No 891 Squadron, FAA

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NO 891 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1942 at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent as a Fighter Squadron flying Hawker Hurricane. Reformed 1954-1956 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset with deHavilland Sea Vampire and Sea Venom. Disbanded in 1961.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 891 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English White; base three bars wavy blue overall a representation of the Polynesisan God Kon-Tiki red and gold.

Motto: Venamus ut necemus.

Origin/meaning

The Latin Motto translates as "We hunt in order to kill". The Badge was approved on 20 May 1955.


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

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