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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.
The Latin Motto translates as "The first to see". The Badge was approved on 27 February 1951.





Latest revision as of 14:07, 10 November 2023

NO 849 SQUADRON, FAA

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.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 849 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue; in base two bars wavy white a flash a lightning winged in bend sinsiter gold an charged with an eye proper.

Motto: Primus video.

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. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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