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Old 03-11-12, 10:53 PM
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Good evening Gentlemen,

could someone identify this badge please? The motto is "ex ungue leonem". I have no clue what nationality or unit it is though given the design, I'd guess it may be an Anti-aircraft unit. Any idea?



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Old 04-11-12, 07:03 AM
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"You may tell the lion by its claws" is one of several similar translations. The aircraft may be identifiable by an expert?
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Old 04-11-12, 11:50 AM
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According to some French collectors, it'd be the unit badge to 4 Coy, 53 Artillery Regiment (4e compagnie du 53e Régiment d'Artillerie) stationed at Neuf-Brisach Barracks before its disbandment in the 1990s.
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McDonnell Douglas F-15 ? which could make the badge American. A DUI ?
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The best match I can find is a Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer)
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