No 817 Squadron, FAA
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NO 817 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Crail (HMS Jackdaw), Fife, Scotland as a Torpedo-Spotter-Reconnaissance Squadron for HMS Furious. Reformed 1948at Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn (HMS Curlew), Cornwall as a Royal Australian Navy Squadron with Fairey Firefly for HMAS Sydney.
| English | Blue; a shark ahuriant embowed proper pierced by an arrow red flighted gold in bend sinister. |
Origin/meaning
The Badge was approved on 30 July 1952.
Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.
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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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