Awarded: August 1947
Blazon: Three Swords in pile points upwards Argent pomelled and hilted Or each enfiled by an Astral Crown Or
Link: The group operated from airfields around Ely which See included in its Arms 3 Crowns gules. This link with the location also reflects the number of the Group. The swords indicate the operations of the group.
Motto: Dutch: Niet zonder arbijt – Not without labour
History: Formed by renaming the Western Area 1 May 1936 Andover. Disbanded 1 November 1967.
Commissioned by Mr Gary Godel and dedicated to all who flew and maintained the Wellingtons and Stirlings of Bomber Command.