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Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
November 20, 2008
Vol. V, p. 368
Badge of the No. 162 (Bomber Reconnaissance)BlazonArgent an osprey volant proper holding in its claws a billet Sable above barry wavy Azure and Argent strewn with five billets Sable; SymbolismThe 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. |
MottoBlazonSECTABIMUR USQUE PER IMA; SymbolismMeaning “We will hunt them even through the lowest deeps”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 20, 2010 in Volume 144, page 440 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not applicable PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeMilitary Institution Other InformationThe badge was originally approved on 1 February 1960. |