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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Hornet alludes to the nickname "The Hornets" used by the Squadron during World War One. The badge was granted in January 1938.
The hornet alludes to the nickname "The Hornets" used by the Squadron during World War One. The badge was granted in January 1938.


[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/
[[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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Latest revision as of 14:23, 12 November 2023

NO 213 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE

History: Formed at Dunkerque in June 1917 as No 13 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service. Renumbered as No 213 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918.
Title: Caylon.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 213 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Official blazon

A hornet proper.
Motto: Ieritatus lacessit crabro = The hornet attack when roused.

Origin/meaning

The hornet alludes to the nickname "The Hornets" used by the Squadron during World War One. The badge was granted in January 1938.

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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