No 217 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force

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NO 217 MAINTENANCE UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: formed as a Sub-Unit of No 55 Maintenance Unit at Heywood, Lancashire. Becoming No 217 MU at Ballymena in March 1, 1942.

Official blazon

Badge: Cleaving a cloud a battleaxe bend sinisterwise the haft couped.
Motto: By skill and industry.

Origin/meaning

The badge symbolises the role of separating various Gases represented by the Cloud, into those usaed by the RAF. The badge was granted in January 1958.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons

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