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History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Grumman Martlets. Disbanded in 1945. | |||
[[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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| | |Blue; a base barry wavy of four white and blue a sword in pale white winged gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Ense constantur alato. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Motto in Latin translates as "Steadfastly with winged sword". The Badge was approved on 25 april 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
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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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Revision as of 15:04, 17 April 2023
NO 881 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Grumman Martlets. Disbanded in 1945.
| English | Blue; a base barry wavy of four white and blue a sword in pale white winged gold. Motto: Ense constantur alato. |
Origin/meaning
The Motto in Latin translates as "Steadfastly with winged sword". The Badge was approved on 25 april 1944.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.
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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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