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On a pellet, between two eight pointed stars Or a torch Or enflammed. | On a pellet, between two eight pointed stars Or a torch Or enflammed.<br> | ||
Motto: We observe unseen | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Island of Imbros is associated with the Mythological Guardians of Mariners, one of their Symbols was a Torch. The Stars allude to Castor and Pollux, which some associate with the Island | The Island of Imbros is associated with the Mythological Guardians of Mariners, one of their Symbols was a Torch. The Stars allude to Castor and Pollux, which some associate with the Island. The Badge was approved in August 1940. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 12 November 2023
NO 220 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Imbros, Grecce in September 1918.
Official blazon
On a pellet, between two eight pointed stars Or a torch Or enflammed.
Motto: We observe unseen
Origin/meaning
The Island of Imbros is associated with the Mythological Guardians of Mariners, one of their Symbols was a Torch. The Stars allude to Castor and Pollux, which some associate with the Island. The Badge was approved in August 1940.
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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