Blue Angels Motorcycle Club
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| Motto | BAFFBA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Founder | Allan Morrison and Billy Gordon |
| Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
| Region | UK, Belgium, Spain. |
| Activities | Oldest outlaw motorcycle club in Europe |
| Website |
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| Abbreviation | BAMC |
The Blue Angels Motorcycle Club (BAMC) is a one-percenter motorcycle club that was formed by Allan Morrison and Billy Gordon in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland in 1963.[1] "Blue" stands for Bastards, Lunatics, Undesireables and Eccentrics but the name also came from other sources; blue is the main colour of the Scotland flag.[2] The Blue Angels are one of the largest motorcycle clubs in the United Kingdom, only falling behind the Outlaws, Hells Angels and Satans Slaves.[2]
The Blue Angels have four chapters throughout Scotland and in Leeds.[2] The club's insignia consists of a skull wearing a German Army helmet (sometimes with a swastika or a national flag on the side) and golden wings coming out from the side. John McDermot designed the patches and the name Blue Angels came from a boat they saw in Loch Lomond in 1963.
References
- ↑ In The Beginning, Blue Angels Scotland, March 2010
- 1 2 3 "Inside the Biker Gangs: The Truth About Guns, Drugs and Organised Crime", The Independent, 14 August 2007, archived from the original on 20 February 2009