No 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 237 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Hisotry: Formed at Chattewater in August 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A lion passant guardant Or charged on teh shoulder with an eagles claw sable and holding in the forpaw an elephants tusk proper.
Motto: Primum agmen in cælo = The vanguard is in the heavens.

Origin/meaning

The Lion holding the Tusk symbolises Rhodesia, the Eagles Claw symbolises the Royal Air Force. The Badge was granted in October 1941.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons.

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