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The Scroll symbolises documentation made after reconnaissance flights and the Flaming Arrow symbolises the attacks on the enemy following this. The badge was granted in January 1945. | The Scroll symbolises documentation made after reconnaissance flights and the Flaming Arrow symbolises the attacks on the enemy following this. The badge was granted in January 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | [[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/ | ||
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NO 168 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Snailwell in June 1942.
Official blazon
In front of a scroll argent a flaming arrow Or (flames gules) the point downwards.
Motto: Rerum cognoscere causas = To know the causes of things
Origin/meaning
The Scroll symbolises documentation made after reconnaissance flights and the Flaming Arrow symbolises the attacks on the enemy following this. The badge was granted in January 1945.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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