No 880 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

NO 880 SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

(Badge)

(Standard)

Official blazon
English	Or, in base three barulets undy azure and issuing there from a demi-opinicus sable armed and languaged gules and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf of the last. Motto: Pepérer et détruire.

Origin/meaning

The Opinicus is like the Griffin a combination of an Eagle and a Lion, but with a short tail like that of a Bear. It suggests that the Squadron has the Strength of a Lion and the Aerial Agility of an Eagle. The Maple alludes to Canada. The Motto translates as "To seek out the foe and to destroy him".

Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/. Information from Badges of the Canadian Forces / Insignes des Forces Canadiennes.