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Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
September 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 281

Badge of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Badge of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force Badge of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Badge of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Blazon

A maple leaf bendwise issuant from the base thereof three bendlets Gules surmounted in base by a segment of an orbit, in chief a like segment Argent, ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, environed by a laurel wreath Gules and flanked to the dexter by a wing fesswise Argent;

Symbolism

The maple leaf and diagonal lines evoke a vessel in flight. Along with the orbit, they represent aerospace control. The Royal Crown symbolizes service to the Sovereign. The badge composed of one or two wings, a laurel wreath and the Royal Crown is common to all trade and occupational badges of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 27, 2021 in Volume 155, page 1318 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems of Aerospace Control / Aerospace Control Operator of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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