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History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Donibristle (HMS Merlin), Fife, Scotland as a Fighter Squadron. The Squdron soon moved to Egypt (HMS Phoenix) to serve in the Western Desert 1941-1943. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | |chief barry wavy of four white and blue base gold; two palm trees proper.</br> | ||
Motto: Over sea and sand | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge symbolises service in the Western Desert, It was approved in 1943. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 15 October 2023
NO 805 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Donibristle (HMS Merlin), Fife, Scotland as a Fighter Squadron. The Squdron soon moved to Egypt (HMS Phoenix) to serve in the Western Desert 1941-1943.
English | chief barry wavy of four white and blue base gold; two palm trees proper. Motto: Over sea and sand |
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises service in the Western Desert, It was approved in 1943.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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