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  HMS Victorious  
1941 - 1967 .

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HMS Victorious

Class

Illustrious Class

Builder

Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle

Laid down

4 May 1937

Launched

14. September 1939

Commissioned

14. May 1941

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22. May 1941 - 18. June 1941

Atlantic (hunt for Bismark) & Mediterranean Sea (H Force)

820 NAS Swordfish I -An Bord der Ark Royal !!
825 NAS Swordfish I (9) -
800Z NAS Fulmar I (6) -
last update 1 November 2011
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1941

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809 NAS Fulmar (9) -
827 NAS Albacore (12) -
828 NAS Albacore (9) -
Petsamo & Kirkenes
last update 20. October 2013
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August 1941 - November 1941

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809 NAS Fulmar (12) -
802 NAS B Flight Martlet III (2) -
817 NAS Albacore (9) -
832 NAS Albacore (12) -
Home Fleet
* only September 1941 on Board
last update 20. October 2013
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November 1941 - February 1942  (General)

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809 NAS Fulmar (12) -
817 NAS Albacore (9) -
820 NAS Albacore (12) -
Home Fleet
last update 20. October 2013
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February 1942 - December 1942 (General)

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809 NAS Fulmar (12) -
817 NAS Albacore (9) -
832 NAS Albacore (12) -
Home Fleet
last update 20. October 2013
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Scappa Flow
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3. August 1942 - 21. August 1942

Mediterranean

884 NAS 23. Jul. 42 - 21. Aug. 42 Fulmar II (12) -
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Mediretrranean (Malta convoy Operation Pedestal)
last update 20. October 2013
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September 1942

Refitted at NS refit that included the installation of an aircraft direction room

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22. October 1942 - 23. November 1942

Mediterranean

809 NAS Fulmar II (6) -
817 NAS Albacore (8) -
832 NAS Albacore (8) -
882 NAS Martlet IV (18) -
884 NAS 22. Oct. 42 - 23. Nov. 42 Seafire IIB (6) -
Mediterranean (Operation Torch)
last update 20. October 2013
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Greenock on the Clyde
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20. December 1942 - 31. December 1942

Trip to the USA

882 NAS Martlet IV (40) -
832 NAS Albacore I (12) -
  last update 26. July 2017
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31. December 1942 - 1943

Refitted at NS Norfolk Navy Yard USA

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3. February 1943 - 4. March 1943

Trip to Pearl Harbor HI.

882 NAS Martlet IV (6) -
896 NAS 1. Feb. 43 - 4. Mar. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
898 NAS 3. Feb. 43 - 6. Mar. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
832 NAS TBF-1 Avenger (12) -
last update 26. July 2017
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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8. May 1943 - 9. August 1943

West Pacific

882 NAS Martlet IV (6) & F4F-4 (6) -
896 NAS 8. May 43 - 31. Jul. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
898 NAS 7. May 43 - 25. Jul. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
832 NAS * TBF-1 Avenger (12) -
Operation in the Pacific with USS Saratoga as TF-14 and later TF 36.3 (Operation Cartwheel)
Harbour visit: 17. May 1943 - 24 May 1943 Tontouta, 3. June 1943 - 16. June 1943 Tontouta, 20. June 1943 - 27. June 1943 Tontouta, 25. July 1943 - 31. July 1943 Tontouta.
* 832 NAS was from 27. June 1943 til 24. July 1943 on Board USS Saratoga
last update 26. July 2017
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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12. August 1943 - 1. September 1943

Trip to NS Norfolk VA.

