1844 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

15. December 1943 1844 NAS formed at RNAS Eglington
30. November 1945 1844 NAS disbanded in the UK
15. February 1954 1844 NAS formed at RNAS Bramcote
10. March 1957 1844 NAS disbanded at RNAS Bramcote
Planes:
 

 

 

Dec. 1943 - May. 1945
Hellcat I
(18)
   
 

 

 

Feb. 1945 - Oct. 1945
Hellcat II
   
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 Feb. 1954 - Jun. 1956
Firefly FR.5 & AS.6
 
 

 

 

 Mar. 1956 - Mar. 1957
Avenger AS.5
   
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1844 NAS Deployments 
3. March 1944 - 11. April 1944 HMS Begum - Hellcat I (10) -
25. July 1944 - 21. October  1944 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat II W 140
1.December 1944 - 9.December 1944 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat I (18) W 140
14. December 1944 - 10. February 1945 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat I (18) W 140
27. February 1945 - 5. June 1945 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat II(24) W 140
3. August 1945 - 11. August 1945 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat II(24) W 140
16. August 1945 - 10. October 1945 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG Hellcat II(24) W 140
22.Oktober 1945 - 30. November 1945 HMS Indomitable 11th CAG none W 140
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1844 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Eglington, Co. Londonderry 15. Dec 1943 3. Mar. 1944
Ulunderpet, Ceylon 11. Apr. 1944 25. Jul. 1944
RANAS Nowra, New South Wales 21. Oct  1944 1.Dec. 1944
RANAS Nowra, New South Wales 5. Jun. 1944 25. Jul. 1944
RANAS Nowra, New South Wales 10. Oct.  1944 22.Okt. 1945
RNAS Bramcote, Warwickshire 15. Feb. 1954 10. Mar. 1957
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1844 NAS Commanding Officers 
1943 - 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) T. W. Harrington, RN 15. Dec 1943 9. Sep 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) M. S. Godson, RN 9. Sep 1944 12. May 1945
Lt-Cdr P. J. P. Leckie, RN 12. May 1945 30. Nov. 1945
1954 - 1957
Lt-Cdr D. Woodhead, RNVR 15. Feb. 1954 10. Mar. 1957
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History 

1943 - 1945
1844 NAS formed at
RNAS Eglington on 15. December 1943 as a single seater fighter squadron with 10 Hellcat Is, as part of the 5th Naval Fighter Wing. In February 1944 it took passage in HMS Begum for the Far East, and after work-up in southern India embarked in HMS Indomitable in JuIy to provide fighter cover and photographic reconnaissance duing attacks the following month on Indaroeng and Emma Haven in Sumatra. Similar work was carried out in September during bombing attacks on Sigli, and in October fighter cover was given during attacks on Car Nicobar.
After a period ashore the squadron re-embarked for opentions in December on oil installations at Belawan Deli in Sumatra. In Jranuary 1945 airfields and shore targets were attacked at Pangkalan Brandan, and later in the nonth oil refineries were attacked at Palembang. Sailing to Australia, where 1844 NAS received 18 Hellcat IIs, the ship then retuned north for attrcks on the Sakishima Gunto group of islands in the East China Seas, and also on Formosa, Further planned operations in August 1945 were cancelled folloving the Japanese surrender, and after discading its aircnft in Australia the squadron sailed for the UK, where it disbanded on arrival on 30. November 1945.

1954 - 1957
On 15. February 1954, 1844 NAS reformed at RNAS Bramcote as an anti-submarine squadron in the Midland Air Division of the RN Volunteer Reserve. Equipped initially with 6 Firefly AS.5s, it exchanged these for 6 Firefly AS.6s in December 1955, but the latter soon gave way to Avenger AS.S from March 1956. On 10. March 1957 1844 NAS disbanded under that year's defence cuts.

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