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History: Formed on April 12, 1939. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Elizabeth II Version) | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Charles III Version) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Surmounting a respresentation in grey of the ruins of Newark Castle two flashes of lightning in saltire Or at the points and in front thereof a torch argent enflamed gules/Or.<br> | |||
Motto: Praesta in officus = Excel in duties. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Castle symbolises the granting of the Freedom of Newark to the Station. The Lightning Flashes symboliess the Wartime Bomber Station role. The present role as a Training Station is symbolised by the Torch. The badge was approved in January 1967. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 3 Support Squadron - Teams by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | |||
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{{media}} | {{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 1967]] | |||