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History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, perfroming Target Towing until disbanded in 1944. Reformed in 1945 at Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn. | |||
[[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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| | |White ;a lion rampant red armed and langued blue holding in his forepaws a target in military colours.</br> | ||
Motto: Fungar vice cotis | |||
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The Badge was approved on 15 January 1945 when the Squadron was the School of Air Firing. Indicated by the Lion holding a Target. The Latin Motto translates as "I will do duty as a whetstone". | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1945]] | |||
Revision as of 12:53, 15 April 2023
NO 794 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, perfroming Target Towing until disbanded in 1944. Reformed in 1945 at Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn.
| English | White ;a lion rampant red armed and langued blue holding in his forepaws a target in military colours. Motto: Fungar vice cotis |
Origin/meaning
The Badge was approved on 15 January 1945 when the Squadron was the School of Air Firing. Indicated by the Lion holding a Target. The Latin Motto translates as "I will do duty as a whetstone".
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.
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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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