No 879 Squadron, FAA

History: First formed in 1942 at Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn as a Fleet Fighter Unit. Served in the Desert Air Force and later on HMS Attacker.

	NO 879 SQUADRON, FAA Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon
English	White; a Peregrine Falcon reguardant proper perched upon a portcullis black. Motto: Si vis defendere oppugna.

The Latin Motto translates as "Attack is the best means of defence". The badge was approved in 1943.

Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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