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History:  Formed Newhaven in August 1918.


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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
 
A moose's head erased proper.<br>
Motto: Toujours pret


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Officers of this Unit at time of the granting of the Badge was  Canadian, which is Indicated by the Moose's Head. The Motto translates as ”Always ready”. The Badge was approved in December 1940.


[[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.
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