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History: First formed in 1944 as an Air Training Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) St. Merryn (HMS Curlew), Cornwall until 1945. Reformed at RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl), Ross-shire, Scotland in 1946 as a Strike Training Squadron with Barracudas. disbanded into No 819 Squadron in 1961 with Wessex Helicopters. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | |White an archer erect habited in jerkin and feathered hat red hose and shoes green holding an armed bow at full draught and carrying a full quiver proper. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge was approved in 1946. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] | |||