No 884 Squadron, FAA

NO 884 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air station Donibristle (HMS Merlin), Fife, Scotland as a Fleet Fighter Squadron on HMS Victorious until disbanding in 1943.

Official blazon

English

Blue; issuant from water in base barry wavy of six white and blue a cubit arm in bend armed proper winged gold grasping a battleaxe blade uppermost proper.

Origin/meaning

Badge approved in 1942.

Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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