Awarded: September 1942
Blazon: In front of a Lifebuoy Gules a Seagull affrontee hovering proper
Link: The badge is indicative of the unit’s operational function as an Air-Sea Rescue Squadron
Motto: Latin: Ex Mare Referiendum– From out of the sea to strike again
History: Formed from No. 3 Flight ASR Flight at Matlask on 1 October 1941 Disbanded at Exeter on 14 October 1945
Battle Honours: No Standard
Sponsored by Just Wood and dedicated to all who served on No. 278 Squadron