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History: First formed in 1933 at Royal Naval Air Station Netheravon, Wiltshire as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Siddley Osprey Aircraft. Disbanded in 1937 and reformed 1945 and transfered to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1948. | |||
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| Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a wasp with tail inclined to profile proper.< | |Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a wasp with tail inclined to profile proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Cave punctum. | Motto: Cave punctum. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Wasp symbolises the Rear gunner of the Hawker Siddley Osprey which fired astern. The Latin Motto translates as "Beware my sting". The | The Wasp symbolises the Rear gunner of the Hawker Siddley Osprey which fired astern. The Latin Motto translates as "Beware my sting". The Badge was approved on 8 April 1937. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. | [[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | |||
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[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | [[Category:Granted 1937]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:17, 9 October 2024
History: First formed in 1933 at Royal Naval Air Station Netheravon, Wiltshire as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Siddley Osprey Aircraft. Disbanded in 1937 and reformed 1945 and transfered to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1948.
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| English | Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a wasp with tail inclined to profile proper. Motto: Cave punctum. |
Origin/meaning
The Wasp symbolises the Rear gunner of the Hawker Siddley Osprey which fired astern. The Latin Motto translates as "Beware my sting". The Badge was approved on 8 April 1937.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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