List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
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This is a list of Fleet Air Arm
squadrons. Those listed in bold are still active within the Royal Navy
according to the Royal Navy website.
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...
squadrons. Those listed in bold are still active within the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
according to the Royal Navy website.
700 Series Squadrons
- 700 Naval Air Squadron
- 701 Naval Air Squadron701 Naval Air Squadron701 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron that saw service during the Second World War.The 700 numbers were appended to training and ancillary squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. The grouping 700 to 749 had originally included catapult flights. These later became catapult...
- 702 Naval Air Squadron702 Naval Air Squadron702 Naval Air Squadron is a naval squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset. It is also the parent unit of the Royal Navy's Black Cats aerobatic Display Team.-Formation and WWII :...
- 703 Naval Air Squadron703 Naval Air Squadron703 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed as a long-range catapult squadron on 3 June 1942 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent. During the Cold War it was reformed as an experimental trials unit, and then as a helicopter training squadron...
- 704 Naval Air Squadron
- 705 Naval Air Squadron705 Naval Air Squadron705 Naval Air Squadron was first formed in 1936 from No 447 Flight Royal Air Force and operated Swordfish torpedo bombers from battlecruisers. It was disbanded in 1940, but was re-formed in 1947 as a Fleet Requirements Unit to evaluate naval use of helicopters...
- 706 Naval Air Squadron
- 707 Naval Air Squadron
- 708 Naval Air Squadron
- 709 Naval Air Squadron
- 710 Naval Air Squadron
- 711 Naval Air Squadron
- 712 Naval Air Squadron
- 713 Naval Air Squadron
- 714 Naval Air Squadron
- 715 Naval Air Squadron
- 716 Naval Air Squadron
- 717 Naval Air Squadron
- 718 Naval Air Squadron
- 719 Naval Air Squadron
- 720 Naval Air Squadron
- 721 Naval Air Squadron
- 722 Naval Air Squadron
- 723 Naval Air Squadron
- 724 Naval Air Squadron
- 725 Naval Air Squadron
- 726 Naval Air Squadron
- 727 Naval Air Squadron727 Naval Air Squadron727 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It was formed in 1943 as a Fleet Requirements Unit, being disbanded in December 1944. It was reformed twice in the 1940s and 1950s to provide flying experience for naval officers. The current squadron was created on 6 Dec 2001...
- 728 Naval Air Squadron
- 728B Naval Air Squadron
- 729 Naval Air Squadron
- 730 Naval Air Squadron
- 731 Naval Air Squadron
- 732 Naval Air Squadron
- 733 Naval Air Squadron
- 734 Naval Air Squadron
- 735 Naval Air Squadron
- 736 Naval Air Squadron736 Naval Air Squadron736 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy. She was recommissioned at RNAS Lossiemouth in June 1959. The squadron was equipped with Supermarine Scimitar F MK1 aircraft under the command of Lieutenant Commander J.D. Baker, to provide support for operational squadrons...
- 737 Naval Air Squadron
- 738 Naval Air Squadron
- 739 Naval Air Squadron
- 740 Naval Air Squadron
- 741 Naval Air Squadron
- 742 Naval Air Squadron
- 743 Naval Air Squadron
- 744 Naval Air Squadron
- 745 Naval Air Squadron
- 746 Naval Air Squadron
- 747 Naval Air Squadron
- 748 Naval Air Squadron
- 749 Naval Air Squadron
- 750 Naval Air Squadron750 Naval Air SquadronThe Royal Navy Observer School grew out of HM Naval Seaplane Training School at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as a result of a series of changes of identity and parent unit. From 1918 until 1939 the Royal Air Force was responsible for naval aviation, including training and provision of aircrew to the Royal...