882 NAS Martlet IV (6) -
896 NAS Not noted ! Martlet IV (6) -
898 NAS 31. Jul. 43 - 26. Sep. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
832 NAS TBF-1 Avenger (12) -
last update 26. July 2017
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1. September 1943 - 15. September

Refitted at NS Norfolk Navy Yard USA

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15. September 1943 - 26. September 1943

Return to the UK

882 NAS 31. Jul. 43 - 26. Sep. 43 Martlet IV (6) -
896 NAS 16. Sep. 43 - 26. Sep.43 Martlet IV (6) -
898 NAS 15. Sep. 43 - 26. Sep.43 Martlet IV (6) -
832 NAS (none) -
last update 26. July 2017
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Greenock on the Clyde
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December 1943 - March 1944

Refitted at Liverpool,  new radar was fitted

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April 1944

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827 NAS Barracuda II (9) -
829 NAS Barracuda II (12) -
1834 NAS Corsair (14) -
1836 NAS Corsair (14) -
Operation Tungsten 3 April 1944 (Tirpitz Raid)
last update 20. October 2013
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April 1944

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827 NAS Barracuda II (9) -
829 NAS Barracuda II (12) -
1834 NAS Corsair (14) -
1836 NAS Corsair (14) -
Anti Shipping Strike
last update 20. October 2013
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June 1944

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827 NAS Barracuda II (9) -
829 NAS Barracuda II (12) -
1834 NAS Corsair (14) -
1836 NAS Corsair (14) -
Anti Shipping Strike
last update 20. October 2013
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RNS Trincomalee
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1. January 1945 - 7. January 1945

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849 NAS

Avenger (21)

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1834 NAS

Corsair (18)

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1836 NAS

Corsair (18)

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"Operation Lentil" Airstrike against The Pangkalan Brandan Sumatra reinery complex in NEI

 

 

 

     
last update 1. August 2017
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RNS Trincomalee
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30. June 1945 - 8. September 1945

1st CAG BPF

849 NAS

Avenger Mk.I

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1834 NAS

Corsair

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1836 NAS

Corsair

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last update 1 November 2011
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Sidney
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25. September 1945 - 27. October 1945

Trip to the UK

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1841 NAS 25. Sep. 45 - 27. Oct. 45

- none -

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1842 NAS 25. Sep. 45 - 27. Oct. 45

- none -

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*Maybe witout planes
 

 

 

     
last update 1. October 2016
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1945
Trainig of Ceylon -
Capt: CAG: -
776 NAS ? ? Lt-Cdr(A) F. W. Barring, RNVR
29. October 1945 - 12. November 1945
 

 

 

756 NAS    
last update 1. November 2022
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1947

Trip to the UK

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Ships Flight Sea Otter -
*Maybe witout planes
 

 

 

     
last update 1. October 2016
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October 1950 - January 1958

Ship rebuilt from hangar deck upwards with angled flight deck and large increase in hangar height:

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26. September 1958 - 13. January 1959

Mediterranean

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
824 NAS Whirlwind V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 430
893 NAS 25. Sep. 58 - 13. Jan. 59 Sea Venom FAW.22 455-469 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 6 October 1958, Malta 13 October 1958, Toulon 14. October 1958, Malta 7. November 1958, Gibraltar 9. January 1959
 

 

 

824 NAS
 

 

 

893 NAS Ships Flight  
last update 7. January 2016
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21. February 1959 - 23. March 1959

Mediterranean

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
824 NAS Whirlwind V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 430
893 NAS 21. Feb. 59 - 23. Mar. 59 Sea Venom FAW.22 455-469 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 25. February 1959,
 

 

 

824 NAS
 

 

 

893 NAS Ships Flight  
last update 7. January 2016
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4. May 1959 - 22. July 1959

North Sea

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
824 NAS Whirlwind V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 430
894 NAS Dt. 6
9. Jun. 59 - 22. Jun. 59
Sea Venom FAW.22 485-499 E
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Oslo 18. June 1959
 

 

 

824 NAS
 

 

 

893 NAS Ships Flight  
last update 7. January 2016
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July 1959 - 9. August 1959

Atlantic

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
824 NAS Whirlwind V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 430
894 NAS Dt. 6
30. Jun. 59 - 9. Aug. 59
Sea Venom FAW.22 485-499 E
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at:
 

