730 Naval Air Squadron
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730 Naval Air Squadron (730 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active between 1944 and 1945 as a Communications Squadron.[3] The squadron was formed and operated out of RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling) from April to November 1944, by that point in time it operated four types of aircraft. It moved to RNAS Ayr (HMS Wagtail) and while there gained two more aircraft types. For the first three months of 1945 a detachment operated out of RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), however, the squadron remained at RNAS Ayr until disbanding in August 1945.
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730 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 17 April 1944 - 1 August 1945[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
Role | Communications Squadron |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Naval Air Stations | RNAS Abbotsinch RNAS Ayr |
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Identification Markings | AR0A+ (from November 1944)[2] |
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