No 1830 Squadron, FAA: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media1}}" to "{{media}}") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "The Badge" to "The badge") Tag: Reverted |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Torches indicate that the Squadron was the first to to train in the USA. The | The Torches indicate that the Squadron was the first to to train in the USA. The badge was approved on 31 October 1944. | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 15 October 2023
NO 1830 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA as a Single Seater Fighter Squadron to serve on HMS Illustrious. Disbanded in 1945. Reformed in 1947 as a Royal Navay Volunteer Reserve Squadron and disbanded in 1957.
| English | Blue; in base wavy of six white and blue two torches in saltire gold inflamed proper. Motto: Force on |
Origin/meaning
The Torches indicate that the Squadron was the first to to train in the USA. The badge was approved on 31 October 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
 |
 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
 |
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site