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History: Formed at Andover in April 1939. | |||
[[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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| | | Issuant from water barry wavy a mount thereon , and int front of a square tower with portcullis raised a pile of six pellets.<br> | ||
Motto: Fulmen alatum tenemus | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Pellets (Black roundels) symbolises the Storage of Bombs in Oxford Castle, which is by the River Thames. The Motto translates as ”We will hold in readiness the winged thunderbolts”. The Badge was approved in August 1950. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{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 1950]] | |||