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History: First formed in 1933 as a Torpedo-Bomber Squadron for HMS Glorious. Absorbed into 811 Squadron in 1942. Finally reforemd with Fairey Gannets at Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton, Northern Ireland 1955-1956. | |||
[[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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| | |Blue; above water wavy green a flying fish gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Dex aie | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge allude to that the Aircraft must be at wave-top height to launch Torpedoes. The Motto in Dialect translates as "God aid us". The Badge was approved on 19 March 1937. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1937]] | |||