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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Latin Motto translates as "Attack is the best means of defence". The badge was approved in 1943.
The Latin Motto translates as "Attack is the best means of defence". The Badge was approved in 1943.





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NO 879 SQUADRON, FAA

History: Frist 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.

Coat of arms (crest) of the No 879 Squadron, FAA
Official blazon
English White; a Peregrine Falcon reguardant proper perched upon a portcullis black.

Motto: Si vis defendere oppugna.

Origin/meaning

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 Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. .

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