RAF Machrihanish
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Royal Air Force Machrihanish or RAF Machrihanish is a former Royal Air Force station located near the town of Machrihanish and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Campbeltown, at the tip of the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland.
The control tower at former RAF Machrihanish in 2006
Airm a dhìonadh na fairgeachan (Scottish Gaelic for 'Arms to defend the seas')
The badge of HMS Landrail (RNAS Machrihanish)
The US Navy SEALS building located on the south west side of the airfield.
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