787 Naval Air Squadron
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787 Naval Air Squadron (787 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which disbanded in January 1956. It formed in March 1941, at HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton, out of 804 Naval Air Squadron as a Fleet Fighter Development Unit. Almost every type of fighter was received by the squadron for testing and evaluation for naval use. A move to RAF Duxford in June 1941 saw it become the Naval Air Fighting Development Unit, attached to the Royal Air Force's Air Fighting Development Unit. The squadron undertook rocket projectile test, continuous development of fighter tactics and even helping Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadrons in evading fighter attack. Post Second World War it continued its trials task and also undertook Rebecca radar trials and ASH, US-built air-to-surface vessel radar trials.
787 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 5 March 1941 - 16 January 1956[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
Role |
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Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Commander Stanley Orr, DSC & Two Bars, AFC |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | Per fess blue and barry wavy of four white and blue, a key wards uppermost gold and a sword proper hilted gold in saltire (1952)[2] |
Identification Markings | no markings (up to 1943) Y0A+ (from 1943)[3] |