810 Naval Air Squadron
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810 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the amalgamation of the 12 Blackburn Dart aircraft from 463 and 44 Flight (Fleet Torpedo) Flights Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm. The squadron saw action during the Second World War, the Suez Crisis and the Korean War.
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Active | 1933-1945 1947-49 1949-1953 1954-55 1955-56 1959-1960 1983[1]-2001 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Carrier based squadron |
Role | Offensive Support |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Battle honours | Norway 1940 Mediterranean 1940-1 Spartivento 1940 Atlantic 1941 'Bismarck' 1941 Diego Suarez 1942 Salerno 1943 Korea 1951-3 |
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