700H Naval Air Squadron

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History 
18. March 1957 700H NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
26. September 1957 700G NAS disbanded at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
1. June 1959 700H NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
27. August 1959 700G NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
1. April 1960 700H NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
12. January 1962 700G NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
9. January 1967 700H NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
15. September 1967 700G NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
 

 

 

 Mar 1957 - Sep. 1957
Whirlwind HAS.7		    
       
 

 

 

 Jun. 1959 - Sep. 1959
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 Apr. 1960 - Jan 1962
Wessex HAS.1		    
       
 

 

 

 Jan 1967 - Sep 1967
Wessex HAS.3		    
       
700H NAS Home Port Assignments
1957
RNAS Lee-On-Solent, Hampshire 18. Mar. 1957 26. Sep. 1957
1959
RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall 1. Jun. 1959 27. Aug. 1959
1960 - 1962
RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall 1. Apr. 1960 12. Jan. 1962
1967
RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall 9. Jan. 1967 15. Sep. 1967
       
700H NAS Commanding Officers 
1957
Lt-Cdr J. G. C. Williams, RN 18. Mar. 1957 26. Sep. 1957
1959
Lt-Cdr A. G. Cornabe, RN 1. Jun. 1959 27. Aug. 1959
1960 - 1962
Lt-Cdr R. Turpin, RN 1. Apr. 1960 12. Jan. 1962
1967
Lt-Cdr D. R, V. Doe, RN 9. Jan. 1967 15. Sep. 1967
       

History 

700H NAS was the IFTU (Intensiv Flying Training Unit) for the Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 and later for the Westland Weesex

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last update 16. September 2016

written 12. September 2016

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