Awarded: May 1947
Blazon: In front of a Thunderbolt Gules winged Sable an Astral Crown Or.
Link: The thunderbolt is indicative of the power of the Command, the Crown represents the success of operations
Motto: Strike hard, strike sure
History: Bomber Command was established on 14 Jul 1936 and amalgamated with Fighter Command on 1 May 1968 to form Strike Command.
Sponsored by Aeofric Lachlan Bryan Nicolson of Taransay and Margaret Isabella Nicolson nee Baillie in Memory of our cousin James Baillie, a navigator in Bomber Command who was killed in action over Northern Denmark on what was to have been his last mission.
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