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History: Formed at Brampton 1 September 1941. The Unit was also known as Headquarters Pathfinder Force, and No 8 (PFF) Group. | |||
[[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 mullet of eight points surmounted by an arrow enflamed point downwards in bend sinister.<br> | ||
Motto: We guide to strike. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Star symbolises the Number of the Group and the Astro-Navigation undertaken by its Navigators. The Flaming Arrow symbolises the Pathfinder Force which the Group controlled. The Badge was approved in March 1955. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | |||