: The Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, No 1 School of Technical Training, The Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, The Institute of Community Medicine and the Institute of Dental Health and Training. The badge was granted in August 1981.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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