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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Squadron was a gift from the British Community in China and their Friends and was located in the South West of England. The Besant symbolises cornwall and the Lion Devon. The Donors are symbolises by the Scroll whith the Chinese Wording translated as "Fierce Wind". The | The Squadron was a gift from the British Community in China and their Friends and was located in the South West of England. The Besant symbolises cornwall and the Lion Devon. The Donors are symbolises by the Scroll whith the Chinese Wording translated as "Fierce Wind". The Badge was granted in Novermber 1941. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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 1941]] | [[Category:Granted 1941]] | ||