No 804 Squadron, FAA
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NO 804 SQUADRON, FAA
Hisotry: First formed in 1939 at Royal Naval Air Station Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney Islands as a Shorebased Fighter Squadron. Reformed at Wingfield, South Africa 1944-1945 as a Fighter Squadron with Grumman Hellcats.
English | Blue; a tiger's head inclined to profile proper holding in the jaws a sword fesswise silver pommel and hilt gold. Motto: Swift to kill. |
Origin/meaning
The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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