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The Broom alludes to Major Mannock, VC who served with the Squadron and who used to exhort his pilots to ”sweep the … Huns from the Air”. The Motto translates as To | The Broom alludes to Major Mannock, VC who served with the Squadron and who used to exhort his pilots to ”sweep the … Huns from the Air”. The Motto translates as "To sweep the enemy from the sky”. The Badge was approved in February 1937. | ||
[[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. | [[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. | ||