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History: Raised at Ripon in September 1916.


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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
In front of a rose argent a lion passant guardant azure.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The White Rose symbolises the connection with Yorkshire. The Lion symbolises readiness to defend or attack. The Badge was approved in March 1938,
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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.
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