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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
|A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.<br> | |A cloak sable charged with a double headed eagle displayed argent.<br> | ||
Motto: Ex tennebris | Motto: Ex tennebris. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Dark Cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the arms of the City of Arnhem, and symbolises the role over that City. The | The Dark Cloak symbolise the secrecy involved in the role of supplyingthe French Resistance. The Double-Headed Eagle is from the arms of the City of Arnhem, and symbolises the role over that City. The Motto translates as "Through darkness". The badge was granted in February 1945. | ||
[ | [https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk-mil}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||