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The Maltese Cross symbolises association with Malta. The Laurel Wreath indicates the over 200 enemy aircraft destroyed by the Squadron while stationed at Malta. The badge was granted in April 1944. | The Maltese Cross symbolises association with Malta. The Laurel Wreath indicates the over 200 enemy aircraft destroyed by the Squadron while stationed at Malta. The badge was granted in April 1944. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons | [[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 6 April 2023
NO 126 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Rasied at Ta Kali, Malta in June 1941.
Official blazon
On a hurt a Maltese Cross throughout quarterly counterchanged argent and gule, overall a wreath of laurel Or.
Origin/meaning
The Maltese Cross symbolises association with Malta. The Laurel Wreath indicates the over 200 enemy aircraft destroyed by the Squadron while stationed at Malta. The badge was granted in April 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symonds Knights of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons
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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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