1849 Naval Air Squadron
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History |
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| 1. August 1944 | 1849 NAS formed at NAS Brunswick ME, USA |
| 6. December 1944 | 1849 NAS disbanded at the UK |
| Planes: |
Corsair III (8)
| 1849 NAS Deployments | ||||
| 22. November 1944 - 6. December 1944 | HMS Reaper | - | Corsair III | ? |
| 1849 NAS Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Brunswick ME. USA | 1. Aug. 1944 | 22. Nov. 1944 |
| 1849 NAS Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt-Cdr (A) P. C. S. Chilton, RN | 1. Aug 1944 | 6. Dec. 1944 |
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History |
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1849 NAS personnel assembled at NAD Townhill Camp in June 1944, then took passage to the USA where it officially fomed at NAS Brunswick, Maine on 1. Aungust 1944 as a single seater fighter squadron. Equipped with 8 Corsair IIIs, these were replaced by Corsair IVs shortly before embarking in HMS Reaper in November 1944 for the UK. Due to the high number of losses from accidents, it disbanded on arrival in the UK on 6. Decenber 1944, being shared between 1845 NAS and 1850 NAS . - Has anyone more Informations about this Squadron - |