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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Martlet alludes to the Aricraft flown. The Latin Motto translates as "Without quarter". The Badge was approved on 22 October 1942.
The Martlet alludes to the Aricraft flown. The Latin Motto translates as "Without quarter". The badge was approved on 22 October 1942.





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NO 888 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Grumman Martlets.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 888 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue: over water barry wavy of four white and blue a martlet rising white.

Motto: Sine missione.

Origin/meaning

The Martlet alludes to the Aricraft flown. The Latin Motto translates as "Without quarter". The badge was approved on 22 October 1942.


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

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