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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">763 Naval Air Squadron</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">15 December 1939 - 8 July 1940<br />20 April 1942 - 13 February 1944<br />14 April 1944 - 31 July 1945<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESturtivantBallance199480_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESturtivantBallance199480-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1</li> <li>Seaplane Training Squadron</li> <li>Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">Squadron</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Identification Markings</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>P5A+</b> <i>Swordfish</i><br /><b>K5A+</b> <i>Avenger</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>no markings</b> (<i>1942-1944</i>)<br /><b>K5A+</b>, <b>K5AA+</b> & <b>K6A+</b> <i>all types</i> (<i>1944-1945</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">Attack</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Albacore" title="Fairey Albacore">Fairey Albacore</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger" title="Grumman TBF Avenger">Grumman Avenger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Patrol_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol aircraft">Patrol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">Supermarine Walrus</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Vought_Kingfisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Vought Kingfisher">Vought Kingfisher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus,_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal,_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash,_Scotland,_September_1942._A12027.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12027.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12027.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12027.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="616" /></a><figcaption>Catapult Training For Fleet Air Arm Pilots. HMS Pegasus is used as a Catapult Training Ship For Fleet Air Arm Personnel. Lamlash, Scotland, September 1942. An aircraft handling party learning to handle a Supermarine Walrus</figcaption></figure> <p><b>763 Naval Air Squadron</b> (763 NAS) was a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Fleet_Air_Arm_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons">Naval Air Squadron</a> of the Royal Navy's <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> (FAA). It formed in 1939 as the <b>Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1</b>, at HMS <i>Kestrel</i>, RNAS Worthy Down. Three months later, it moved to the short-lived RNAS Jersey, in the Channel Islands, before moving back to Worthy Down via HMS <i>Daedalus</i>, RNAS Lee-on Solent and disbanded in 1940. The squadron reformed, on the seaplane carrier HMS <i>Pegasus</i>, as a <b>Seaplane Training Squadron</b>, in 1942. This role lasted around two years and the squadron continually operated and provided training from HMS <i>Pegasus</i>, until disbanding in 1944. Roughly two months later, the squadron reformed again, this time at HMS <i>Nightjar</i>, RNAS Inskip, as an <b>Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron</b> and remained in this role for just over one year, disbanding in July 1945. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_763_NAS">History of 763 NAS</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of 763 NAS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Torpedo_Spotter_Reconnaissance_Pool_No._1_(1939_-_1940)"><span id="Torpedo_Spotter_Reconnaissance_Pool_No._1_.281939_-_1940.29"></span>Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1 (1939 - 1940)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1 (1939 - 1940)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_(G-BMGC)_(33667836900).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg/220px-Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg/330px-Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg/440px-Fairey_Swordfish_I_%27W5856_-_4A%27_%28G-BMGC%29_%2833667836900%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3417" data-file-height="2278" /></a><figcaption>Fairey Swordfish I 'W5856 - 4A', an example of the type used by 763 NAS</figcaption></figure> <p>763 Naval Air Squadron formed, on 15 December 1939, at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Worthy_Down" title="RAF Worthy Down">RNAS Worthy Down (HMS <i>Kestrel</i>)</a>, 3.5 miles (6 km) north of <a href="/wiki/Winchester" title="Winchester">Winchester</a>, in Hampshire, England, as the Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool No. 1. It was initially equipped with six <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a> I, a <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_bomber" title="Torpedo bomber">torpedo bomber</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squadron moved to <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Airport" title="Jersey Airport">RNAS Jersey</a> on 11 March 1940 taking its six Fairey Swordfish along with six <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Albacore" title="Fairey Albacore">Fairey Albacore</a> biplane torpedo bomber aircraft. In early March the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)" title="Admiralty (United Kingdom)">Admiralty</a> had taken over Jersey airport, located at <a href="/wiki/St_Peter,_Jersey" title="St Peter, Jersey">St Peter, Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a>, to use as a <a href="/wiki/Naval_air_station" title="Naval air station">Naval air station</a>. However, due to the German occupation of France and the proximity to the Channel Islands, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government</a> concluded the Islands weren't defendable and 763 Naval Air Squadron relocated to <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Lee-on-Solent_(HMS_Daedalus)" title="RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)">RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS <i>Daedalus</i>)</a>, situated near <a href="/wiki/Lee-on-the-Solent" title="Lee-on-the-Solent">Lee-on-the-Solent</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, on 31 May 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-763_Naval_Air_Squadron_RNAS_Jersey_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-763_Naval_Air_Squadron_RNAS_Jersey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squadron remained at RNAS Lee-on-Solent for around one month before moving back to RNAS Worthy Down on 4 July 1940. Four days later, on 8 July, 763 Naval Air Squadron disbanded at Worthy Down,<sup id="cite_ref-763_Naval_Air_Squadron_RNAS_Worthy_Down_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-763_Naval_Air_Squadron_RNAS_Worthy_Down-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/767_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="767 Naval Air Squadron">767 Naval Air Squadron</a> incorporating the aircraft<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 1940, a proposition to reform as a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance Pool, at RNAS Arbroath (HMS <i>Condor</i>), was postponed and eventually abandoned in February 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seaplane_Training_Squadron_(1942_-_1944)"><span id="Seaplane_Training_Squadron_.281942_-_1944.29"></span>Seaplane Training Squadron (1942 - 1944)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Seaplane Training Squadron (1942 - 1944)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus,_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal,_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash,_Scotland,_September_1942._A12032.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12032.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12032.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Catapult_Training_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Pilots._HMS_Pegasus%2C_Originally_Named_HMS_Ark_Royal%2C_Is_Now_USED_As_a_Catapult_Training_Ship_For_Fleet_Air_Arm_Personnel._Lamlash%2C_Scotland%2C_September_1942._A12032.