702 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

15. July 1936 702 Flight formed at Mount Batten
1939 702 Flight achieved squadron status
21. January 1940 702 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
27. December 1940 702 NAS reformed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
July 1943 702 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
1. June 1945 702 NAS reformed at Hintstock
10. September 1946 702 NAS disbanded at RNAS Schofildes, Australia
4. April 1949 702 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
26. August 1952 702 NAS renumbered 738 NAS
30. September 1957 702 NAS reformed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
11. August 1958 702 NAS merged with NAS 727
3. January 1978 702 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
1 August 2014 702 NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton

Planes:
 

 

 

Jul. 1936 - Sep. 1939
Walrus I
     
 

 

 

Feb. 1937 - Oct. 1938
Seal
     
 

 

 

1939 - Sep- 1939
Swordfish I & II
 
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Dec. 1940 - Jul. 1943
Seafox I
   
 

 

 

Mar. 1942 - Nov. 1942
Kingfisher
     
 

 

 

May 1942 - Jul 1942
Sea Hurricane Ib
     
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Sep. 1945 - Feb. 1946
Harvard IIb
     
 

 

 

Sep. 1945 - Mar. 1946
Oxford
     
 

 

 

Nov. 1945 - Apr. 1946
Tiger Moth
     
 

 

 

Jan. 1946 - Sep. 1946
Avenger III
     
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Apr. 1949 - Aug. 1952
Vampire F20
Vampire FB.5
   
 

 

 

Jun. 1949 - Aug. 1952
Meteor T.7
     
 

 

 

Mar .1952 - Aug. 1952
Attacker F.1
   
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Oct. 1957 - Aug. 1958
Sea Balliol T.21
   
 

 

 

Oct. 1957 - Aug. 1958
Vampire T.22
   
 

 

 

Oct. 1957 - 1958
Prince T.1
     
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Jan 1978 - 19??
Lynx HAS.2
     
 

 

 

19?? - Aug 2014
Lynx HAS.3
     
 

 

 

19?? - Aug. 2014
Lynx HMA.8
     
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702 Sqn. Deployments 
702 Sqn was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.
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713 NAS Home Port Assignments
1936 - 1940
RAF Mount Batten 15. Jul. 1936 1. Jan. 1938
RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 1. Jan. 1938 21. Jan. 1940
1940 - 1943
RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 27. Dec. 1940 Jul. 1943
1945 - 1946
Hintstock 1. Jun. 1945 4. Sep. 1945
RNAS Schofildes, Australia 4. Sep. 1945 10. Sep.1946
1949 - 1951
RNAS Culdrose 4. Apr. 1949 26. Aug 1952
1957 - 1958
RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 30. Sep. 1957 17. Oct. 1957
RNAS Ford 17. Oct. 1957 11. Aug. 1958
1978 - 2014
RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset 3. Jan. 1978 1. Aug. 2014
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702 Sqn. Commanding Officers 
1936 - 1940
Lt S.W. D Colls, RN 15. Jul. 1936 18. Sep. 1937
none 18. Sep. 1937 14. Nov. 1938
F/Lt P. E. O'Brian, RAF 14. Nov. 1938 24. May 1939
Lt-Cdr R.A.B. Phillimore, RN 24. May 1939 21. Jan. 1940
1940 - 1943
? 27. Dec. 1940 Jul. 1943
1945 - 1946
Lt-Cdr(A) G. T. Bertholdt, RNVR 1. Jun. 1945 4. Sep. 1945
Lt J.E.G. Essery, RNVR 4. Sep. 1945 10. Sep.1946
1949 - 1951
Lt (A) A. B. B. Clark, RN 4. Apr. 1949 3. May 1951
Lt-Cdr N. Perrett, RN 3. May 1951 26. Aug 1952
1957 - 1958
Lt-Cdr T.V.G Binney, RN 30. Sep. 1957 11. Aug. 1958
1978 - 2014
Lt-Cdr B. F. Pendergast, RN 3. Jan. 1978 29. Jan. 1980
Lt-Cdr R. F. Edmonds, RN 29. Jan. 1980 29. Oct. 1980
Lt-Cdr D. H. N Yates, RN 29. Oct. 1980 6. Jan. 1981
Lt-Cdr H. F. Hatton, RN 6. Jan. 1981 5. May 1983
Lt-Cdr T. L. Bailey, RN 5. May 1983 2. Jul. 1985
Lt-Cdr C. D. Ferbrache, RN 2. Jul. 1985 28. Jul. 1986
Lt-Cdr M. Bishop-Bailey, RN 28. Jul. 1986 26. Sep. 1988
Lt-Cdr R. G. Burrows, RN 26. Sep. 1988 27. Nov. 1990
Lt-Cdr C- L. Palmer, RN 27. Nov. 1990 20. Jun. 1991
Lt-Cdr C. F. Mervik, RN 20. Jun. 1991 12. Feb. 1992
Lt-Cdr P. J. Bryant, RN 12. Feb. 1992 4. Feb 1994
Lt-Cdr R. N. Wain, RN 4. Feb 1994 13. Feb. 1996
Lt-Cdr N. P. Yates, RN 13. Feb. 1996 26. Mar. 1998
Lt-Cdr A. Raggert MVO, RN 26. Mar. 1998 27. Jul. 2000
Lt-Cdr M. A. Sheehan, RN 27. Jul. 2000 19. Jun. 2001
Lt-Cdr S. E. Kilby, RN 19. Jun. 2001 1. Aug. 2003
Lt-Cdr M. B. Davies, RN 1. Aug. 2003 14. Dec. 2005
Cdr K. P. Flemming, RN 14. Dec. 2005 28. Mar. 2008
Cdr C. D. C. Mahony, RN 28. Mar. 2008 20. Jul. 2010
Cdr P. J. E. Hoare, RN 20. Jul. 2010 16. Jul. 2012
Cdr A. K. Rimington, RN 16. Jul. 2012 18. Dec. 2013
Cdr G. Owen, RN 18. Dec. 2013 1. Aug. 2014
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History 

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last update 20. April 2021

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