719 Naval Air Squadron
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719 Naval Air Squadron (719 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It initially formed in 1944 as a Fighter Air Firing Training Squadron, at RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture), within the School of Air Combat. At the start of 1945 the squadron disbanded into 794 Naval Air Squadron. The squadron reformed in 1946 at RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl) as a Strike Training Squadron, before moving to RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), where it became an Anti-submarine Training Squadron, disbanding there in 1949.
719 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 15 June 1944 - 2 January 1945 1 March 1946 - 27 December 1949 14 June 1950 - 17 March 1959 17 May 1960 - 5 October 1961[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
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Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm
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Insignia | |
Identification Markings | S1A+[2] |
The squadron reformed at RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet) as the Naval Air Anti-submarine School in 1950 and remained there becoming the Naval Anti-Submarine Operational Flying School and eventually disbanding in 1959. However, in 1960, the squadron reformed, again at RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), as the Joint Anti-submarine School Flight, this time operating helicopters. The squadron was granted first line status on the 5 October 1961 and renumbered to 819 Naval Air Squadron.