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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The badge symbolises the Air-Sea Rescue Role. It was granted in December 1944.
The Badge symbolises the Air-Sea Rescue Role. It was granted in December 1944.


[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[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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Latest revision as of 17:43, 12 November 2023

NO 294 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Berka in October 1943.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 294 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

An eagle volant Or carrying in the claws a lifebelt argent detailed sable.
Motto: Vita ex undis abrepta = Life snatched from the waves.

Origin/meaning

The Badge symbolises the Air-Sea Rescue Role. It was granted in December 1944.

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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