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History: Formed at Molesworth in January 1942.


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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
 
In front of a logs enflamed, a peacock's head erased, in the beak a woodmans axe all proper.
Motto: Quo non quando non


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
 
The Peacock symbolises operations over Burma, a Country where these Birds are found. The Motto translates as ”Whither not, when not?”. The Badge was approved in November 1946.


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Revision as of 15:52, 29 October 2023

NO 159 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Molesworth in January 1942.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

In front of a logs enflamed, a peacock's head erased, in the beak a woodmans axe all proper. Motto: Quo non quando non

Origin/meaning

The Peacock symbolises operations over Burma, a Country where these Birds are found. The Motto translates as ”Whither not, when not?”. The Badge was approved in November 1946.

Literature: Image from picclick.com

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