Talk:23d Bomb Squadron
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Emailed AFHRA for clarification on emblem history. Will correct/update when I receive a reply Jongleur 04:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Looks like historical problem that has been forwarded to this day. Excerpted from email reply that I received.
Thank you for your interest in Air Force Heraldry. Our records show that the insignia for the 23rd Bomb Squadron was indeed approved by the Chief of the Air Corps on 30 Sep 1931 and was used by the squadron from that date. The original description reads:
"On a blue disk, a volcano in black silhouette with red lava flowing from the crater. Extending upward therefrom and inter-mingled with clouds, futuristic, vari-colored rays from yellow to red; in front thereof five dropped bombs, two on the destra, three on the sinister side. The volcano represents the station, as well as the destructive force of the bombardment unit as represented by the aerial bombs. The arrangement of the bombs alludes to the number of the squadron."
I hope you find this information useful.
Very respectfully,
Historian HQ AFHRA/RSO DSN 493-****
As time permits, I'll continue to look in to why the AF records show that the emblem was adopted before the incident that is depicted occured. Jongleur 02:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
