763 Naval Air Squadron
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763 Naval Air Squadron (763 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It formed in 1939 as the Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1, at HMS Kestrel, RNAS Worthy Down. Three months later, it moved to the short-lived RNAS Jersey, in the Channel Islands, before moving back to Worthy Down via HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on Solent and disbanded in 1940. The squadron reformed, on the seaplane carrier HMS Pegasus, as a Seaplane Training Squadron, in 1942. This role lasted around two years and the squadron continually operated and provided training from HMS Pegasus, until disbanding in 1944. Roughly two months later, the squadron reformed again, this time at HMS Nightjar, RNAS Inskip, as an Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron and remained in this role for just over one year, disbanding in July 1945.
763 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 15 December 1939 - 8 July 1940 20 April 1942 - 13 February 1944 14 April 1944 - 31 July 1945[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 |
Insignia | |
Identification Markings | P5A+ Swordfish K5A+ Avenger[2] no markings (1942-1944) K5A+, K5AA+ & K6A+ all types (1944-1945)[3] |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Fairey Swordfish Fairey Albacore Grumman Avenger |
Patrol | Supermarine Walrus Vought Kingfisher |
Trainer | Avro Anson |