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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in rifle shooting and the bezant or Gold disc is the equivalent of the "bull" in archery. The badge was granted in June 1945.
The Badge symbolise the Target-Towing role of the Squadron. The Stag is used as a target in Rifle shooting and the Bezant or Gold disc is the equivalent of the "bull" in archery. The Badge was granted in June 1945.


[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. 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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