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The station [[Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force|badge]] was awarded in 1962, and depicted a loggerhead turtle coloured blue (azure in heraldic terms). The Loggerhead turtles were well known on the island, being at one point, a source of food for those stationed there in the early days of the base. However, as the Loggerhead was an omnivore, the meat was described as being "inedible".<ref>{{cite web |title=Masirah {{!}} RAF Heraldry Trust |url=https://www.rafht.co.uk/index.php/2016/06/17/masirah/ |website=rafht.co.uk |access-date=14 May 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|Richardson|2003|p=121}} The motto was in Arabic: "Al-i’ timad’ala al-nafs" which translates as "The reliance is on one’s own self".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pine |first1=L.&nbsp;G. |title=A Dictionary of mottoes |date=1983 |publisher=Routledge & K.&nbsp;Paul |location=London |isbn=0-7100-9339-X |page=8}}</ref> The official award of the badge did not take place until January 1963, when the Secretary of State for Air, [[Hugh Fraser (British politician)|Hugh Fraser]], arrived at Masirah to present the badge.{{sfn|Richardson|2003|p=230}}