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="613" /></a><figcaption>Catapult Training For Fleet Air Arm Pilots. HMS Pegasus is used as a Catapult Training Ship For Fleet Air Arm Personnel. Lamlash, Scotland, September 1942. A Supermarine Walrus being catapulted. It leaves the ship at about 70mph</figcaption></figure> <p>763 Naval Air Squadron reformed on the 20 April 1942,<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a Seaplane Training Squadron,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> aboard <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(1914)" title="HMS Ark Royal (1914)">HMS <i>Pegasus</i></a>, which was designed and built as a <a href="/wiki/Seaplane_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaplane carrier">seaplane carrier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELayman197692_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELayman197692-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was equipped with <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">Supermarine Walrus</a>, a British <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_aircraft" title="Amphibious aircraft">amphibious</a> <a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol" title="Maritime patrol">maritime patrol</a> aircraft and the squadron provided catapult and recovery training. It remained in the role and on the carrier for nearly two years. The squadron disbanded on HMS <i>Pegasus</i>, on 13 February 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anti-submarine_Operational_Training_Squadron_(1944_-_1945)"><span id="Anti-submarine_Operational_Training_Squadron_.281944_-_1945.29"></span>Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron (1944 - 1945)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron (1944 - 1945)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>763 Naval Air Squadron reformed on the 14 April 1944, at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Inskip_(HMS_Nightjar)" title="RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)">RNAS Inskip (HMS <i>Nightjar</i>)</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> located near the village of <a href="/wiki/Inskip,_Lancashire" title="Inskip, Lancashire">Inskip, Lancashire</a>, England, as an Anti-submarine Operational Training Squadron,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> out of <a href="/wiki/766_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="766 Naval Air Squadron">766 Naval Air Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWragg2019127-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was equipped with <a href="/wiki/Grumman_Avenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Grumman Avenger">Grumman Avenger</a>, an American torpedo bomber aircraft. </p><p>In March 1945 the squadron also received Fairey Swordfish aircraft<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a small Photographic Flight was set up.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on the 31 July 1945, 763 Naval Air Squadron disbanded<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was absorbed by <a href="/wiki/785_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="785 Naval Air Squadron">785 Naval Air Squadron</a> at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Crail_(HMS_Jackdaw)" title="RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw)">RNAS Crail (HMS <i>Jackdaw</i>)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_operated">Aircraft operated</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aircraft operated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The squadron has operated a number of different aircraft types, including:<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_(31600542267).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg/220px-F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg/330px-F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg/440px-F-AZJA_AVENGER_PARISAIRLEGEND_2018_%2831600542267%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Grumman Avenger</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a> I <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_bomber" title="Torpedo bomber">torpedo bomber</a> (December 1939 - July 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Albacore" title="Fairey Albacore">Fairey Albacore</a> I torpedo bomber (March 1940 - July 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">Supermarine Walrus</a> I <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_aircraft" title="Amphibious aircraft">amphibious</a> <a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">maritime patrol aircraft</a> (April 1942 - February 1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">Vought Kingfisher</a> I observation <a href="/wiki/Floatplane" title="Floatplane">floatplane</a> (July 1943 - September 1943)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger#Royal_Navy_Avenger" title="Grumman TBF Avenger">Grumman Tarpon</a> GR.I torpedo bomber (April 1944 - July 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger#Royal_Navy_Avenger" title="Grumman TBF Avenger">Grumman Avenger</a> Mk.II torpedo bomber (April 1944 - July 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson</a> Mk I multirole and <a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">trainer aircraft</a> (May 1944 - August 1945)</li> <li>Fairey Swordfish II torpedo bomber (March 1945 - July 1945)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_air_stations_/_seaplane_carrier"><span id="Naval_air_stations_.2F_seaplane_carrier"></span>Naval air stations / seaplane carrier</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Naval air stations / seaplane carrier"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg/220px-HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg/330px-HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg/440px-HMS_Pegasus_FL3090.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="548" /></a><figcaption>HMS Pegasus at anchor, taken between 1939 - 1945</figcaption></figure> <p>763 Naval Air Squadron operated from a number of <a href="/wiki/List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of air stations of the Royal Navy">naval air stations of the Royal Navy</a> in England and one in the Channel Islands, and a <a href="/wiki/Seaplane_tender" title="Seaplane tender">seaplane carrier</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>1939 - 1940</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Worthy_Down" title="RAF Worthy Down">Royal Naval Air Station Worthy Down (HMS <i>Kestrel</i>)</a> (15 December 1939 - 11 March 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Airport" title="Jersey Airport">Royal Naval Air Station Jersey</a> (11 March 1940 - 31 May 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Lee-on-Solent_(HMS_Daedalus)" title="RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)">Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS <i>Daedalus</i>)</a> (31 May 1940 - 4 July 1940)</li> <li>Royal Naval Air Station Worthy Down (HMS <i>Kestrel</i>) (4 July 1940 - 8 July 1940)</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - (8 July 1940)</li></ul> <p><b>1942 - 1944</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(1914)" title="HMS Ark Royal (1914)">HMS <i>Pegasus</i></a> (20 April 1942 - 13 February 1944)</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - (13 February 1944)</li></ul> <p><b>1944 - 1945</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Inskip_(HMS_Nightjar)" title="RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)">Royal Naval Air Station Inskip (HMS <i>Nightjar</i>)</a> (14 April 1944 - 31 July 1945)</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - (31 July 1945)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanding_Officers">Commanding Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Commanding Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officers</a> of 763 Naval Air Squadron with date, month and year of appointment:<sup