No 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force

NO 51 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Raised in Thetford on May 1916.

Official blazon

A goose volant gules.
Motto: Swift and sure.

Origin/meaning

A Goose is in Latin Anser, and is used as a play upon the Word "Anson", the type of Aircraft with which the Unit was equipped. As the Goose is a heavy bird, it was thought suitable to represent a bomber unit. The badge was granted in December 1937.

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