No. 801 Naval Air Squadron (FAA): Second World War

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Second squadron to get Roc, six arrive to join its six Skuas at Hatston, Orkney, in June 1940, only ever used from shore bases

Spent some of June based at Detling, Kent, supporting Dunkirk evacuation as part of Coastal Command

Aircraft
1939-June 1940: Blackburn Skua
June 1940-August 1941: Blackburn Skua and Blackburn Roc
August 1941-11 August 1942: Hawker Sea Hurricane

7 September 1942: Supermarine Spitfire
Septmber 1942-May 1944: Supermarine Seafire Ib and IIc
May 1944-1946: Supermarine Seafire L.III

Location
-1939- : HMS Furious
April 1940: HMS Ark Royal
c.May or June? 1940: HMS Furious
June 1940: Detling, Kent
-June 1940-: Hatston, Orkney

1 August 1941: Yeovilton
To May 1942: Hatston, Orkney
May 1942: HMS Argus
- 11 August 1942: HMS Eagle

7 September 1942: Stretton
October 1942-: HMS Furious
? 1943-October 44: Hatston/ HMS Furious
October 1944-1946: HMS Implacable

Squadron Codes: sss

Duty
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Books

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