No 48 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 48 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Netheravon April 1916.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 48 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

On an equilateral triangle gules a petrels head erased Or.
Motto: Forte et fidele

Origin/meaning

The Triangles alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Motto translates as "Strong and faithful". The Badge was approved in July 1939.

Literature: Image from picclick.com. 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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