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History: First formed in 1933 as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Nimrod Aircraft. | History: First formed in 1933 as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Nimrod Aircraft. | ||
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|Blue; from water barry wavy of six white and blue a dexter arm embowed gold the hand grasping a spear fesswise white winged gold.< | |Blue; from water barry wavy of six white and blue a dexter arm embowed gold the hand grasping a spear fesswise white winged gold.<br> | ||
Motto: Primus ferire | Motto: Primus ferire. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The Badge allude to the Hawker Nimrod Aircraft with which the Squadron first was equipped. Nimrod was the famous hunter with a spear descibed in Genesis 10 v 9. The Latin Motto traslates as "The first to strike". The Badge was approved in 1937. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. | [[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | [[Category:Granted 1937]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:14, 9 October 2024
History: First formed in 1933 as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Hawker Nimrod Aircraft.
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| English | Blue; from water barry wavy of six white and blue a dexter arm embowed gold the hand grasping a spear fesswise white winged gold. Motto: Primus ferire. |
Origin/meaning
The Badge allude to the Hawker Nimrod Aircraft with which the Squadron first was equipped. Nimrod was the famous hunter with a spear descibed in Genesis 10 v 9. The Latin Motto traslates as "The first to strike". The Badge was approved in 1937.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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