No 8 Group Headquarters, Royal Air Force
NO 8 GROUP HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Brampton 1 September 1941. The Unit was also known as Headquarters Pathfinder Force, and No 8 (PFF) Group.
English | A mullet of eight points surmounted by an arrow enflamed point downwards in bend sinister. Motto: We guide to strike. |
Origin/meaning
The Star symbolises the Number of the Group and the Astro-Navigation undertaken by its Navigators. The Flaming Arrow symbolises the Pathfinder Force which the Group controlled. The Badge was approved in March 1955.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 1 Bands-Groups by B.R. Holliss.
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