id="cite_ref-wings-aviation_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wings-aviation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBallance201663_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBallance201663-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>1939 - 1940</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander_(Royal_Navy)" title="Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy)">Lieutenant Commander</a> P.L. Mortimer, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">RN</a>, from 18 December 1939</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - 8 July 1940</li></ul> <p><b>1942 - 1944</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a>(<a href="/wiki/Acting_rank" title="Acting rank">A</a>) J.R.W. Groves, RN, from 9 October 1941</li> <li>Lieutenant S.M. Howard, RN, from 20 May 1943</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - 13 February 1944</li></ul> <p><b>1944 - 1945</b> </p> <ul><li>Lieutenant Commander(A) C.R. Mallett, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Reserve" title="Royal Naval Reserve">RNVR</a>, from 14 April 1944</li> <li>Lieutenant Commander(A) R.J.G. Brown, RNVR, from 13 July 1944</li> <li>Lieutenant Commander(A) N.G. Haigh, RNVR, from 20 December 1944</li> <li><i>disbanded</i> - 31 July 1945</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=763_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="720 Naval Air Squadron">720</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/721_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="721 Naval Air Squadron">721</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/722_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="722 Naval Air Squadron">722</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/723_Squadron_RAN" title="723 Squadron RAN">723</a></u></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/724_Squadron_RAN" title="724 Squadron RAN">724</a></u></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/725_Squadron_RAN" title="725 Squadron RAN">725</a></u></li> <li><a href="/wiki/726_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="726 Naval Air Squadron">726</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/728_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="728 Naval Air Squadron">728</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/728B_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="728B Naval Air Squadron">728B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/728C_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="728C Naval Air Squadron">728C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/729_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="729 Naval Air Squadron">729</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/730_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="730 Naval Air Squadron">730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/731_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="731 Naval Air Squadron">731</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/732_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="732 Naval Air Squadron">732</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/733_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="733 Naval Air Squadron">733</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/734_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="734 Naval Air Squadron">734</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/735_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="735 Naval Air Squadron">735</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/736_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="736 Naval Air Squadron">736</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/737_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="737 Naval Air Squadron">737</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/738_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="738 Naval Air Squadron">738</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/739_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="739 Naval Air Squadron">739</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/740_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="740 Naval Air Squadron">740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/741_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="741 Naval Air Squadron">741</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/742_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="742 Naval Air Squadron">742</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/743_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="743 Naval Air Squadron">743</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/745_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="745 Naval Air Squadron">745</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/746_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="746 Naval Air Squadron">746</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/747_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="747 Naval Air Squadron">747</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/748_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="748 Naval Air Squadron">748</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/749_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="749 Naval Air Squadron">749</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/751_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="751 Naval Air Squadron">751</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/752_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="752 Naval Air Squadron">752</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/753_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="753 Naval Air Squadron">753</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/754_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="754 Naval Air Squadron">754</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/755_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="755 Naval Air Squadron">755</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/756_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="756 Naval Air Squadron">756</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/757_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="757 Naval Air Squadron">757</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/758_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="758 Naval Air Squadron">758</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/759_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="759 Naval Air Squadron">759</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/760_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="760 Naval Air Squadron">760</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/761_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="761 Naval Air Squadron">761</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/762_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="762 Naval Air Squadron">762</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">763</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/764_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="764 Naval Air Squadron">764</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/765_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="765 Naval Air Squadron">765</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/766_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="766 Naval Air Squadron">766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/767_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="767 Naval Air Squadron">767</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/768_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="768 Naval Air Squadron">768</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/769_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="769 Naval Air Squadron">769</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/770_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="770 Naval Air Squadron">770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/771_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="771 