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The Triangles alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Badge was approved in July 1939. | The Triangles alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Motto translates as "Strong and faithful". The Badge was approved in July 1939. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. 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. | [[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 27 October 2023
NO 48 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Netheravon April 1916.
Official blazon
On an equilateral triangle gules a petrels head erased Or.
Motto: Forte et fidele
Origin/meaning
The Triangles alludes to the use of that device between 1916 and 1918. The Petrels Head is indicative of low level Anti-Submarine Patrols. The Motto translates as "Strong and faithful". The Badge was approved in July 1939.
Literature: Image from picclick.com. 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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