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NO 226 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

Hisotry: Formed at Pizzone, Italy in april 1918.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 226 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

On a fountain a decrescent Or.
Motto: Non sibi sed patriae = For country not for self

Origin/meaning

The Fountain symbolises the Sea over which the Squadron mostly operated. The Decrescent symbolises the Bombing of Constantinople (Istanbul) during World War I and also the night flying duties of the Unit. The badge was granted in July 1939.

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