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797 Naval Air Squadron

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61: 176: 43: 379: 209:) in October 1943. It had a Communications Flight which became 742 Naval Air Squadron in December 1943 and the following summer it had an ‘X’ Flight deployed for target towing for a couple of gunnery schools in Bombay, India and which eventually moved to 722 Naval Air Squadron. 2174: 2164: 2169: 2184: 877: 2179: 2127: 2159: 889: 190: 870: 516: 845: 791: 2140: 863: 331: 818: 249:. It was tasked as a Fleet Requirements Unit. Unit personnel included new arrivals, along with ground crew from the recently sunk 435: 2098: 205:, Royal Naval Air Station Katukurunda, in Ceylon, in July 1942. The squadron moved to RNAS Colombo Racecourse (HMS 366:, a twin-engine multirole combat aircraft, added to the squadron. In July 1945 the squadron briefly operated six 709: 2088: 2108: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2002: 1997: 1992: 1987: 1982: 1977: 1972: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1952: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1912: 1907: 1180: 1175: 1017: 1001: 996: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1877: 1872: 1867: 1862: 1857: 1852: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1822: 1817: 1812: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1782: 1776: 1769: 1763: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1743: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1594: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1573: 1567: 1562: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1170: 1165: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 548: 459: 351: 347: 323: 684: 499: 419: 367: 260: 330:. It was equipped with Fairey Swordfish which were used to tow targets and it operated in support of a 295:, Ceylon, on 1 October 1943 and shortly afterwards the Blackburn Skua were withdrawn and replaced with 2093: 445: 428: 370:, also a twin-engine multirole combat aircraft. 797 Naval Air Squadron disbanded on 24 October 1945. 307: 300: 296: 2131: 584: 523: 475: 471: 363: 223: 175: 112: 92: 569: 533: 493: 315: 280: 116: 2103: 855: 841: 814: 787: 576: 1607: 1600: 1556: 1159: 1152: 1145: 752: 487: 439: 431: 403: 397: 359: 319: 311: 288: 268: 250: 246: 179: 837: 465: 413: 355: 335: 276: 253: 544: 481: 407: 390: 327: 272: 235: 231: 48: 2153: 449: 239: 194: 102: 378: 580: 393: 242: 886: 833: 453: 66: 806: 279:
biplane torpedo bomber aircraft were added later. The squadron relocated to
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The squadron has flown a number of different aircraft types, including:
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Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day
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during December 1943. On 1 July 1944, 'X' Flight was detached to
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along with an Indian Navy gunnery school, at Malabar Point, in
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which last disbanded in October 1945 in Ceylon. Its role was a
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of 797 Naval Air Squadron with month and year of appointment:
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were received by the communications flight, which became
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Lieutenant(A) K.C. Winstanley, RNVR, from December 1943
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Ballance, Theo; Howard, Lee; Sturtivant, Ray (2016).
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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In September this flight was absorbed by 1034: 900: 878: 864: 856: 2180:1942 establishments in the United Kingdom 524:Royal Naval Air Station Katukurunda (HMS 354:, an American advanced trainer aircraft, 182:, an example of the type used by 797 NAS 611: 358:, an American torpedo bomber aircraft, 657:Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016 496:Mk III fighter aircraft (January 1945) 468:GR.I torpedo bomber (March - May 1944) 20: 736: 671: 633: 416:torpedo bomber (April - October 1943) 218:Fleet Requirements Unit (1942 - 1945) 7: 830:The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 813:, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. 517:naval air stations of the Royal Navy 2132:Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm 801:Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). 540:(1 October 1943 - 24 October 1945) 128: 2160:700 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons 2141:Netherlands Naval Aviation Service 803:The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm 786:. Air Britain Historians Limited. 530:(by 24 July 1942 - 1 October 1943) 332:Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship 275:, were also acquired in 1943, and 76:Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron 14: 222:797 Naval Air Squadron formed at 16:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Squadron 890:Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons 59: 41: 2139:subsequently commissioned into 619:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994 1: 456:(November 1943 - August 1945) 410:(November 1942 - August 1945) 281:RNAS Colombo Racecourse (HMS 400:(July 1942 - November 1943) 32:July 1942 - 24 October 1945 2201: 2099:Royal Navy Historic Flight 478:(March 1944 - August 1945) 2128:subsequently commissioned 2121: 840:, UK: The History Press. 753:"797 Naval Air Squadron" 442:(August - December 1943) 199:Fleet Requirements Unit 142:Identification Markings 117:RNAS Colombo Racecourse 84:Fleet Requirements Unit 549:722 Naval Air Squadron 460:North American Harvard 383: 352:North American Harvard 348:722 Naval Air Squadron 324:742 Naval Air Squadron 306:In August 1943, three 224:RNAS Katukurunda (HMS 187:797 Naval Air Squadron 183: 131:section for full list. 24:797 Naval Air Squadron 828:Wragg, David (2019). 757:www.wings-aviation.ch 500:de Havilland Mosquito 420:Gloster Sea Gladiator 381: 368:de Havilland Mosquito 267:fighter aircraft and 261:Gloster Sea Gladiator 178: 710:"Colombo Racecourse" 545:Royal Air Force Juhu 446:Boulton Paul Defiant 429:Beech AT-7 Navigator 308:Beech AT-7 Navigator 301:interceptor aircraft 297:Boulton Paul Defiant 259:. 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Index

United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Squadron
Fleet Air Arm
RNAS Katukurunda
RNAS Colombo Racecourse
Aircraft flown

Fairey Swordfish
Naval Air Squadron
Fleet Air Arm
RNAS Katukurunda (HMS Ukussa)
British Ceylon
Blackburn Skua
carrier-based
dive bomber
fighter aircraft
aircraft carrier
HMS Hermes
Gloster Sea Gladiator
biplane
Fairey Swordfish
torpedo bomber
Fairey Albacore
RNAS Colombo Racecourse (HMS Bherunda)
Cinnamon Gardens
Colombo
Boulton Paul Defiant
interceptor aircraft
Beech AT-7 Navigator

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