| 1832 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943-44 1947-57 1980 [1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
1832 Naval Air Squadron (1832 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
| 1832 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943-44 1947-57 1980 [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
1832 Naval Air Squadron (1832 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
Royal Air Force Heathfield, or more commonly RAF Heathfield, sometimes known as RAF Ayr/Heathfield due to its proximity to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was also used by military flights, is a former Royal Air Force station. It opened in April 1941 as an airbase for day and night fighter squadrons. In September 1944 it transferred to Fleet Air Arm control and commissioned as HMS Wagtail. The Royal Navy paid off the airbase in March 1946 and it was reduced to care and maintenance. The United States Air Force used it for storage between 1951 and 1957.
Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, was an airfield situated in the village of Appleton Thorn, though named for the neighbouring village of Stretton, south of Warrington, in Cheshire, England. Although the main runway remains, the northerly part of the airfield is now HM Prison Thorn Cross, and an industrial estate. In the 1970s, the M56 motorway was built across the former air station.
890 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
709 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which last disbanded during January 1946. It formed in September 1944 within the School of Naval Air Warfare as the Ground Attack School using both the British Supermarine Seafire and the American Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft for training. The squadron spent its whole sixteen month existence based at HMS Vulture, Royal Naval Air Station St. Merryn.
1830 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1834 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1835 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1836 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1837 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1838 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1839 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1840 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. During World War II over 80% of the pilots were from the Royal Netherlands Naval Aviation Service.
1852 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It formed at RN Air Section Brunswick, in the United States on 1 February 1945 as a fighter squadron, with eighteen Vought Corsair Mk IV fighter aircraft. Following deck landing training aboard the USS Charger, it embarked in HMS Patroller for the United Kingdom on 5 May. It disembarked to HMS Gadwall, RNAS Belfast, on 25 May, but due to V-J Day it disbanded on 29 August.
1853 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It formed at RN Air Section Brunswick, in the United States on 1 April 1945 as a fighter squadron, with eighteen Vought Corsair Mk IV fighter aircraft. Following deck landing training aboard USS Charger, it embarked in HMS Rajah for the United Kingdom on 24 July. It disembarked to HMS Landrail, RNAS Machrihanish, on 6 August, but due to V-J Day it disbanded there on 15 August.
1841 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1842 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
1847 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It formed, at the start of February 1944, at, RNAS Eglinton, Derry, Northern Ireland, as a fighter squadron with eight of its twelve pilots from the Royal Netherlands Navy, and was equipped with Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft. After three months existence the squadron was absorbed into 1840 Naval Air Squadron, at HMS Gannet, during May 1944.
Royal Naval Air Station Fearn is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase, located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast of Tain, Scottish Highlands and 21.9 miles (35.2 km) northeast of Inverness, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The Tower has now been converted to residential use. See Restoration Man George Clarke.
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