No 73 Squadron, Royal Air Force

NO 73 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Raised at Upavon on July 1917.

Official blazon

A demi-talbot rampant azure charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or.

Origin/meaning

The Squadron used during the 1917-1918 period a Badge showing a Dog going to an empty cupboard. The Talbot an heraldic Dog maintains this connection. The Maple Leaf symbolises the Canadian Personnel who served with the Squadron during world War One. The Motto translates as "Protector and Avanger". The badge was granted on October 1938.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ Information from B.R. Holliss and R. Symons Kinghts of the Sky Part Five Numbered Flying Squadrons.

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