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Royal Canadian Air Force

Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of a Badge
November 15, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 78

Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Blazon

Azure issuant from a coronet of maple leaves within vols, its rim set with mullets of six points, an eagle rising contourné Or;

Symbolism

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 of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Blazon

SIC ITUR AD ASTRA;

Symbolism

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.
Letters patent registering the Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not available

Painter

* Not available / Non disponible

Calligrapher

* Not applicable / Sans objet

Recipient Type

Military Institution

Notes

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.