8th Carrier Air Group
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The 8th Carrier Air Group of the Fleet Air Arm
was formed on 30 June 1945. It was based on the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable
for service in the British Pacific Fleet
and contained No. 828 NAS flying the TBF Avenger
, No. 801 NAS and No. 880 NAS flying the Supermarine Seafire
and No. 1771 NAS flying the Fairey Firefly
. It was disbanded in April 1946, but some of its squadrons disbanded earlier.
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...
was formed on 30 June 1945. It was based on the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable
HMS Implacable (R86)
HMS Implacable was an Implacable-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy.- History :She was laid down at Fairfields Shipyard on Clydeside three months after her sister-ship Indefatigable and was clearly destined for the British Pacific Fleet once worked up...
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. 828 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. 801 NAS and No. 880 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. 1771 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 April 1946, but some of its squadrons disbanded earlier.