No. 810 Naval Air Squadron (FAA): Second World War

Aircraft - Locations - Group and Duty - Books

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Aircraft
1939-April 1943: Fairey Swordfish
April 1943-February 1945: Barracuda II
February 1945-: Barracuda III

Location
1939-October 1941: HMS Ark Royal
October 1941-: HMS Furious
?: Jamaica, then USA
?: HMS Illustrious
?-December 1941: HMS Formidable
December 1941-May 1942: Campbeltown and Machrihanish
May 1942-Magadascar campaign: HMS Illustrious
After Madagascar to January 1943: Cape Town
January 1943-July 1943: UK (Lee-on-Solent?)
July-1943-c.June 1944: HMS Illustrious
: Cape Town
: HMS Activity to return to UK
Winter 1944-45: Burscough
February 1945: Stretton
1945: UK South Coast, then East Coast, with RAF Coastal Command

Squadron Codes: Swordfish A2A+; Barracuda 2A+ or N6A+

Duty/ Battle Honours
1940: Norway
1940-41: Mediterranean
1940: Spartivento
1941: Atlantic
1941: Bismarck
1942: Diego Suarez
1943: Salerno

Books

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