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846 Naval Air Squadron

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as the Wessex Headquarters and Trials Squadron. In February 1979 the squadron was deployed aboard the commando carrier
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846 NAS was then assigned to the 4th Carrier Group and should deploy to the Far East aboard the fleet carrier
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had received the first of its Merlin MK4 helicopters, marking another major step in the transition from
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up to May 1945. On 4 May 1945, twelve Avenger and four Wildcat aircraft of the squadron took part in
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and took part in the eventual withdrawal of British troops and the evacuation of civilians from
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units gave 846 NAS the nickname 'Junglies' in Borneo, which the squadron has kept until today.
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After returning for the Far East, 846 NAS was disbanded again, only to be reformed in 1968 at
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to provide support to security forces. It returned to the Balkans to provide air support for
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and conducted cold weather trials in Norway. In May 1972, the squadron was relocated to
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and it now holds the Operational Conversion Flight and Maritime Counter Terrorism Role.
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supporting British troops involved in peacekeeping operations in Lebanon during the
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Since 2007, the 10 Sea King HC4/HC3i helicopters of 846 NAS were committed to the
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Between December 1979 and the summer of 2013, 846 Naval Air Squadron operated the
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torpedo bombers. Two months later the squadron embarked on the escort carrier
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Falklands War
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was damaged in June 1944 in a collision with the Canadian frigate HMCS
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846 NAS was reformed in 1962 as a Commando squadron equipped with the
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In January 1993, 846 NAS was deployed until March aboard the carrier
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The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:
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A Sea King of 846 NAS lifting load during exercise "Ocean Wave '97".
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846 Naval Air Squadron was established in April 1943 at the
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In 1983, detachments were deployed aboard the carriers HMS
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for a few days. The remainder of 846 NAS operated from HMS
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In December a detachment was formed and transferred to
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to provide troop transport and load lifting support to
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The squadron stood up on 30 September 2014 with the
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846 NAS

United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Royal Marines
Fleet Air Arm
Joint Aviation Command
Commando Helicopter Force
RNAS Yeovilton
Latin
AgustaWestland Merlin MK4
Official website
Commander
squadron
Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Westland Sea King HC4
helicopter
3 Commando Brigade
Royal Marines
RNAS Yeovilton
Somerset
845 Naval Air Squadron
AgustaWestland Merlin MK3

Naval Air Station Quonset Point
Rhode Island
Grumman Avenger I
HMS Ravager
UK

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