835 Naval Air Squadron

835 Naval Air Squadron
835 Naval Air Squadron
Active	17 February 1942 – 1 April 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Carrier based squadron
Role	torpedo bomber
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Motto(s)	Latin: Semper miseri sumus; (Translation: "We are always miserable")
Battle honours	Atlantic 1943–44,; Arctic 1944–45
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Lt/Cdr. M. Johnstone, DSC, RN; Lt/Cdr(A) J.R. Godley, RNVR
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	Two wing-hilted swords in front of waves in a circle of rope
Aircraft flown
Attack	Fairey Swordfish
Fighter	Hawker Sea Hurricane ; Grumman Wildcat

Last updated December 21, 2024

835 Naval Air Squadron was a former squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm originally formed in February 1942 as a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance unit flying Fairey Swordfish. In June 1943, six Sea Hurricanes were added to the squadron as a fighter flight. The composite unit exchanged the Hurricanes in September 1944 for Grumman Wildcats, serving on until 1 April 1945, when the squadron disbanded.

History

1942

The first members of the squadron assembled at the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Eastleigh (also known as HMS Raven) in January 1942 near Southampton in Hampshire.^[2] They left Eastleigh on 29 January to board the SS Andalucia Star at Glasgow. Andalucia Star sailed from Glasgow on 4 February and arrived in Kingston, Jamaica on 17 February.^[3] 835 Naval Air Squadron officially formed that day at Palisadoes (HMS Buzzard), Jamaica as a torpedo-bomber and reconnaissance squadron of Fairey Swordfish. After patrolling the seas around Jamaica until 12 March 1942, the squadron moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where a refitted HMS Furious lay waiting to take them aboard. Furious left Norfolk on 3 April 1942,^[4] and arrived at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, on 15 April. The squadron moved to RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney, Scotland, in June 1942. During a period of frequent relocation the squadron moved to RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap), Cheshire, on 22 September 1942 and to RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, on 29 October to spend November doing initial Deck Launch Training (DLT) on HMS Activity.^[5] December saw temporary return to RNAS Machrihanish before relocation to RAF Kirkistown, County Down, Northern Ireland.

1943

Return to RNAS Machrihanish on 29 January 1943 caused the base to be nicknamed "Clapham Junction" by the squadron.^[5] Carrier embarkation was aboard HMS Battler on 8 April 1943 for convoy duties, but the squadron returned to RNAS Machrihanish for RP-3 Rocket Projectile training on 7 May. After a short return to Battler, the squadron moved to RAF Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 15 May and to RNAS Eglington (HMS Gannet) on 22 May.^[6] In June 1943, 835 Squadron was reinforced with a flight of six Sea Hurricane Mk.IIcs from 804 squadron. The Hurricanes spent part of September and October 1943 operating from HMS Ravager, while some of the Swordfishes served aboard HMS Argus and the others remained at RAF Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. After a period ashore at RNAS Eglington, the squadron shortly embarked on HMS Chaser for three weeks before transfer to RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling) and thence to RNAS Eglington.

1944

The squadron transferred to the escort carrier HMS Nairana on 31 December 1943, and returned ashore at RNAS Hatston and RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail) in January 1944. Most of 1944, however, was spent onboard Nairana, on Atlantic convoy duties and on the Gibraltar Run. The squadron also served in 1944 with a successful submarine Hunter-Killer Group in the North Atlantic under the overall command of Captain Frederick Walker. Three Ju 290s were shot down in May and June.^[7] The squadron became involved in the Murmansk Convoys to and from RNAS Hatston in August. Squadron pilots faced the most dangerous flying conditions of the war to attack two U-boats and shoot down four enemy aircraft in the Arctic. The aging Sea Hurricanes were replaced by Grumman Wildcat Mk.VIs in September.

