417 Combat Support Squadron

The Standard for a Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force charged with the Badge of the 417 Combat Support Squadron (Argent a sword bendwise Azure and a fasces bendwise sinister Gules surmounting a palm tree Or, all within the Badge Frame for Flying Squadrons, its scroll inscribed SUPPORTING LIBERTY AND JUSTICE), flanked by scrolls Argent inscribed in letters Sable, those to the dexter with DEFENCE OF BRITAIN, 1942 / DÉFENSE DE L’ANGLETERRE, 1942; NORTH AFRICA, 1943 / AFRIQUE DU NORD, 1943; ITALY, 1943-1945 / ITALIE, 1943-1945; ANZIO AND NETTUNO / ANZIO ET NETTUNO; those to the sinister with EGYPT AND LIBYA, 1942-1943 / ÉGYPTE ET LIBYE, 1942-1943; SICILY, 1943 / SICILE, 1943; SALERNO / SALERNE; GUSTAV LINE / LIGNE GUSTAV; and that in base with ARABIAN SEA / MER D’ARABIE;

This flag is based on the pattern for standards for squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the unit’s primary badge surrounded by the battle honours awarded to the unit.