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History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Sctoland asa Tropedo Training Unit. Disbanded in 1946. | |||
[[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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| | |White; a jackdaw rising grasping in his claw a torpedo proper (warhead red). | ||
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The Jackdaw symbolises the location to HMS Jackdaw, the Torpedo the Role of Torpedo Training. The Badge wa approved on 6 November 1943. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:58, 15 April 2023
NO 785 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Sctoland asa Tropedo Training Unit. Disbanded in 1946.
| English | White; a jackdaw rising grasping in his claw a torpedo proper (warhead red). |
Origin/meaning
The Jackdaw symbolises the location to HMS Jackdaw, the Torpedo the Role of Torpedo Training. The Badge wa approved on 6 November 1943.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.
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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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