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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
In front of an increscent argent a Pegasus rampant gules.<br> | In front of an increscent argent a Pegasus rampant gules.<br> | ||
Motto: Dentes draconis serimus | Motto: Dentes draconis serimus | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Pegasus symbolise the Role of Carrying Paratroopers. The Increscent symbolise Operations carried out at Night. The Badge was granted in February 1945. | The Pegasus symbolise the Role of Carrying Paratroopers. The Increscent symbolise Operations carried out at Night. The Motto translates as "We sow dragons teeth". The Badge was granted in February 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]] | |||