No 1839 Squadron, FAA

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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.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 1839 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
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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