HS-50 A/S Helicopter Squadron Badge

HS-50 A/S Helicopter Squadron Badge

Blazon

Or, a base barry wavy azure and argent, a mosquito in flight, probiscus pointed towards and touching the base, proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

Here, the insect is poised in the air, its "stinger" probing the waters for its prey. Just as a person is sometimes only aware of a mosquito after it has bitten - so would the submarines be surprised if the squadron unexpectedly struck.

Remarks

This squadron was formed on July 4, 1955 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, but is now no longer operational.

Motto

In aure vincimus (By ear we conquer)

Colours

Black and gold

References

Badges Of The Canadian Navy by Arbuckle, J. Graeme. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1987.