No 790 Squadron, FAA

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NO 790 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1941 st Royal Naval Air Station Macranhanish as an Air Target Towing Unit for three months. The Squadron reformed in Dorset in 1942 as part of the Fighter Direction School. Disbanded in 1949.


Coat of arms (crest) of the No 790 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Blue; upon clouds melting white a cockerel crowing proper.

Motto: In alto societas

Origin/meaning

The Motto translates as "There's company aloft". The badge was approved on 20 december 1943.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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