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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Blue; a blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) volant proper. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
A warbler known to the Saxons for its song. Name given to Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, Warrington 1942-1958. The badge was approved on 18 December 1947. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1947]] | |||