No 1792 Squadron, FAA

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NO 1792 SQUADRON, FAA

History: First formed in 1945 at Royal Naval air Station Lee-on-Solent asa Night Fighter Squadron equipped with Fairey Firefly. Disbanded in 1946.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 1792 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English Per fess black and barry wavy of six white and black; a dagger in pale white pommel and hilt gold winged white.

Motto: Nocte vincimus.

Origin/meaning

The badge and Latin Motto which translates as "We conquer by night" allude to the Night Fighter Role. The Badge was approved on 14 April 1946.


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

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