- The Governor General of Canada
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of a Badge
November 15, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 78
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Blazon
Badge
Azure issuant from a coronet of maple leaves within vols, its rim set with mullets of six points, an eagle rising contourné Or;
Motto
SIC ITUR AD ASTRA;
Symbolism
Badge
Blue represents the sea and the sky, while the eagle rising from the coronet symbolizes the Air Force as a command in the Canadian Forces.
Motto
This Latin phrase means "Such is the pathway to the stars".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 24, 2012, in Volume 146, page 749 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not available / Non disponible
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
The recipient's emblems were originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1975. A badge was subsequently approved for this recipient in Volume VI, page 219.