786 Naval Air Squadron
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786 Naval Air Squadron (786 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which last disbanded in late 1945, absorbed by 785 Naval Air Squadron. 786 NAS formed at HMS Jackdaw, RNAS Crail, in November 1940, as a Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadron. It operated a few different types of torpedo bomber aircraft, initially equipped with Fairey Albacore and shortly afterwards joined by Fairey Swordfish, these aircraft were replaced by Fairey Barracuda at the of 1942.
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786 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 4 November 1940 - 21 December 1945[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
Role | Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Garrison/HQ | RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) |
Insignia | |
Identification Markings | initially individual letters[2] C1A+ to C7A+ (1943 - 1945)[3] |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Fairey Albacore Fairey Swordfish Fairey Barracuda |
Trainer | Avro Anson |
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