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History: Formed at Old Sarum in June 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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| | |In front of two gun barrels in saltire argent an eagles head affrontee erased proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Ubique speculabundis. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Design symbolises the Artillery Obervation Role. The Motto translates as ”Watching everywhere”. The Badge was approved in August 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from | [[Literature]]: Image from picclick. 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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1944]] | |||