No 834 Squadron, FAA

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NO 834 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Palisadores (HMS Buzzard), Jamaica as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Sqadron for Escort Carriers. The Squadron joined HMs Battler in 1944. In 1994 the Number was allocated to the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 834 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue; in base barry wavy of four white and blue two gauntlets conjoined in bend winged gold the upper grasping a battleaxe blad uppermost and the lower grasping a trident head downward also gold.

Motto: Una feriendo delemus

Origin/meaning

The Latin Motto translates as "By striking together, we destroy". The Badge was approved on 25 April 1944.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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