HMS Goldfinch, Royal Navy

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HMS GOLDFINCH, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Goldfinch, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per pale white and red; a goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) soaring proper.

Origin/meaning

Name of the Royal naval Air Station Takali, Malta 1946-1953. White and Red are the Colours of Malta. The Goldfinch are canting. The badge was approved on 6 May 1946.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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