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History: First formed in 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron. Reformed in 1952 with Douglas Skyraider at Royal Naval Air Station Brawdy (HMS Goldcrest), Pembrokeshire, Wales. Then in the Anti-electronic Warfare Role at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose with Fairey Gannets. | |||
[[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; in base two bars wavy white a flash a lightning winged in bend sinsiter gold an charged with an eye proper.</br> | ||
Motto: Primus video. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Latin Motto translates as "The first to see". The Badge was approved on 27 February 1951. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
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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 1951]] | |||