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class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data">none</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_honour" title="Battle honour">Battle honours</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Norway 1940</li><li>Dunkirk 1940</li><li>Mediterranean 1940–1941</li><li>Libya 1940–1941</li><li>Matapan 1941</li><li>Diego Suarez 1942</li><li>Malta Convoys 1942</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>806 Naval Air Squadron</b> (806 NAS) was a fighter squadron in the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> that existed from February 1940 to December 1960 and saw active service in the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_campaign" title="Norwegian campaign">Norwegian campaign</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation" title="Dunkirk evacuation">Dunkirk evacuation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Malta_Convoys" class="mw-redirect" title="Malta Convoys">Malta Convoys</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to one source, 806 Naval Air Squadron was formed at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Worthy_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Worthy Down">HMS <i>Kestrel</i></a> on 1 February 1940 with Lieutenant Commander <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Charles Evans (Royal Navy officer)">Charles Evans</a> as the Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Desmond Vincent-Jones as the Senior Observer and using eight <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skuas</a> and four <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Roc" title="Blackburn Roc">Blackburn Rocs</a>. However, another source gives the date and location as being 15 February at <a href="/wiki/Eastleigh" title="Eastleigh">Eastleigh</a>, possibly referring to <a href="/wiki/Southampton_Airport" title="Southampton Airport">HMS <i>Raven</i></a> and states that the squadron did not have sufficient crews to operate its aircraft until the next group from the fighter training school had been trained. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norwegian_operations">Norwegian operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Norwegian operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>806 NAS then saw its first action when it was moved in the beginning of May to <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Hatston" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Hatston">HMS <i>Sparrowhawk</i></a> in order to finish working up and to then carry out bombing attacks on targets around <a href="/wiki/Bergen" title="Bergen">Bergen</a> in Norway. In these the squadron attacked oil facilities and ships, escorted by Coastal Command <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Bristol Blenheims</a> from <a href="/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 254 Squadron RAF">No. 254 Squadron RAF</a>. </p><p>Their first such attack was carried out on 9 May upon a ship at Doksjeir jetty in Bergen Harbour that was reported potentially to be a cruiser at the time but later believed to have been a transport. Escorted by six Blenheims the eight Skuas armed each with a 500 lb semi-armour-piercing bomb attacked the harbour in conjunction with their escorts. Enemy action shot down a single Blenheim and also damaged one Blackburn Skua but its crew, Petty Officer Jopling and Naval Airman Jones, managed to bring the damaged plane back and were unharmed. A source states that Lieutenant Campbell-Horsfall was leading the raid and that it resulted in a single direct hit claimed upon a transport and another upon an oil tank within the port and that some escort vessels were strafed by the <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Skuas</a>. According to Midshipman Hogg in quotes within the same source, reconnaissance photographs received on 11 May showed that the raid successfully sunk a training cruiser due to three direct hits, one forward, one amidships, one astern. Also Midshipman Hogg recalls that the Skua piloted by Sub Lieutenant Orr also returned with damage. </p><p>Another source, however, only mentions several hits being claimed upon the transport and also states that the Commanding Officer and Senior Observer led the raid and each received a <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a>, while Petty Officer Muskett and Petty Officer Clare both received a <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a>. </p><p>Another raid on 11 May was executed with an oil tank farm complex located on <a href="/wiki/Ask%C3%B8y" title="Askøy">Askøy Island</a> as the target. Lieutenant Commander <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Charles Evans (Royal Navy officer)">Charles Evans</a> led six Blackburn Skuas who were each armed with a single 250 lb semi-armour-piercing bomb and four 20 lb <a href="/wiki/Cooper_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooper bomb">cooper bombs</a>. Presumably, only six Skuas took part due to the remaining two not being serviceable due to the damage sustained during the attack on 9 May. Three Blenheims armed also with incendiary bombs escorted the Skuas. The squadrons' attack was virtually unopposed with no casualties amongst either squadron and several hits were claimed upon the oil tanks and these were later confirmed to be ablaze by reconnaissance photographs. </p><p>On 12 May another attack was made upon shipping around Bergen. In this attack the target was an enemy transport ship believed to be attempting to run through to Bergen Harbour with anti-aircraft guns intended to protect the port area. As in 11 May raid Evans led six Skuas accompanied by three Blenheims. The squadron located the ship as it was entering the fjords around Bergen with two escorting destroyers or motor torpedo boats and split into two waves they attempted to dive bomb the target however all six 500 lb semi-armour-piercing bombs missed although no casualties were received. </p><p>806 Naval Air Squadron's last attack on shipping and oil installations in the Bergen area was carried out on 