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History: First formed in 1943 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance with Fairey Barracuda in HMS Illustrious. Today flying Westland Lynx Mk. 7 in support of 3 Commando Brigade. | |||
[[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 a sealion erect winged langued red.</br> | ||
Motto: Ex alto concutimus | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Latin Motto translates as "We shake them from on high". The Badge was approved on 27 May 1944. | |||
[[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. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] | |||