3rd Carrier Air Group

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3rd Carrier Air Group
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Active2 August 1945 to 20 October 1945 [1]
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Type Carrier Air Group
SizeOne Illustrious-class aircraft carrier plus support ships
Part of Fleet Air Arm

The 3rd Carrier Air Group (3rd CAG) was an aircraft carrier air group of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed in August 1945, based at HMS Nabbington, a Royal Navy, Mobile Naval Operating Air Base (MONAB), established at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base RAAF Nowra at Nowra, New South Wales, in Australia. [1]

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The 3rd Carrier Air Group consisted of a number of squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. [2]

SquadronFromToAircraft
854 Naval Air Squadron Aug 1945Oct 1945 Grumman TBF Avenger
1843 Naval Air Squadron Aug 1945Oct 1945 Vought F4U Corsair
1845 Naval Air Squadron Aug 1946Oct 1945 Vought F4U Corsair

History

1945

The 3rd Carrier Air Group was formed on the 2 August 1945, at HMS Nabbington, situated at Nowra, in Australia, as a spare carrier air group for the British Pacific Fleet. It was formed too late for service in World War II. The 3rd CAG contained 854 Naval Air Squadron, which operated the Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft, 1843 Naval Air Squadron and 1845 Naval Air Squadron, which were both equipped with the Corsair fighter aircraft. The 3rd CAG was disbanded on 20 October 1945, at Nowra, and its personnel returned to the United Kingdom on board a merchant ship. [1]

Air Group Commanders

List of commanding officers of 3rd Carrier Air Group with date of appointment: [1]

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