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History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent later moving to Royal Naval Air Station Speke, Liverpool. Disbanded in 1945. | |||
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| Per fess wavy gold and black; a cormorant statant wings addorsed proper collared to aline reflexed over the back red and attached to a drogue also red. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Cormorant alludes to the location in Liverpool. The Drougue symbolises Target Towing one of the Roles of the Squadron. The badge was approved in 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 15 October 2023
NO 776 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent later moving to Royal Naval Air Station Speke, Liverpool. Disbanded in 1945.
English | Per fess wavy gold and black; a cormorant statant wings addorsed proper collared to aline reflexed over the back red and attached to a drogue also red. |
Origin/meaning
The Cormorant alludes to the location in Liverpool. The Drougue symbolises Target Towing one of the Roles of the Squadron. The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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