1945

The squadron of 14 Swordfish and six Grumman Wildcats was led by Lieutenant-Commander Val Jones, a Swordfish Observer. The Senior Pilot of the squadron was Lieutenant Allen Burgham, DSC, MiD, who flew Sea Hurricane Mk.IIcs and later Wildcat Mk.VIs, and was Flight Commander of the Fighter Component. Lt-Commander John Godley RNVR, who had previously been in command of 'P' Flight of 836 Naval Air Squadron, became commander of the squadron on 9 January 1945.

Lieutenant-Commander Godley served as Squadron Commanding Officer for one Murmansk Convoy in February 1945. 835 Squadron saw further combat doing two coastal anti-shipping raids along the Norwegian coast off Trondheim, before being disbanded on 1 April 1945 at RNAS Hatston,^[8] with its fighter flight transferring to 821 Naval Air Squadron. Lieutenant-Commander Godley was transferred to command 714 Naval Air Squadron.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by 835 Naval Air Squadron FAA, data from^[9]
From	To	Aircraft	Version
February 1942	February 1943	Fairey Swordfish	MK.I
October 1942	June 1944	Fairey Swordfish	Mk.II
June 1943	September 1944	Hawker Sea Hurricane	Mk.IIc
July 1944	March 1945	Fairey Swordfish	Mk.III
September 1944	March 1945	Grumman Wildcat	Mk.VI

Squadron bases

Air stations and carriers used by 835 Naval Air Squadron FAA, data from^[9]
From	To	Base	Remark
1 January 1942	29 January 1942	RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Hampshire
29 January 1942	17 February 1942	En route to Jamaica
17 February 1942	12 March 1942	Palisadoes (HMS Buzzard), Kingston, Jamaica
12 March 1942	2 April 1942	En route to Norfolk, Virginia
3 April 1942	15 April 1942	HMS Furious
15 April 1942	June 1942	RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire
June 1942	21 September 1942	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney, Scotland
22 September 1942	28 October 1942	RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap), Cheshire
29 October 1942	12 November 1942	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
13 November 1942	27 November 1942	HMS Activity
28 November 1942	18 December 1942	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
18 December 1942	29 January 1943	RAF Kirkistown, County Down, Northern Ireland
29 January 1943	8 April 1943	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
9 April 1943	7 May 1943	HMS Battler
7 May 1943	14 May 1943	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
14 May 1943	15 May 1943	HMS Battler
15 May 1943	22 May 1943	RAF Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
22 May 1943	4 June 1943	RNAS Eglington (HMS Gannet), County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
4 June 1943	28 June 1943	HMS Battler	Detachment at RNAS Eglington, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
28 June 1943	July 1943	RNAS Eglington (HMS Gannet), County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
July 1943	30 July 1943	HMS Battler
30 July 1943	6 November 1943	RAF Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
9 September 1943	6 November 1943	HMS Ravager	Sea Hurricane flight
9 September 1943	6 November 1943	HMS Argus	part of Swordfish flight
6 November 1943	27 November 1943	HMS Chaser
27 November 1943	16 December 1943	RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Renfrewshire, Scotland
16 December 1943	30 December 1943	RNAS Eglington (HMS Gannet), County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
31 December 1943	January 1944	HMS Nairana
January 1944	24 February 1944	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) and RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)
24 February 1944	6 March 1944	HMS Nairana
6 March 1944	8 March 1944	RAF Gibraltar
8 March 1944	15 March 1944	HMS Nairana
15 March 1944	17 March 1944	RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Renfrewshire, Scotland
17 March	5 April 1944	HMS Nairana
5 April 1944	10 April 1944	RAF Gibraltar
10 April 1944	17 April 1944	HMS Nairana
17 April 1944	13 May 1944	RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Renfrewshire, Scotland
13 May 1944	4 July 1944	HMS Nairana
4 July 1944	13 August 1944	RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire
13 August 1944	14 September 1944	HMS Nairana
14 September 1944	14 October 1944	RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset
14 October 1944	29 October 1944	HMS Nairana
29 October 1944	2 November 1944	Murmansk, Russia
2 November 1944	9 November 1944	HMS Nairana
9 November 1944	30 November 1944	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
30 November 1944	20 December 1944	HMS Nairana
20 December 1944	27 December 1945	RAF Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
27 December 1944	5 January 1945	HMS Nairana
5 January 1945	22 January 1945	RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll, Scotland
22 January 1945	29 January 1945	HMS Nairana
29 January 1945	5 February 1945	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney, Scotland
5 February 1945	28 February 1945	HMS Nairana
28 February 1945	26 March 1945	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney, Scotland
26 March 1945	29 March 1945	HMS Nairana
29 March 1945	1 April 1945	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Orkney, Scotland

