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History: First formed in 1942 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Reformed at Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton with Grumman Hellcats and served with HMS Ocean asa radar-equipped Night Fighter Squadron 1945-1946. It finally reformed in 1969 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton flying Phantoms until disbanded in 1978. | |||
[[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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| | |Black; over barry wavy of six white and black and below a flash of lightning white a human eye proper conjonied with two wings displayed gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Strike unseen. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge was approved on 8 January 1946 and symbolises the Radar directed Night Fighter Role. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] | |||
Revision as of 10:03, 18 April 2023
NO 892 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1942 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Reformed at Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton with Grumman Hellcats and served with HMS Ocean asa radar-equipped Night Fighter Squadron 1945-1946. It finally reformed in 1969 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton flying Phantoms until disbanded in 1978.
| English | Black; over barry wavy of six white and black and below a flash of lightning white a human eye proper conjonied with two wings displayed gold. Motto: Strike unseen. |
Origin/meaning
The Badge was approved on 8 January 1946 and symbolises the Radar directed Night Fighter Role.
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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