No 733 Squadron, FAA

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NO 733 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1944 in the Royal Naval Air Station Tricomalee, Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) as a Radar Calibration Unit.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 733 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English White; upon a pellet two beams of light in saltire surmounted by an eagle volant gold armed and langued red./br>

Motto: Sursum nubus

Origin/meaning

The Badge allude to the Radar Calibration Role. The Latin Motto translates as "Upwards into the clouds". The Badge was approved in 1944.


Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.

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