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History: First formed in 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron for HMS Formidable in the Far East with Grumman Avenger until disbanded in 1945. Reformed in 1958 as a Royal Marine Helicopter Squadron for 45 Commando. | |||
[[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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| | |Red; a plate charged with a hawk (Accipiter Gentilis) volant proper releasing a torpedo also proper into water barry wavy blue and white.</br> | ||
Motto: Accipe hoc. | |||
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The Latin Motto translates as "Take that!". The Badge was approved on 16 April 1945. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
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Revision as of 13:41, 16 April 2023
NO 848 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron for HMS Formidable in the Far East with Grumman Avenger until disbanded in 1945. Reformed in 1958 as a Royal Marine Helicopter Squadron for 45 Commando.
| English | Red; a plate charged with a hawk (Accipiter Gentilis) volant proper releasing a torpedo also proper into water barry wavy blue and white. Motto: Accipe hoc. |
Origin/meaning
The Latin Motto translates as "Take that!". The Badge was approved on 16 April 1945.
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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