Awarded: June 1954
Blazon: A Sword erect Argent pomelled and hilted Or enfiled by a Circlet of Chain Or
Link: The sword symbolises the front line fighter station role in 1939-45 whilst the chain remembers that the station was one of many forming around London at that time.
Motto: The strongest Link.
History: Formed 2 February 1917 as a Radio and later Home Defence Fighter Station becoming an RAF station on 1 October 1932. Closed 4 October 1992.
Commissioned by Mark Rees and dedicated to all those who gave their lives both in war and peace whilst operating from Biggin Hill