Naval Air Squadron">771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/772_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="772 Naval Air Squadron">772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/773_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="773 Naval Air Squadron">773</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/774_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="774 Naval Air Squadron">774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/775_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="775 Naval Air Squadron">775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/776_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="776 Naval Air Squadron">776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/777_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="777 Naval Air Squadron">777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/778_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="778 Naval Air Squadron">778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/779_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="779 Naval Air Squadron">779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/780_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="780 Naval Air Squadron">780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/781_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="781 Naval Air Squadron">781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/782_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="782 Naval Air Squadron">782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/783_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="783 Naval Air Squadron">783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/784_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="784 Naval Air Squadron">784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/785_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="785 Naval Air Squadron">785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/786_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="786 Naval Air Squadron">786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/787_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="787 Naval Air Squadron">787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/788_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="788 Naval Air Squadron">788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/789_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="789 Naval Air Squadron">789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/790_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="790 Naval Air Squadron">790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/791_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="791 Naval Air Squadron">791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/792_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="792 Naval Air Squadron">792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/793_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="793 Naval Air Squadron">793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/794_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="794 Naval Air Squadron">794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/795_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="795 Naval Air Squadron">795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/796_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="796 Naval Air Squadron">796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/797_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="797 Naval Air Squadron">797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/798_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="798 Naval Air Squadron">798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/799_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="799 Naval Air Squadron">799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/800_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="800 Naval Air Squadron">800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="801 Naval Air Squadron">801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="802 Naval Air Squadron">802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/803_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="803 Naval Air Squadron">803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/804_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="804 Naval Air Squadron">804</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/805_Squadron_RAN" title="805 Squadron RAN">805</a></u></li> <li><a href="/wiki/806_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="806 Naval Air Squadron">806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/807_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="807 Naval Air Squadron">807</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/808_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="808 Naval Air Squadron">808</a></u></li> <li><a href="/wiki/810_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="810 Naval Air Squadron">810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/811_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="811 Naval Air Squadron">811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/812_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="812 Naval Air Squadron">812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/813_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="813 Naval Air Squadron">813</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/816_Squadron_RAN" title="816 Squadron RAN">816</a></u></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/817_Squadron_RAN" title="817 Squadron RAN">817</a></u></li> <li><a href="/wiki/818_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="818 Naval Air Squadron">818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/819_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="819 Naval Air Squadron">819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="821 Naval Air Squadron">821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="822 Naval Air Squadron">822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="823 Naval Air Squadron">823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/826_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="826 Naval Air Squadron">826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/827_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="827 Naval Air Squadron">827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/828_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="828 Naval Air Squadron">828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/829_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="829 Naval Air Squadron">829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/830_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="830 Naval Air Squadron">830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/831_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="831 Naval Air Squadron">831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="832 Naval Air Squadron">832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/833_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="833 Naval Air Squadron">833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/834_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="834 Naval Air Squadron">834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/835_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="835 Naval Air Squadron">835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/836_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="836 Naval Air Squadron">836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/837_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="837 Naval Air Squadron">837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/838_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="838 Naval Air Squadron">838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/840_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="840 Naval Air Squadron">840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="841 