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No. 162 (Bomber Reconnaissance)

Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
November 20, 2008
Vol. V, p. 368

Badge of the No. 162 (Bomber Reconnaissance)

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Blazon

Badge

Argent an osprey volant proper holding in its claws a billet Sable above barry wavy Azure and Argent strewn with five billets Sable;

Motto

SECTABIMUR USQUE PER IMA;


Symbolism

Badge

The osprey is a great fisherman and alludes to the wartime role of the squadron. The billets represent depth charges and also refer to the six submarines sunk by the squadron. The wavy bars illustrate the ocean over which the squadron operated.

Motto

Meaning “We will hunt them even through the lowest deeps”.