- 751 Naval Air Squadron
- 752 Naval Air Squadron
- 753 Naval Air Squadron
- 754 Naval Air Squadron
- 755 Naval Air Squadron
- 756 Naval Air Squadron
- 757 Naval Air Squadron
- 758 Naval Air Squadron
- 759 Naval Air Squadron
- 760 Naval Air Squadron
- 761 Naval Air Squadron
- 762 Naval Air Squadron
- 763 Naval Air Squadron
- 764 Naval Air Squadron
- 765 Naval Air Squadron
- 766 Naval Air Squadron
- 767 Naval Air Squadron
- 768 Naval Air Squadron
- 769 Naval Air Squadron
- 770 Naval Air Squadron
- 771 Naval Air Squadron
- 772 Naval Air Squadron
- 773 Naval Air Squadron
- 774 Naval Air Squadron
- 775 Naval Air Squadron
- 776 Naval Air Squadron
- 777 Naval Air Squadron
- 778 Naval Air Squadron
- 779 Naval Air Squadron
- 780 Naval Air Squadron
- 781 Naval Air Squadron
- 782 Naval Air Squadron
- 783 Naval Air Squadron
- 784 Naval Air Squadron
- 785 Naval Air Squadron
- 786 Naval Air Squadron
- 787 Naval Air Squadron
- 788 Naval Air Squadron
- 789 Naval Air Squadron
- 790 Naval Air Squadron
- 791 Naval Air Squadron
- 792 Naval Air Squadron792 Naval Air Squadron792 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was originally formed at St. Merryn in August 1939 as an Air Target Unit, equipped with six Blackburn Skuas. The squadron disbanded in 1945 and merged with 794 Naval Air Squadron....
- 793 Naval Air Squadron
- 794 Naval Air Squadron
- 795 Naval Air Squadron
- 796 Naval Air Squadron
- 797 Naval Air Squadron
- 798 Naval Air Squadron
- 799 Naval Air Squadron
800 Series Squadrons
The 800 Series was allocated to carrier and land based operational squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.- 800 Naval Air Squadron
- 801 Naval Air Squadron801 Naval Air Squadron801 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm squadron of the Royal Navy formed in 1933 which fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Falklands War.- Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force:...
- 802 Naval Air Squadron802 Naval Air Squadron-Early history:802 Squadron was formed on 3 April 1933 aboard by the merger of two independent RAF naval units, 408 Flight and 409 Flight...
- 803 Naval Air Squadron803 Naval Air Squadron803 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron.-Interwar:803 NAS was formed on 3 April 1933 by promoting No 409 Flight to the status of a squadron, with nine Ospreys...
- 804 Naval Air Squadron804 Naval Air Squadron804 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy, formed in November 1939 from part of 769 NAS Sea Gladiators which had been detached to RNAS Hatston. The squadron was merged into 800 NAS in June 1944 and subsequently reformed in September.-World War II:During World War II, she...
- 805 Naval Air Squadron
- 806 Naval Air Squadron806 Naval Air Squadron806 Naval Air Squadron was a fighter squadron in the Fleet Air Arm that existed from February 1940 to December 1960 and saw active service in Norway, the Dunkirk evacuation and the Malta Convoys.-Formation:...
- 807 Naval Air Squadron807 Naval Air Squadron807 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy.-Second World War:807 Squadron was formed at Worthy Down in September 1940, equipped with Fairey Fulmar Is. Three were embarked on HMS Pegasus, where they remained until February 1941, when the entire squadron embarked on for...
- 808 Naval Air Squadron808 Naval Air Squadron808 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in July 1940. It served on a number of the Navy's aircraft carriers during the Second World War, serving in most of the theatres of the war, before decommissioning at the end of the war...
- 809 Naval Air Squadron809 Naval Air Squadron-WWII:Formed in January 1941 at St Merryn with 12 Fairey Fulmars, the squadron embarked in HMS Victorious in July 1941. At first involved in operations against Petsamo and Bodø, and then the convoys to North Russia, Victorious and her air group fought in the Mediterranean from July 1942, including...
- 810 Naval Air Squadron810 Naval Air Squadron810 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the amalgamation of the 12 Blackburn Dart aircraft from 463 and 44 Flight Flights Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm...
- 811 Naval Air Squadron
- 812 Naval Air Squadron812 Naval Air Squadron812 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, which was active between 1933 and 1956, and saw service in World War II and the Korean War.-First formation:...