16 May 1940 upon German warships reported to be within the harbour. Nine Skuas armed with a single 250 lb semi-armour-piercing bomb and four 20 lb cooper bombs were to take part in this raid and, just as with the previous attacks, the Blenheims of <a href="/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 254 Squadron RAF">No. 254 Squadron RAF</a> were to join them. However, in the event the Blenheims and Skuas failed to rendezvous and as 806 Naval Air Squadron searched on alone no warships were located in the area. Instead the Skuas attacked their secondary target of the fuel tanks at <a href="/wiki/Sk%C3%A5levik" title="Skålevik">Skålevik</a> and scored hits on these and received no casualties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dunkirk_evacuations">Dunkirk evacuations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dunkirk evacuations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the attacks over Norway the squadron returned to <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Worthy_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Worthy Down">HMS <i>Kestrel</i></a> but was soon moved to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Detling" title="RAF Detling">RAF <i>Detling</i></a> in Kent on 27–28 May in order to provide air cover for <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">the Dunkirk evacuation</a> and started its first patrol on 28 May. </p><p>The first patrol started poorly as the section’s Blackburn Roc, which was piloted by Midshipman Day with Naval Airman Jones manning its dorsal turret, crashed whilst getting airborne but luckily without casualties. It got worse as the remaining two, which were both <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skuas</a>, were then attacked by friendly fighters near <a href="/wiki/Goodwin_Sands" title="Goodwin Sands">Goodwin Sands</a>. This resulted in the Skua which was crewed by Lieutenant Campbell-Horsfall and Petty Officer Clare being shot down and picked up by a nearby destroyer while the other piloted by Midshipman Hogg had managed to limp to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Manston" title="RAF Manston">RAF Manston</a> damaged and Naval Airman Burton, the Telegraphist Air Gunner, killed. Lieutenant Campbell-Horsfall and Petty Officer Clare both received bullet wounds. </p><p>Another section that was sent to patrol in the afternoon on 29 May with Lieutenant Barnes and Lieutenant Vincent-Jones leading in a Blackburn Skua. Another Blackburn Skua piloted by Sub Lieutenant Ayres and a single Blackburn Roc crewed by Midshipman Day and Naval Airman Newton were the other two machines in the section's patrol. They surprised five <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88" title="Junkers Ju 88">Junkers Ju 88</a>'s that were attacking a convoy near <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a>. Both Skuas attacked above while the Roc flew directly under the enemy and with the turret firing upwards managed to destroy one Ju 88 resulting in the Blackburn Roc's sole air-to-air kill in the war. Both Skuas also managed to damage another Ju 88 which was then seen limping away with serious damage and losing height. All three aircraft landed back at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Detling" title="RAF Detling">RAF <i>Detling</i></a> safely. </p><p>Another patrol on 30 May in poor conditions attacked a <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a> that was preparing to attack a transport. The enemy machine jettisoned its bombs due to the Skuas attack but was then lost in the poor visibility. </p><p>806's final patrol in the operations over <a href="/wiki/Dunkirk" title="Dunkirk">Dunkirk</a> was carried out on 2 June 1940 with Lieutenant Commander Charles Evans leading the patrol. During this, an enemy Ju 88 was seen to attack <a href="/wiki/HMS_Calcutta_(D82)" title="HMS Calcutta (D82)">HMS <i>Calcutta</i></a> and was attacked by the squadron but this machine disappeared into clouds in a slow spiral, possibly destroyed. Another Ju 88 was seen and attacked but this also dived and was lost in the clouds. An <a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson</a> of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Coastal_Command" title="RAF Coastal Command">RAF Coastal Command</a> later reported seeing a Ju 88 return over <a href="/wiki/Dunkirk" title="Dunkirk">Dunkirk</a> with its port engine alight shortly after the time that 806 Naval Air Squadron attacked the Ju 88. </p><p>An <a href="/wiki/801_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="801 Naval Air Squadron">801 Naval Air Squadron</a> detachment joined 806 NAS in operations during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a> on 31 May 1940 and eventually relieved 806 Naval Air Squadron which was then to start training onto the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Fulmar" title="Fairey Fulmar">Fairey Fulmar</a> at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Worthy_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Worthy Down">HMS <i>Kestrel</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Embarking_in_Illustrious_and_working-up_in_Bermuda">Embarking in <i>Illustrious</i> and working-up in Bermuda</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Embarking in Illustrious and working-up in Bermuda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June the squadron embarked in <a href="/wiki/HMS_Illustrious_(87)" title="HMS Illustrious (87)">HMS <i>Illustrious</i></a> along with <a href="/wiki/815_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="815 Naval Air Squadron">815</a> and <a href="/wiki/819_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="819 Naval Air Squadron">819 Naval Air Squadrons</a> with whom they had been temporarily based at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Detling" title="RAF Detling">RAF <i>Detling</i></a> for Operation Dynamo. <a href="/wiki/HMS_Illustrious_(87)" title="HMS Illustrious (87)"><i>Illustrious</i></a> then left for <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a> in order to work-up the ship's