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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in | The Badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in Rifle shooting and the Bezant or Gold disc is the equivalent of the "bull" in archery. The Badge was granted in June 1945. | ||
[[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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[[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]] | [[Category:Granted 1945]] | ||