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Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force

Original painting of the No. 1 School of Technical Training badge, Royal Air Force. The beech tree represents the wood at RAF Halton where the school was first formed.[1] Note the approval signature by King George VI. The motto translates as Growing we learn.[2]

Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force are the insignia of certain commands, squadrons, units, wings, groups, branches and stations within the Royal Air Force. They are also commonly known as crests, especially by serving members of the Royal Air Force, but officially they are badges. Each badge must be approved by the reigning monarch of the time, and as such will either have a King's or Queen's Crown upon the top of the badge, dependent upon which monarch granted approval and the disbandment date of the unit.[note 1][3] The approval process involves a member of the College of Arms (the Inspector of RAF Badges) who acts as an advisory on all matters pertaining to the design and suitability of the insignia and motto.

Some badges that have been approved by either King Edward VIII or George VI will have simply adopted the Queen's Crown after her accession in 1952. The number of badges that King Edward VIII signed is limited due to his short time on the throne.

  1. ^ "No.1 School of Technical Training". RAF Heraldry Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ Pine 1983, p. 41.
  3. ^ Smith, Maurice, ed. (12 November 1954). "RAF Badge Altered". Flight. 66 (2, 390): 722. ISSN 0015-3710.


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