1843 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

1. May 1944 1843 NAS formed at NAS Brunswick ME, USA
10. December 1945 1843 NAS disbanded at in the UK
1. October 1952 1830 NAS A flight formed at RNAS Donibristle
28. March 1953 1843 NAS reformed at RNAS Donibristle
10. March 1957 1843 NAS disbanded at RNAS Abbotsinch
 
Planes:
 

 

 

May 1944 - Aug 1944
Corsair III
(18)
   
 

 

 

Aug 1944 - Jan 1945
Corsair II
   
 

 

 

Feb 1945 - Sep 1945
Corsair IV
(24)
   
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Okt. 1952 - Nov. 1955
Firefly AS.6
   
 

 

 

 Nov. 1955 - Mar. 1957
Avenger AS.5
     
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1843 NAS Deployments 
2. August 1944 - 24. August 1944 HMS Trouncer - Corsair III (18)  
14. February 1945 - 1. May 1945 HMS Arbiter - Corsair IV (24)  
20. May 1945 - 31. May 1945 HMS Arbiter - Corsair IV (24)  
25. June 1945 - 14. July 1945 HMS Arbiter - Corsair IV (24)  
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1843 NAS Home Port Assignments
NAS Brunswick ME, USA 1. May 1944 2. Aug. 1944
RNAS Eglington 24. Aug. 1944 14. Feb 1945
RNAS Schofields 1. May 1945 20. May 1945
RNAS Donibristle 1. Oct. 1952 28. Mar. 1953
RNAS Abbotsinch 28. Mar. 1953 10. Mar. 1957
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1843 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr (A) D. K. Evans, RNZNVR 1. May 1944 20. Sep 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) D. F. V. Davis, RCNVR (temp) 20. Sep 1944 14. Oct 1944
Major P. P. Nelson-Gracie, RM 14. Oct 1944 11. Feb 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) P. C. S. Chilton, RN 11. Feb 1945 10. Dec 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) M. Ross, RNVR 1. Oct. 1952 10. Mar. 1957
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History 

1944 - 1945
1843 NAS formed at Brunswick on 1. May 1944 as a single seater fighter squadron. Equipped with 18 Corsair IIIs, these were replaced by Mk.IIs before embarking in HMS Trouncer for the UK in August 1944.
The squadron became part of the 10th Naval Fighter Wing and moved to RNAS Ayr on October 23rd, returning to Eglinton on December 15th to make final preparations for deployment to the Pacific in the New Year. 8 aircraft undertook Deck Landing Training on HMS Patroller between December 21st & 23rd before Christmas and embarkation leave was granted.
The squadron embarked in HMS Arbiter with 24 Corsair IVs on 14. February 1945 and sailed to Australia, taking passage through the Suez Canal to Colombo, on to Bombay and finally Sydney. The squadron disembarked some aircraft to RNAS Colombo, operating there between April 4th & 13th before rejoining the ship. 1843 NAS disembarked to RNAS Schofields, New South Wales, on May 1st 1945. 
In August it became part of the 3rd Carrier Air Group, which formed at Nowra on August 2nd 1945, comprising of 854 NAS Avenger and 1843 NAS & 1845 NAS Corsair squadrons. The aircraft were withdrawn in September, and the squadron personnel sailed home in SS Stratheden to disband on arrival on 10. December 1945.

1952 - 1957
On 1. October 1952, 1830A NAS formed at Donibristle as an Anti-Submarine squadron of the Scottish Air Division of the RN Volunteer Reserve, moving shortly afterwards to Abbotsinch. It shared the aircraft of No.1830 Squadron, becoming No.1843 Squadron in March 1953. Avengers arrived in November 1955, but No.1843 disbanded on 10. March 1957 under the defence cuts of that year.

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last update 19. September 2016

written 1. March 2011

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