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No 224 General Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Air Force

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History: Formed at Otranto, Italy in April 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of No 224 General Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Air Force
NO 224 GENERAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English On a grey rock, a tower Or entwined by a serpent drinking from a lamp therein gules.

Motto: Fedele all'amico = Faithful to a friend.

Origin/meaning
The badge is based on the arms of the City of Otranto, where the Squadron was formed. The badge was granted in July 1938.

Literature: Images from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Knights of the Sky Part 5 Numbered Flying Squadron by B.R. Hollis and R. Symons.


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