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. The approval process involves a member of the College of Arms who acts as an advisory on all matters pertaining to the design and suitability of the insignia and motto.
Sign outside the station headquarters at RAF Cosford; the station badge is at the bottom
Badge in the floor at St Clements Danes
Inside St Clements Danes church; the black spots on the floor are the badges
No. 33 Squadron RAF
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Number 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus Helicopters Puma HC.2 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.
No. 33 Squadron Puma HC.1 XW236 alongside Westland Wessex HU.5 XS482 of 845 Naval Air Squadron at Farnborough in September 1982.
Puma HC.2 ZA936 of No. 33 Squadron using flares over Afghanistan while deployed in the country as part of Operation Toral, 2015.
Memorial to members of 30 and 33 Squadrons RAF killed in battle of Crete