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History: First formed in 1944 at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, USA as a Vought Corsair Fighter Squadron. Disbanded in 1946. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | |Blue; in base barry wavy of four white and blue a scimitar in pale winged white hilted gold.</br> | ||
Motto: To the swift the race | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Scimitars was used by Corsairs and allude to the Arcraft used by the Squadron. The Badge was approved in 1946. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{ | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] |