The presence of 6 (Designate) Squadron with Jaguars at Lossie is the answer. When the Phantom equipped 6 Squadron disbanded, 6 (Designate) Squadron - which had formed some time months before - simultaneously lost its 'Designate' title and the squadron seemlessly re-equipped. As noted above, the silver, standards, etc had been handed over to the Jag equipped unit before the Phantom unit stood down.
IIRC - and being pedantic - 6 (Phantoms) disbanded at 23:59:59 and 6 (Jaguars) came into being at 00:00:00, so the squadron disbanded for a nanosecond or two...
You're right about 24 Squadron, although it reduced to cadre status in the early 20s, IIRC.
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