company and the embarked squadron's crews. On one flight during this work-up a <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skua</a> from 806 Naval Air Squadron was accidentally lost. The aircraft had been sent up with an aircraft from <a href="/wiki/815_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="815 Naval Air Squadron">815 Naval Air Squadron</a> that was piloted by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lamb_(WWII_naval_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Lamb (WWII naval officer)">Charles Lamb</a> in order to make dummy attacks at them to work out the best defence for <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Swordfish</a> from daylight fighter attack. In its second dummy attack the Swordfish was at sea level, and the Skua pilot dived down from two or three thousand feet, misjudging both aircraft altitudes and failed to recover on his dive and plunged into the sea with no survivors. </p><p>In another flight during their time in Bermuda, all three squadrons on <i>Illustrious</i> were flown from the deck while it was at anchor however when the time came to land an hour later the wind had disappeared. With the crash barrier down in order to use the full length of the deck all the Swordfish managed to land safely without tearing their arrestor hooks out. When it became 806 Naval Air Squadron's turn, Lieutenant Commander Charles Evans was the first to attempt to land and with the higher speed at touch down from the Blackburn Skua the arrestor hook on his aircraft was torn out from the fuselage and he had to resort to applying right rudder and slamming the nose of his aircraft into the ships island in order to prevent it continuing down the deck and falling into the water. The second aircraft to attempt to land still retained enough speed to become airborne again after it had torn its arrestor hook out and had to wait in the air while the rest of the squadron attempted to land, and was in the end instructed to find somewhere on Bermuda to make a forced landing; he chose to land on a golf course, resulting in the aircraft's wings being sheared away by trees. All the other pilots in the squadron then either repeated the commanding officer's actions on their turn to land or continued down the deck and fell into the water, except one other aircraft, which had managed to stop before falling off the deck. Although nobody was hurt from this last incident in Bermuda all the aircraft in the squadron had been damaged and instead of heading straight to the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a> from Bermuda the <i>Illustrious</i> had to return to the <a href="/wiki/River_Clyde" title="River Clyde">Clyde</a>, where they re-equipped with <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Fulmar" title="Fairey Fulmar">Fulmars</a>, and the squadron was given a few weeks to get acquainted with the new aircraft. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mediterranean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>HMS <i>Illustrious</i> with 806 Naval Air Squadron on board (along with some <a href="/wiki/Sea_Gladiator" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Gladiator">Gloster Sea Gladiators</a> adding to the Fulmars) was then sent to the Mediterranean and was engaged in combat on numerous occasions with no less than nine pilots eventually becoming aces while flying the squadrons Fulmars. During September 1940 the squadron took part in operations near <a href="/wiki/Rhodes" title="Rhodes">Rhodes</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dodecanese" title="Dodecanese">Dodecanese</a> and in October covered a convoy to <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>. In November the squadron was given the Sea Gladiators which had belonged to <a href="/wiki/HMS_Eagle_(1918)" title="HMS Eagle (1918)">HMS <i>Eagle</i></a>'s fighter flight. </p><p>806 NAS remained in the Mediterranean (moving to <a href="/wiki/HMS_Formidable_(67)" title="HMS Formidable (67)">HMS <i>Formidable</i></a> after <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a>) until <i>Formidable</i> was badly bombed in May 1941. 806 then disembarked at <a href="/wiki/Aboukir" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboukir">Aboukir</a> to fight in the <a href="/wiki/North_African_campaign" title="North African campaign">Western Desert</a> as part of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Navy Fighter Squadron (page does not exist)">Royal Navy Fighter Squadron</a> from August 1941 to February 1942, re-equipping with RAF <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hawker Hurricanes</a> for that purpose. On the RNFS's disbandment, 806 changed aircraft again (to 12 Fulmars) and moved to <a href="/wiki/Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Ratmalana" title="Ratmalana">Ratmalana</a> and fighting against the <a href="/wiki/Easter_Sunday_Raid" title="Easter Sunday Raid">Easter Sunday Raid</a>. </p><p>In May 1942, the squadron then split into "A" Flight (with <a href="/wiki/Martlet_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Martlet II">Martlet IIs</a> on <a href="/wiki/HMS_Indomitable_(92)" title="HMS Indomitable (92)">HMS <i>Indomitable</i></a>, fighting in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Pedestal" title="Operation Pedestal">Operation Pedestal</a>) and "B" Flight (with Fulmars on <i>Illustrious</i>). The former was disbanded in the UK when its ship was damaged in <i>Pedestal</i> and returned to the UK, while "B" Flight disembarked at <a href="/wiki/Port_Reitz_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Reitz Airport">Port Reitz Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a> in October 1942, only to be disbanded at <a href="/wiki/Tanga,_Tanzania" title="Tanga, Tanzania">Tanga</a> in January 1943. The Squadron re-formed two years later, in August 1945, ready for the Far Eastern theatre, but its 12 <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Seafire" title="Supermarine Seafire">Seafire L.IIIs</a> had only reached <a href="/wiki/Machrihanish" title="Machrihanish">Machrihanish</a> by the time that campaign ended. