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History: Formed on the Azores in November 1943. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | |In front of a cross as in the Arms of Terciera, a hawk crowned with an Astral crown.<br> | ||
Motto: Valor lealdade e merito. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Hawk alludes to the location on the Azores (Hawk Islands). The Cross is from the Arms of Terciera where the Group HQ was located. The Motto translates as ”Valor, loyalty and merit”. The Badge was approved in February 1945. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:27, 4 November 2023
NO 247 GROUP HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed on the Azores in November 1943.
| English | In front of a cross as in the Arms of Terciera, a hawk crowned with an Astral crown. Motto: Valor lealdade e merito. |
Origin/meaning
The Hawk alludes to the location on the Azores (Hawk Islands). The Cross is from the Arms of Terciera where the Group HQ was located. The Motto translates as ”Valor, loyalty and merit”. The Badge was approved in February 1945.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss.
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