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The Tiger symbolises service in the Far East. The | The Tiger symbolises service in the Far East. The badge was approved in 1945. | ||
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NO 1839 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1943 at Raoyl Naval Air Station Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Northern Ireland, as a Fleet Fighter Squadron for HMS Indomitable with Grumman Hellcats. The Squadron served in Ceylon and disbanded in the Far East in 1945.
| English | Red; an indian tiger's head couped at the neck and inclined to profile proper. |
Origin/meaning
The Tiger symbolises service in the Far East. The badge was approved in 1945.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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