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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | History: First formed in 1942 at Royal Naval Air Station Donibristle (HMS Merlin), Fife, Scotland as a Fleet Fighter Squadron. The Squadron joined HMS Attacker with Supermarine Seafire (the Naval Version of the famous Spitfire). Ir served until 1944. | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | White a chinese dragon torqued green breathing flames proper. </br> | ||
Motto: Vires acquiret eundo. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Latin Motto translates as "It gains strength as it goes". The Badge was approved on 20 december 1943. | |||
[[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 1943]] |