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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
In front of flames of the fire proper a sword erect the point uppwards argent pomelled and hilted gules.<br>
In front of flames of the fire proper a sword erect the point uppwards argent pomelled and hilted gules.<br>
Motto: Per ignem vincimus = Through fire we conquer.
Motto: Per ignem vincimus


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Sword symbolises the Strength of the Unit in getting through Fire. The badge was granted in July 1945.
The Sword symbolises the Strength of the Unit in getting through Fire. The Motto translates as "Through fire we conquer". 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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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
[[Category:Granted 1945]]
[[Category:Granted 1945]]
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