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History
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15. July 1936 |
713 Flight formed at RAF
Kalafrana, Malta |
1939 |
713 Flight achieved squadron
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21. January 1940 |
713 NAS absorbed into 700
NAS |
12. August 1944 |
713 NAS reformed at
RNAS Ronaldsway |
20. December 1945 |
713 NAS disbanded at
RNAS Ronaldsway |
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Jul 1936 - Apr. 1938
Osprey |
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Nov. 1937 - Jan. 1940
Seafox I |
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Aug. 1944 - Dec. 1945
Barracuda II, III |
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713
NAS Deployments |
1936 - 1940 |
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1944 - 1945 |
713
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713 NAS
Home Port Assignments |
1936 - 1940 |
RAF Kalafrana, Malta |
15. Jul. 1936 |
21. Jan. 1940 |
1944 - 1945 |
RNAS Ronaldsway,
Isle of Man |
12. Aug 1944 |
20. Dec.
1945 |
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713
NAS Commanding Officers |
1936 - 1940 |
Flt Lt J. P. G. Bryant,
RAF |
15. Jul. 1936 |
8. Nov. 1937 |
Flt Lt M. Johastone,
RAF |
8. Nov. 1937 |
24. May
1939 |
Lt. M. Johastone,
Rn |
24. May
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26. Jun.
1939 |
Lt. J. Hamilton,
RN |
26. Jun.
1939 |
21. Jan.
1940 |
1944 - 1945 |
Lt-Cdr (A) A. G. McWilliam,
RN |
12. Aug 1944 |
20. Dec.
1945 |
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History
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1936 - 1940
No.713 (Catapult) Flight formed on 15. July 1936 by
renumbering No.445 (Catapult) Flight with the 3rd Cruiser Squadron.
With a shore base at Kalafrana, it was responsible for Ospreys
embarked in HMS Arethusa, HMS Calatea, and later HMS Penelope. These
began to give way to Seafoxes in November 1937, and by early 1939
the unit had achieved squdron status, only to los its identity when
it was absorbed into No.700 Squadron on 21 January 1940.
1944 - 1945
On 12. August 1944, 713 NAS reforned at RNAS Ronaldsway as a
Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Training squadron. Its Barracudas
operated an anti-sbmarine course, and 'B' Flight acted as the
Squadron Commander's Attack School, with a short course on dive
bombing. 713 NAS provided Part III of the TBR Course until
disbanding on 20. December 1945.
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