773 Naval Air Squadron
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773 Naval Air Squadron (773 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which was last active between September 1950 and March 1951. 773 Naval Air Squadron initially formed during June 1940, as a Fleet Requirements Unit in Bermuda, in support of ships on the North America and West Indies Station. It performed this role four almost four years and eventually disbanded, at Bermuda, in April 1944. The squadron reformed during June 1945 as a Service Trials Unit, at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Tasked with investigating pilotless aircraft as targets, it was known as the Pilotless Aircraft Unit (PAU). It moved to HMS Goldcrest II, RNAS Brawdy where it disbanded in September 1946. The squadron reformed at the start of 1949 as a Fleet Requirements Unit, out of 771 Naval Air Squadron, lasting around three months and repeated this at the start of 1950 and again at the end of 1950, into 1951.
773 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 3 June 1940 - 25 April 1944 1 June 1945 - 30 September 1946 6 January - 31 March 1949 4 January - 31 March 1950 1 September 1950 - 31 March 1951[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 | R4A+ (all types 1940 - 1944) 103-106 (Sea Fury 1949) 510-515 (Seafire 1950)[2][3] |