No 796 Squadron, FAA

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NO 796 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1942 at Port Reitz, Kenya as the Eastern Fleet Torpedo-Bomber Reconnaissance Pool until disbanded in 1944. Reformed in 1947 at Royal Naval Air Station St. Merryn, Cornwall as the Aircrewman's School. Disbanded in 1959.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 796 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Per fess blue and barry wavy of four white and blue; a pair of dividers gold winged white.

Motto: Ubi umis cognoscimus

Origin/meaning

The badge was approved in 1949. The Latin Motto translates as "We know where we are going".


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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