Coat of arms of the Colombian Air Force.<br>Color blue in the coat of arms is distinctive of the aviation arm and connotes the sky, truth, loyalty and beauty. It also represents the skies of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>.
<p>The wings are a reminder of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Icarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Icarus">Icarus'</a> whose wings melted down by getting too close to the sun. This can be taken as the importance of preparedness.
</p><p>The red eagle (Gules eagle) represents spirit and bravery. At the bottom the motto in latin reads <i>Sic itur ad astra</i>, a quote from <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgil&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Virgil (page does not exist)">Virgil's</a> book <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aeneid" title="Aeneid">Aeneid</a> which means "On this way there it goes to the heights"
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