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History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Fighter Squadron with Fairey Fulmar for HMs Victorious and gained eight Battle Honours before disbanding in 1946. Reformed in 1982 from 899 squadron for operations in the Falklands. | |||
[[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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| | |Blue; a phoenix wings dispalayed and addorsed langued red and inclined to profile gold arising from flames proper.</br> | ||
Motto: Immortal. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Badge was approved in 1944. | |||
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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 1944]] | |||