Naval Air Squadron">841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/842_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="842 Naval Air Squadron">842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/848_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="848 Naval Air Squadron">848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/849_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="849 Naval Air Squadron">849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/850_Naval_Air_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="850 Naval Air Squadron">850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/851_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="851 Naval Air Squadron">851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/852_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="852 Naval Air Squadron">852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/853_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="853 Naval Air Squadron">853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/854_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="854 Naval Air Squadron">854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/855_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="855 Naval Air Squadron">855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/856_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="856 Naval Air Squadron">856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/857_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="857 Naval Air Squadron">857</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/860_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="860 Naval Air Squadron">860</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/861_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="861 Naval Air Squadron">861</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/870_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="870 Naval Air Squadron">870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/871_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="871 Naval Air Squadron">871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/877_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="877 Naval Air Squadron">877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/878_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="878 Naval Air Squadron">878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/879_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="879 Naval Air Squadron">879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/880_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="880 Naval Air Squadron">880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/881_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="881 Naval Air Squadron">881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/882_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="882 Naval Air Squadron">882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/883_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="883 Naval Air Squadron">883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/884_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="884 Naval Air Squadron">884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/885_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="885 Naval Air Squadron">885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/886_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="886 Naval Air Squadron">886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/887_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="887 Naval Air Squadron">887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/888_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="888 Naval Air Squadron">888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/889_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="889 Naval Air Squadron">889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/890_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="890 Naval Air Squadron">890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/891_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="891 Naval Air Squadron">891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/892_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="892 Naval Air Squadron">892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/893_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="893 Naval Air Squadron">893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/894_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="894 Naval Air Squadron">894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/895_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="895 Naval Air Squadron">895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/896_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="896 Naval Air Squadron">896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/897_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="897 Naval Air Squadron">897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/898_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="898 Naval Air Squadron">898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/899_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="899 Naval Air Squadron">899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1701_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1701 Naval Air Squadron">1701</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1702_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1702 Naval Air Squadron">1702</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1703_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1703 Naval Air Squadron">1703</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1771_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1771 Naval Air Squadron">1771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1772_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1772 Naval Air Squadron">1772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1770_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1770 Naval Air Squadron">1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1790 Naval Air Squadron">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1791 Naval Air Squadron">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1792 Naval Air Squadron">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1820 Naval Air Squadron">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1830 Naval Air Squadron">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1831 Naval Air Squadron">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1832 Naval Air Squadron">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1833 Naval Air Squadron">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1834 Naval Air Squadron">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1835 Naval Air Squadron">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1836 Naval Air Squadron">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1837 Naval Air Squadron">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1838 Naval Air Squadron">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1839 Naval Air Squadron">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1840 Naval Air Squadron">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1841 Naval Air Squadron">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1842 Naval Air Squadron">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1843 Naval Air Squadron">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1844 Naval Air Squadron">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1845 Naval Air Squadron">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1846 Naval Air Squadron">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1847 Naval Air Squadron">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1848 Naval Air Squadron">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1849 Naval Air Squadron">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1850 Naval Air 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