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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
In front of a maltese cross argent/gules a castle Ot.<br>
In front of a maltese cross argent/gules a castle Or.<br>
Motto: Mijar qatt mirbuii = An airfield never beaten.
Motto: Mijar qatt mirbuii = An airfield never beaten.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Maltese Cross is indicative of the location of the Station. The Castle remembers the Fortress Malta which withstood all attacks during World War Two. The badge was granted in February 1945.
The Maltese Cross is indicative of the location of the Station. The Castle remembers the Fortress Malta which withstood all attacks during World War Two. The badge was granted in February 1945.
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1945]]
[[Category:Granted 1945]]

Latest revision as of 12:23, 24 October 2023

RAF STATION LUQA, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: The RAF left the Station in 1979 and its today the site of Malta International Airport.


Coat of arms (crest) of the RAF Station Luqa, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of a maltese cross argent/gules a castle Or.
Motto: Mijar qatt mirbuii = An airfield never beaten.

Origin/meaning

The Maltese Cross is indicative of the location of the Station. The Castle remembers the Fortress Malta which withstood all attacks during World War Two. The badge was granted in February 1945.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.

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