No 785 Squadron, FAA

NO 785 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Sctoland asa Torpedo Training Unit. Disbanded in 1946.

Official blazon

English

White; a jackdaw rising grasping in his claw a torpedo proper (warhead red).

Origin/meaning

The Jackdaw symbolises the location to HMS Jackdaw, the Torpedo the Role of Torpedo Training. The Badge wa approved on 6 November 1943.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.

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