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reformation">Reformation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reformation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 2 March 1953 the squadron was recommissioned at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Brawdy" class="mw-redirect" title="RNAS Brawdy">HMS <i>Goldcrest</i></a> with the <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Hawk" title="Hawker Sea Hawk">Hawker Sea Hawk</a>, gaining the distinction of being the first front-line squadron in the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> to use the type. As well as being the first to use it, they were also the last front-line Fleet Air Arm squadron to use the Sea Hawk when they relinquished the final aircraft and were finally decommissioned in December 1960. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle_honors">Battle honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Battle honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Campaign">Norway</a> 1940</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Dunkirk</a> 1940</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Mediterranean" title="Battle of the Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a> 1940–1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Desert_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Desert Campaign">Libya</a> 1940–1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Matapan" title="Battle of Cape Matapan">Matapan</a> 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Crete" title="Battle of Crete">Crete</a> 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Madagascar" title="Battle of Madagascar">Diego Suarez</a> 1942</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_flown">Aircraft flown</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aircraft flown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Roc" title="Blackburn Roc">Blackburn Roc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Fulmar" title="Fairey Fulmar">Fairey Fulmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Sea_Gladiator" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloster Sea Gladiator">Gloster Sea Gladiator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hawker Hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Martlet" class="mw-redirect" title="Grumman Martlet">Grumman Martlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Seafire" title="Supermarine Seafire">Supermarine Seafire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Hawk" title="Hawker Sea Hawk">Hawker Sea Hawk</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Alan Key. <i>The Fleet Air Arm – An Illustrated History</i>. Scoval Publishing, 2008. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-902236-10-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-902236-10-0">978-1-902236-10-0</a></li> <li>Andrew Thomas. <i>Royal Navy Aces of World War 2</i>. Osprey Publishing, 2007. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-178-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-178-6">978-1-84603-178-6</a></li> <li>Charles Lamb. <i>War in a Stringbag</i>. Orion Publishing, 2009. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-304-35841-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-304-35841-0">978-0-304-35841-0</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=806_Naval_Air_Squadron&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705121652/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/806.html">Fleet Air Arm Archive Squadron Profile</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/806_squadron.html">Traces of World War 2 – 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navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/701_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="701 Naval Air Squadron">701</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/702_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="702 Naval Air Squadron">702</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/704_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="704 Naval Air Squadron">704</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/706_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="706 Naval Air Squadron">706</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/707_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="707 Naval Air Squadron">707</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/708_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="708 Naval Air Squadron">708</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/709_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="709 Naval Air Squadron">709</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/710_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="710 Naval Air Squadron">710</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/711_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="711 Naval Air Squadron">711</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/712_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="712 Naval Air Squadron">712</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/713_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="713 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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 href="/wiki/763_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="763 Naval Air Squadron">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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> 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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" 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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 Squadron">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1851 Naval Air Squadron">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1852 Naval Air Squadron">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="1853 Naval Air Squadron">1853</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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