No 658 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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NO 658 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Old Sarum in April 1943.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 658 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

On a bezant an eagle's head couped proper.
Motto: Videmus delemus.

Origin/meaning

The Eagle Head is symbolic of the Eagle Eye of the Air Observation Post. The Bezant symbolises the ”Gold” scored by the Gun Batteries firing under the Unit's Direction. The Motto translates as ”We see, we destroy”. The Badge was approved in October 1945.

Literature: Image from picclick.com. 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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