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History: Formed at Manston in March 1942. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | | A winged Sambur deer springing divided embattled per fesse gules and argent, winged Or.<br> | ||
Motto: Attack. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Sambar deer is from the Arms of Mauritius, and symbolises the assistance given by the People of the Island towards to cost of Aircraft for the Squadron. The Badge was approved in February 1945. | |||
[[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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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1945]] | |||