No 819 Squadron, FAA

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NO 819 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air station Ford (HMS Peregrine), West Sussex as a Torpedo-Spotter-Reconnaissance Squadron for HMS Illustrious. Took part in the raid on Taranto with Fairey Swordfish.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 819 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue; a foot couped at the ankle in a sandal gold pierced though the heel by an arrow white.

Moot: Partem infirmissiam petito.

Origin/meaning

The Latin Motto translates as "Strike at the weakest point" was approved in 1991 and allude to the Anti Submarine Role. The Badge was approved on 15 January 1945.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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