- 813 Naval Air Squadron813 Naval Air Squadron813 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II and again post-war. It initially operated Swordfish Mk Is from the aircraft carrier Illustrious and took part in the successful raid on Taranto in November 1940.In July 1943, the squadron was a...
- 814 Naval Air Squadron814 Naval Air Squadron814 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It was formed in December 1938 and has been disbanded and reformed several times. Its nickname is "the Flying Tigers", not to be confused with the American Volunteer squadron of WWII....
- 815 Naval Air Squadron815 Naval Air Squadron815 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, part of the Royal Navy. The squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, United Kingdom and it is the Navy's front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron. It currently comprises more than 30 Lynx helicopters of various types...
- 816 Naval Air Squadron - later to become 816 Squadron RAN816 Squadron RAN816 Squadron is a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron that started out as a Royal Navy unit 816 Naval Air Squadron.-Current roles:816 is currently active as a helicopter squadron equipped with S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopters...
- 817 Naval Air Squadron817 Naval Air Squadron817 Naval Air Squadron was a unit of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War.In 1941, the squadron operated Fairey Albacore aircraft in the Anti-Submarine Warfare role in Icelandic and Mediterranean waters...
- 818 Naval Air Squadron818 Naval Air Squadron818 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in August 1939. It served on a number of the Navy's aircraft carriers during the Second World War, serving in most of the theatres of the war, before decommissioning at the end of the war.-Norway and the...
- 819 Naval Air Squadron819 Naval Air Squadron819 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy aircraft squadron before and during World War II. Along with No. 815 Squadron, it performed the successful night attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto on 11 November 1940...
- 820 Naval Air Squadron820 Naval Air Squadron820 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in April 1933 with the transferral of the Fairey III aircraft from 405 Flight Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm...
- 821 Naval Air Squadron821 Naval Air Squadron821 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the transferral and amalgamation of the Fairey III aircraft from 446 and half of 455 Flight Flights Royal Air Force to the newly formed Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force...
- 822 Naval Air Squadron
- 823 Naval Air Squadron
- 824 Naval Air Squadron824 Naval Air Squadron824 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron first formed on 3 April 1933, disbanding and reforming several times before assuming its current role at RNAS Culdrose as a training squadron....
- 825 Naval Air Squadron825 Naval Air Squadron825 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier-based squadron formed on 8 October 1934 from the aircraft and personnel of 824 Naval Air Squadron...
- 826 Naval Air Squadron
- 827 Naval Air Squadron827 Naval Air Squadron827 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. It operated Fairey Barracudas starting in May 1943, becoming the first squadron to receive Barracudas in any substantial number....
- 828 Naval Air Squadron828 Naval Air Squadron828 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in September 1940 as a torpedo spotter reconnaissance squadron...
- 829 Naval Air Squadron829 Naval Air Squadron829 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It operates the AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HM1 helicopter.-1940–1942:829 Naval Air Squadron first formed on 15 June 1940 as a torpedo and reconnaissance squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Ford, Sussex and equipped with nine...
- 830 Naval Air Squadron830 Naval Air Squadron830 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron formed in Malta in July 1940 flying Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers. During 1940–41 the squadron carried out attacks against the Axis supply effort in the Mediterranean...
- 831 Naval Air Squadron
- 832 Naval Air Squadron
- 833 Naval Air Squadron
- 834 Naval Air Squadron
- 835 Naval Air Squadron
- 836 Naval Air Squadron
- 837 Naval Air Squadron
- 838 Naval Air Squadron
- 840 Naval Air Squadron
- 841 Naval Air Squadron
- 842 Naval Air Squadron
- 845 Naval Air Squadron
- 846 Naval Air Squadron
- 847 Naval Air Squadron
- 848 Naval Air Squadron
- 849 Naval Air Squadron
- 850 Naval Air Squadron
- 851 Naval Air Squadron851 Naval Air Squadron851 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm squadron of the Royal Navy, first formed in October 1943 at Squantum Naval Air Station in the USA as a MAC-ship escort squadron...
