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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. The Badge was granted in April 1944.
The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. The badge was granted in April 1944.
 
[[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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[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]   
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1944]]
[[Category:Granted 1944]]
[[Category:Harpoons]]
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 12 November 2023

NO 179 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Wick in September 1942.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of a harpoon azure a lantern Or.
Motto:Delentem deleo = I destroy the destoyer.

Origin/meaning

The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine role of the Squadron. The badge was granted in April 1944.

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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