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.

	NO 790 SQUADRON, FAA Country:United Kingdom

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 ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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