No 802 Squadron, FAA

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NO 802 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1933 as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Nimrod Aircraft.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 802 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue; from water barry wavy of six white and blue a dexter arm embowed gold the hand grasping a spear fesswise white winged gold.

Motto: Primus ferire

Origin/meaning

The Badge allude to the Hawker Nimrod Aircraft with which the Squadron first was equipped. Nimrod was the famous hunter with a spear descibed in Genesis 10 v 9. The Latin Motto traslates as "The first to strike". The Badge was approved in 1937.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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