796 Naval Air Squadron
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796 Naval Air Squadron (796 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which last disbanded at RNAS Culdrose in October 1958. 796 Naval Air Squadron formed as the Eastern Fleet Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Pool, at RN Air Section Port Reitz, in Mombasa, in July 1942, it provided a detachment embarked in HMS Illustrious in August to support the invasion of Madagascar. This Flight also disembarked to Majunga in September to join 207 Group of the Royal Air Force and later rejoined the squadron at RNAS Tanga, in November and added operational training unit to its roles until disbanding in April 1944. It reformed in November 1947 at HMS Vulture, RNAS St Merryn, as the Aircrewman Training School, for conversion of T.A.G.'s to aircrewman standard. Its task changed to Observer School Part II in January 1950. The squadron moved to HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, in November 1953 and in 1957 took on the task of the disbanded 765 Naval Air Squadron.
796 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 25 July 1942 - 28 April 1944 13 November 1947 - 1 October 1958[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 |
Motto(s) | Ubi umus cognoscimus (Latin for 'We know where we are going') |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | Per fess blue and barry wavy of four white and blue, a pair of dividers gold winged white (1949)[2] |
Identification Markings | Letters only (1942 - 1944) 300-313 (Barracuda from November 1947) 210-290 & 360-378 (Firefly from November 1947) 360-380 (Firefly from February 1954) 761-794 (all types from January 1956)[2] |
Tail Codes | MF (Barracuda & Firefly from November 1947) CU (Firefly from February 1954) CU (all types from January 1956) |