- 852 Naval Air Squadron
- 853 Naval Air Squadron
- 854 Naval Air Squadron854 Naval Air Squadron854 Naval Air Squadron was first formed on 1 January 1944, at Squantum Naval Air Station in the USA. It was later disbanded in December 1945. It was reformed December 2006 as a helicopter squadron designed for Airborne Surveillance and Control.- History :...
- 855 Naval Air Squadron
- 856 Naval Air Squadron
- 857 Naval Air Squadron857 Naval Air Squadron857 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It was first formed on 1 April 1944 at Squantum NAS in the USA as a Torpedo Reconnaissance unit with Avenger IIs. It reformed in its present state on 13 December 2006, when 849 NAS B Flight recommissioned as 857 Naval Air Squadron...
- 860 Naval Air Squadron
- 861 Naval Air Squadron
- 870 Naval Air Squadron
- 871 Naval Air Squadron
- 877 Naval Air Squadron
- 878 Naval Air Squadron
- 879 Naval Air Squadron
- 880 Naval Air Squadron
- 881 Naval Air Squadron
- 882 Naval Air Squadron
- 883 Naval Air Squadron
- 884 Naval Air Squadron
- 885 Naval Air Squadron
- 886 Naval Air Squadron
- 887 Naval Air Squadron
- 888 Naval Air Squadron
- 889 Naval Air Squadron
- 890 Naval Air Squadron
- 891 Naval Air Squadron891 Naval Air Squadron891 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. The unit was equipped with Hellcat IIs, operating in the Pacific as night fighters....
- 892 Naval Air Squadron892 Naval Air Squadron892 Naval Air Squadron was a carrier-based fighter squadron of the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed in 1943, flying Grumman Martlets, and was the only operational Fleet Air Arm squadron to fly the McDonnell Phantom FG.1.-History:...
- 893 Naval Air Squadron
- 894 Naval Air Squadron
- 895 Naval Air Squadron
- 896 Naval Air Squadron
- 897 Naval Air Squadron
- 898 Naval Air Squadron
- 899 Naval Air Squadron
1700 Series Squadrons
- 1700 Naval Air Squadron1700 Naval Air Squadron1700 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in November 1944 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as an amphibian bomber reconnaissance squadron. It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter, and the squadron joined HMS Khedive in January 1945 bound for Sulur in India...
- 1701 Naval Air Squadron1701 Naval Air Squadron1701 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in February 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as an amphibian bomber reconnaissance squadron. It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter, and the squadron joined HMS Begum in April 1945 bound for the Far East.The squadron was...
- 1702 Naval Air Squadron1702 Naval Air Squadron1702 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in June 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as a Special Service squadron. It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter, and by the end of World War II the squadron remained at Lee-on-Solent....
- 1703 Naval Air Squadron1703 Naval Air Squadron1703 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in August 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent for duties in the Pacific. It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter....
- 1770 Naval Air Squadron
- 1771 Naval Air Squadron
- 1772 Naval Air Squadron
- 1790 Naval Air Squadron
- 1791 Naval Air Squadron
- 1792 Naval Air Squadron
1800 Series Squadrons
- 1820 Naval Air Squadron
- 1830 Naval Air Squadron
- 1831 Naval Air Squadron
- 1832 Naval Air Squadron
- 1833 Naval Air Squadron
- 1834 Naval Air Squadron
- 1835 Naval Air Squadron
- 1836 Naval Air Squadron
- 1837 Naval Air Squadron
- 1838 Naval Air Squadron
- 1839 Naval Air Squadron
- 1840 Naval Air Squadron
- 1841 Naval Air Squadron
- 1842 Naval Air Squadron
- 1843 Naval Air Squadron
- 1844 Naval Air Squadron
- 1845 Naval Air Squadron
- 1846 Naval Air Squadron
- 1847 Naval Air Squadron
- 1848 Naval Air Squadron
- 1849 Naval Air Squadron
- 1850 Naval Air Squadron
- 1851 Naval Air Squadron
- 1852 Naval Air Squadron
- 1853 Naval Air Squadron