 

 

824 NAS
 

 

 

893 NAS Ships Flight  
last update 7. January 2016
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15. September 1959 - 14. December 1959

Atlantic / Mediterranean

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
824 NAS Whirlwind V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 430
892 NAS B flight* Sea Vixen FAW.1 (6) 207 - 210 V
893 NAS 15. Sep. 59 - 1. Oct. 59
30. Oct. 59 - 14. Dec. 59
Sea Venom FAW.22 455-469 V
894 NAS Sea Venom FAW.22 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Gibraltar, Malta, Marseille
* 892 NAS B flight was only from 13. October 1959 til 23. October 1959 on Board for DLT
 

 

 

824 NAS
 

 

 

894 NAS Ships Flight
last update 7. January 2016
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25. January 1960 - 22 February 1960

Home Waters

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
805 NAS Sea Venom FAW.22 V
825 NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 V 310
893 NAS 27. Jan- 60 - 25. Feb. 60 Sea Venom FAW.22 455-469 V
849 NAS B flight Skyraider AEW.1 (4) V 450
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (2) V
 

 

 

805 NAS 8xx NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 1 November 2011
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February 1960 -

Refitted

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21. October 1960 - 18. December 1960

Mediteranean

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
825 NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 V 310
849 NAS B flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
892 NAS 22. Oct. 60 - 18. Dec. 60 Sea Vixen FAW.1 (12) 207 - 210 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Gibraltar, Malta, Napels
 

 

 

825 NAS 849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 10. Febraury 2012
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30. January 1961 - 11. December 1961

Mediterranean

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150
815 NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 V 310
849 NAS B flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
892 NAS 21. Jan. 61 - 8. Dec. 61 Sea Vixen FAW.1 (12) 207 - 210 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Gibraltar, Cape Town 17. February 1961, Aden 11. March 1961, Singapore 4. April 1961, Pula Tioman 17. April 1961, Singapore, May 1961, Kuwait 9. July 1961, Mombassa, Aden, Singapore 14 September 1961, Manila, Singapore, Mombassa, Aden, Malta
 

 

 

849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 11. January 2016
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30. January 1962 - 30. March 1962

Far East

803 NAS Scimitar F.1 V 150 9. Feb - 30 Mar-.
815 NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 V 310
849 NAS B flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
892 NAS 9. Feb. 62 - 30. Mar. 62 Sea Vixen FAW.1 (12) 207 - 210 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
Port Calls at: Brest 15. February 1962, Gibraltar, Vigo 17 March 1962
 

 

 

  849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 11. January 2016
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14. August 1963 - 22. July 1965

Far East & Indian Ocean

801 NAS Buccaneer S.1 (?) V 110
814 NAS Wessex (5) V
849 NAS A flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
893 NAS 14. Aug. 63 - 22. Jul. 65 Sea Vixen FAW.1 (12) V 460
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (1) V
 

 

 

814 NAS 849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 1 November 2011
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14. May 1966 - 8. June 1966

Home & Mediterranean Sea

801 NAS Buccaneer S.2 (?) V 230
8?? NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 (5) V
849 NAS A flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
893 NAS 14. May 66 - 9. Jun. 66 Sea Vixen FAW.2 (12) 250-257 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (1) V
 

 

 

8?? NAS 849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 1 November 2011
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8. July 1966 - 13. June 1967

Far East & Indian Ocean

801 NAS Buccaneer S.2 (?) V 230
814 NAS Wessex (5) V
849 NAS A flt. Gannet AEW.3 (4) V
893 NAS 8. Jul. 66 - 13. Jun. 67 Sea Vixen FAW.2 (12) 250-257 V
Ships Flight Whirlwind HAS.7 (1) V
 

 

 

814 NAS 849 NAS
 

 

 

Ships Flight  
last update 1 November 2011
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Decommissioned

1967


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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. November 2011

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