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History: First foremd in 1944 at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, USA as a Vought Corsair Fighter Squadron. Disbanded in 1946.
History: First formed in 1944 at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, USA as a Vought Corsair Fighter Squadron. Disbanded in 1946.
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[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.  


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Revision as of 16:37, 25 July 2023

NO 1846 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1944 at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, USA as a Vought Corsair Fighter Squadron. Disbanded in 1946.


Official blazon
English Blue; in base barry wavy of four white and blue a scimitar in pale winged white hilted gold.

Motto: To the swift the race

Origin/meaning

Scimitars was used by Corsairs and allude to the Arcraft used by the Squadron. The Badge was approved in 1946.


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

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