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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Chinese Dragon alludes to service in the Far East. The badge was approved in 1947.
The Chinese Dragon alludes to service in the Far East. The Badge was approved in 1947.





Latest revision as of 14:03, 10 November 2023

NO 837 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1942 at Royal Naval Air Station Palisadoes, Jamaica as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron. reforemd 1944-1947 for HMS Glory in the Far East.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 837 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Red; base barry wavy of four white and blue a Chinese dragon reguardant in the dexter claw three flashes of lightning and in chief a sun in splendour all gold surmounted by a decrescent white.

Origin/meaning

The Chinese Dragon alludes to service in the Far East. The Badge was approved in 1947.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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