No.818 Naval Air Squadron (FAA): Second World War

Aircraft - Locations - Group and Duty - Books

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Aircraft
24 August 1939-24 June 1942: Fairey Swordfish
19 October 1942-14 October 1944: Fairey Swordfish
1 May 1945-15 August 1945: Barracuda II

Location
24 August 1939: Evanton
25 August 1939-October: HMS Ark Royal
October 1939-April 1940: Most onshore, three on HMS Furious
April-30 May 1940: HMS Furious
30 May 1940: Thorney Island, Coastal Command
c. June 1940-12 July 1941: HMS Ark Royal
12 July 1941: Reaches Arbroath on HMS Furious
November 1941-:HMS Argus
4 February-April 1942: HMS Formidable
April-24 June 1942: Ceylon

19 October 1942: Reforms at Lee-on-Solent
March 1943-February 1944: HMS Unicorn
February-14 October 1944: Onshore, Far East

1 May 1945-June 1945: Rattray
June 1945-August 1945: Fearn
15 August 1945: Disbands at Rattray

Squadron Codes
Swordfish: U3A+ to A5A and 5A+; then 1A+
Albacore: 4A+
Barracuda: 8A+

Duty/ Battle Honours
1940: Norway
1940: English Channel
1940: Spartivento
1940-41: Mediterranean
1941: Atlantic
1941: Bismarck

Books

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