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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Elephant symbolises the Heavy Transport Role and the golden Log the importance of the Load carried. The badge was granted in May 1957.
The Elephant symbolises the Heavy Transport Role and the golden Log the importance of the Load carried. The badge was granted in May 1957.
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[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence

Revision as of 08:57, 6 April 2023

NO 2 MECHANICAL TRANSPORT SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed on August 17, 1940 as No. 2 M.T. Transport Company and renamed on March 1, 1954.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

An elephant proper passant carrying with the trunk a log Or.
Motto: Quocumque quidvehere veletis = Wherever you may wish to carry something.

Origin/meaning

The Elephant symbolises the Heavy Transport Role and the golden Log the importance of the Load carried. The badge was granted in May 1957.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence

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