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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
History: First formed in 1942 at Royal Naval Air Station Palisadoes, Jamaica as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron. reforemd 1944-1947 for HMS Glory in the Far East. | |||
[[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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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | Red; base barry wavy of four white and blue a Chinese dragon reguardant in the dexter claw three flashes of lightning and in chief a sun in splendour all gold surmounted by a decrescent white. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Chinese Dragon alludes to service in the Far East. The Badge was approved in 1947. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1947]] | |||