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History: First formed in 1944 in the Royal Naval Air Station Tricomalee, Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) as a Radar Calibration Unit. | |||
[[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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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | |White; upon a pellet two beams of light in saltire surmounted by an eagle volant gold armed and langued red./br> | ||
Motto: Sursum nubus | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge allude to the Radar Calibration Role. The Latin Motto translates as "Upwards into the clouds". The badge was approved in 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] |
Latest revision as of 13:12, 15 October 2023
NO 733 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1944 in the Royal Naval Air Station Tricomalee, Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) as a Radar Calibration Unit.
English | White; upon a pellet two beams of light in saltire surmounted by an eagle volant gold armed and langued red./br>
Motto: Sursum nubus |
Origin/meaning
The badge allude to the Radar Calibration Role. The Latin Motto translates as "Upwards into the clouds". The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford
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