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[[Literature]]: Image from pickclick.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from pickclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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Revision as of 09:06, 25 July 2023

NO 792 SQUADRON, FAA

History: Frist formed in 1940 at Royal Naval Air Station St Merry (HMS Curlew), Cornwall as a Target Towing Unit until 1945. Reformed as a Night Fighter Training Unit 1948-1950 with Fairey Fireflies and Arvo Ansons. Reformed in 2001 from the Fleet Traget Group.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 792 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Gold; a panther's head caboshed black.

Motto: Sapientia vincit tenebras

Origin/meaning

The Badge was approved in 1949. The Latin motto translates as "Wisdom conquers darkness".


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

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