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History: Formed at Sullom Voe in March 1943. | History: Formed at Sullom Voe in March 1943. | ||
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|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.<br> | |+Official blazon | ||
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|A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.<br> | |||
Motto: Ex tennebris = Through darkness. | Motto: Ex tennebris = Through darkness. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The Dark Cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the arms of the City of Arnhem, and symbolises the role over that City. The Badge was granted in February 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]:Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[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]] |