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History: Formed at Felixtowe in | History: Formed at Felixtowe in August 1918 and reformed at Keperu in Kenya February 1943. | ||
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The | The Badge is indicative of Royal Air Force Service (indicated by the Eagle's Head) over East and South African Waters. The Badge was granted in July 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 12 November 2023
NO 259 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Felixtowe in August 1918 and reformed at Keperu in Kenya February 1943.
Official blazon
On a terrestial globe azure/Or an eagle's head erased facing to sinister Or.
Motto: Haya ingia na pigana = Get in and fight.
Origin/meaning
The Badge is indicative of Royal Air Force Service (indicated by the Eagle's Head) over East and South African Waters. The Badge was granted in July 1945.
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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