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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
A brown greyhound courant.
A brown greyhound courant.<br>
Motto:Cave canem.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===

Latest revision as of 13:32, 27 October 2023

NO 49 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Dover in April 1916.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A brown greyhound courant.
Motto:Cave canem.

Origin/meaning

The Greyhound symbolises speed. The Motto translates as ”Beware of the Dog”. The Motto was approved in April 1937.

Literature: Image from Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry at English Wikipedia. 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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