Commanding officers

Officers commanding 835 Naval Air Squadron FAA, data from^[9]^[10]^[11]
From	To	Name
17 February 1942	15 April 1942	Lt/Cdr. M. Johnstone, DSC, RN
15 April 1942	28 June 1943	Lt/Cdr. J.R. Lang, RN
28 June 1943	December 1943	Lt/Cdr. W.N. Waller, RN
December 1943	9 February 1944	Lt/Cdr(A) T.T. Miller, RN
9 February 1944	13 August 1944	Lt/Cdr. E.E. Barringer, RNVR
13 August 1944	9 January 1945	Lt/Cdr(A) F.V. Jones, RNVR
9 January 1945	31 March 1945	Lt/Cdr(A) J.R. Godley, RNVR

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References

Notes

↑ Barringer 1995, p. 186.
↑ Barringer 1995, pp. 3, 10–11.
↑ Barringer 1995, p. 13.
↑ Barringer 1995, p. 28.
1 2 Barringer 1995, p. 44.
↑ Barringer 1995, p. 51.
↑ Swanson, Graham. "809 Naval Air Squadron and the late Sammy Mearns". fleetairarmoa.org. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
↑ Barringer 1995, p. 177.
1 2 3 "835 Squadron". fleetairarmarchive.net. Fleet Air Arm Archive. 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ Barringer 1995, p. 181.
↑ Houterman, Hans; Jeroen Koppes. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers, 1939–1945". unithistories.com. World War II unit histories & officers. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

Bibliography

Barringer, E.E. "Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea" London: Leo Cooper, 1995. ISBN 0-85052-278-1.
Kilbracken, John. Bring Back My Stringbag: Swordfish Pilot at War, 1940–1945. London: Pen & Sword, 1996. ISBN 0-85052-495-4.
Sadler, George E. Swordfish Patrol. Wrexham, UK: Bridge Books, 1996. ISBN 1-872424-53-8.

External links

"835 Squadron". fleetairarmarchive.net. Fleet Air Arm Archive. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"HMS Nairana, Escort Carrier (Became Karel Doorman (1) 1946 (Netherlands))". fleetairarmarchive.net. Fleet Air Arm Archive. 2001. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Burgham, Ian. "The Story of "Nicki" as seen by one of her pilots". navismagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
Whittick, David. "835 Naval Air Squadron Old Comrades Reunion Web Site". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

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[1] Barringer 1995, p. 186.

[2] Barringer 1995, pp. 3, 10–11.

[3] Barringer 1995, p. 13.

[4] Barringer 1995, p. 28.

[Barringer1995p44-5] 1 2 Barringer 1995, p. 44.

[6] Barringer 1995, p. 51.

[7] Swanson, Graham. "809 Naval Air Squadron and the late Sammy Mearns". fleetairarmoa.org. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

[8] Barringer 1995, p. 177.

[fleetairarmarchive-9] 1 2 3 "835 Squadron". fleetairarmarchive.net. Fleet Air Arm Archive. 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[10] Barringer 1995, p. 181.

[11] Houterman, Hans; Jeroen Koppes. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers, 1939–1945". unithistories.com. World War II unit histories & officers. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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