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In February 1938, His Majesty King George VI approved the official badge of No.208 Squadron, which now bore the image of the Gizah Sphinx shown head-on and carrying the motto "Vigilant". The motto was the only item of the original, unofficial, badge used up until that time, since the Chester Herald could not accept the "Flying Shufti" as the heraldic symbol of the Squadron as an eye is not used in British heraldry. But, like the old one, the new badge had strong associations with Egypt, where the Squadron had now spent most twenty years. The badge was presented to Squadron Commander, Sqn Ldr WAD Brook, by Air Vice Marshal CT McLean CB DSO MC.