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History: Name for the Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney 1939-1945. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Second Motto translates as "I pursue to the death". The Badge was approved in 1920. | The Second Motto translates as "I pursue to the death". The Badge was approved in 1920. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
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History: Name for the Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney 1939-1945.
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| English | Green; a sparrowhawk statant gold its leg enicricled by a cord red and silver. Mottos:Strike once and enough and Ad mortem sequor. |
Origin/meaning
The Second Motto translates as "I pursue to the death". The Badge was approved in 1920.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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