RAF Station Scampton, Royal Air Force

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RAF STATION SCAMPTON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Opened in January 1916 and was inactive from 1919 until reopened on August 27, 1936.

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

(Elizabeth II Version)
Coat of arms (crest) of RAF Station Scampton, Royal Air Force

(Charles III Version)

Official blazon

A hurt surmounted of an arrow bend sinisterwise and a long bow palewise all Or.
Motto: Armatus non lacessitur = An armed man is not attacked.

Origin/meaning

The hurt is an allusion til the RAF roundel. The Arrow symbolised the lengthened Main Runway of the Station and the Bow symbolises the old Watling Road that runs through the Station. The Bow's string syggests the realigment of the Roas neccesitated by the Runway exstension. The badge was grantd in December 1958.

Literature: Images 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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