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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A mosquito proper.<br> | A mosquito proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Sine qua non | Motto: Sine qua non | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The Badge symbolises the Mosquito Aircraft flown by the Squadron. The Motto translates "Indispensable". The Badge was granted in June 1945. | ||
[[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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{media}} | ||
[[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:34, 12 November 2023
NO 540 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed in October 1942 at Leuchars from the No 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit.
Official blazon
A mosquito proper.
Motto: Sine qua non
Origin/meaning
The Badge symbolises the Mosquito Aircraft flown by the Squadron. The Motto translates "Indispensable". 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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