7th Carrier Air Group
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The 7th Carrier Air Group was part of the Fleet Air Arm
and was formed on 30 June 1945. It was based on the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable
for service in the British Pacific Fleet
and contained No. 820 NAS flying the TBF Avenger
, No. 887 NAS and No. 894 NAS flying the Supermarine Seafire
and No. 1770 NAS flying the Fairey Firefly
. It was disbanded in March 1946.
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
and was formed on 30 June 1945. It was based on the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable (R10)
HMS Indefatigable was an Implacable-class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy. Indefatigable was present at the formal surrender of the Japanese on 2 September in Tokyo Bay. She later helped to repatriate Allied POWs held in Japan and was used as a spotting ship for later US nuclear tests in...
for service in the British Pacific Fleet
British Pacific Fleet
The British Pacific Fleet was a British Commonwealth naval force which saw action against Japan during World War II. The fleet was composed of British Commonwealth naval vessels. The BPF formally came into being on 22 November 1944...
and contained No. 820 NAS flying the TBF Avenger
TBF Avenger
The Grumman TBF Avenger was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air or naval arms around the world....
, No. 887 NAS and No. 894 NAS flying the Supermarine Seafire
Supermarine Seafire
The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by collapsing the longer name Sea Spitfire.-Origins of the Seafire:...
and No. 1770 NAS flying the Fairey Firefly
Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm ....
. It was disbanded in March 1946.