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Awarded: July 1937

Blazon: A Gannet diving proper

Link: The gannet was chosen to show connection with the sea. The station was the first to train personnel in aerobatics and the gannet is a bird which dives at a very steep angle to catch its prey.

Motto: Latin: In caelum volantem in mare tonantem – Flying into the sky thundering into the sea.

History: Opened in February 1914 as an RFC Station. Transferred to Royal Navy control becoming HMS Siskin on 1 April 1945.

Sponsored by Just Wood and dedicated to all who served at RAF Station Gosport.