Coat of Arms of the Italian Air Force The Coat of Arms of the Italian Air Force, surmounted by a turreted eagle, symbol of the military aviators, contains badges of four Squadrons which, during World War I, highlighted themselves for skill, bravery and heroism. It is associated with a scroll reporting the motto ‘Virtute siderum tenus’ (with valor toward the stars), which summarizes the courage, cleverness and the sacrifice of all Italian aviators. The imaginary winged quadruped with torch, with the front part of a lion and rear of a horse, depicts the badge of the 10th Farman Squadron, established on April, 1st, 1913. This Squadron during World War I participated to several war operations of reconnaissance and light bombing. Named afterwards ‘27th Airplanes Squardon’ it executed, during the first world conflict, more than 900 war flights. The rampant griffin represents the badge of the ‘91st Fighter Squadron’. Known as the ‘Aces Squadron’, it had its heroes such as Francesco Baracca, Piccio, Ruffo di Calabria and Ranza. The ‘four-leaf clover’ depicts the symbol of the ‘10th Airplanes Bomber Squadron Caproni’, which was employed in audacious war operations during World War I. The famous ‘San Marco Lion’ was adopted as the symbol of the 87th Airplanes Squadron, established on Ghedi field in April 1918 and which in September of the same year was named ‘La Serenissima’ as a tribute to Venice. To this Squadron belonged the epic flight over Vienna leaded by D’annunzio
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