No 173 Squadron, Royal Air Force
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NO 173 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE
History: Formed at Heliopolis in June 1942.
English | A sword bendwise in its scabbard argent hilted Or graped beneath the hilt with an eagle's claw couped at the thigh in chief Or an a gauntlet likewise grasping the scabbard in base argent.
Motto: Quocumque. |
Origin/meaning
The Badge symbolises the Role to Deliver by Air of Weapons from the Producer to the User. The Motto translates as ”Whithersoever”. The Badge was approved in October 1956.
Literature: Image from ebay.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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