Feltham Urban District grounds of St Mary's Church, Bedfont, which are accepted as local emblems. The winged sword stands for London Airport and the district's close association with the aircraft industry. The sword also refers to the Royal Army Ordnance Depot, and to the ancient sword-mill marked on a 17th-century map. The gunstones also allude to the R.A.O.C. Depot, and to the powder mills which formerly existed in the Crane Valley. The hawthorn refers to the Spelthorne Hundred, and the eagle is a reference not only of air traffic, but also of the Roman-founded London to Bath (Aquae Sulis) and Calleva Atrebatum (town
Escadrille SPA.31 use of a Roman archer as the "escadrille" insignia. In October, "Escadrille N 31" shifted to support "II Armee". The following month, the unit was incorporated into "Groupe de Combat II". "Escadrille 31" began receiving SPADs on 7 January 1917. However, it would not totally rearm with SPADs until 17 September, when it was renamed "Escadrille SPA 31". The "escadrille" would serve as part of "GC II" through the remainder of the war. When the armistice came, it had been credited with 42 aircraft and four observation balloons destroyed, and have earned two citations from Army Corps. Escadrille SPA.31 Escadrille