715 Naval Air Squadron

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15. July 1936 715 NAS formed at RAF Kai Tak
21. January 1940 715 NAS absorbed into 700 NAS
17. August 1944 715 NAS reformed at RNAS St Merrin
31. March 1946 715 NAS disbanded at RNAS St Merrin
 
Planes:
 

 

 

Jul. 1936 - Jul. 1937
Osprey III SP
     
 

 

 

Sep. 1936 - Jan. 1940
Wallrus I
     
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Aug. 1944 - Dec. 1945
Seafire Ib, III, XVII
     
 

 

 

Aug. 1944 - Mar. 1946
Corsair III, IV
     
 

 

 

Jun. 1945 - Dec. 1945
Harvard IIb, III
     
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715 NAS Deployments 
1936 - 1940
- HMS Berwick - - -
- HMS Dorstshire - - -
- HMS Kent - - -
- HMS Birmingham - - -
- HMS Cornwall - - -
- HMS Cumberland - - -
- HMS Suffolk - - -
1944 - 1946
715 NAS was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.
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715 NAS Home Port Assignments
1936 - 1940
RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong 15. Jul. 1936 21. Jan. 1940
1944 - 1946
RNAS St Merrin, Cornwall, England 17. Aug. 1944 31. Mar. 1946
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715 NAS Commanding Officers 
1936 - 1940
Flt Lt E. O. F. Price, RAF

15. Jul. 1936

11. Oct. 1937
Sq Ldr I. R. Sarel, RAF 11. Oct. 1937 24. May 1939
Lt P. J. Milner-Barry, RN 24. May 1939 21. Jan. 1940
1944 - 1946
Lt-Cdr (A) R. E. Gardener, DSC, RNVR

17. Aug. 1944

12. Dec. 1944
Lt-Cdr D. G. Carlisle, DSC, SANF (V) 12. Dec. 1944 28. Jun. 1945
Lt-Cdr F. R. A. Turnbull, DSC & Bar, RN 28. Jun. 1945 31. Mar. 1946
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History 

1936 - 1940
No. 715 (Catapult) Flight forned on 15. July 1936 by renumbering No.403 (Catapult) Flight in ships of the 5th Crusier Squadron in the China Station. The shore base was at RAF Kai Tak, with Wei-Hai-Wéi in Northern China being also being used. Initial equipment was Ospreys in HMS Berwick, HMS Dorstshire and HMS Kent, but in September 1936 these began to give way to Walruses. HMS Berwick was withdrawn, but the squadron took over responsibllity for aircaft in HMS Birmingham, HMS Cornwall, HMS Cumberland, HMS Kent and HMS Suffolk. It achieved squadron status by early 1938, and at the outbreak of war had 7 Walruses in 5 cruisers, using both RAF Kai Tak and RNAS Seletar as shore bases. 715 NAS disbanded into 700 NAS on 21. January 1940.

1944 - 1946
On 17. August 1944, part of 736 NAS at RNAS St Merrin broke away to refom as 715 NAS within the School of Air Combat. Equipped mainly with Seafires and Corsairs it operated a Fighter Air Combat Course and also a Fighter Leaders Course until being reabsorbed by 736 NAS on 31. March 1946.

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last update 14. August 2017

written 14. August 2017

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