717 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

1. July 1944 717 NAS formed at RNAS Fearn
22. March 1946 717 NAS disbanded at RNAS Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
 
Planes:
 

 

Jul. 1944 - Mar. 1945
Barracuda II
     
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717 NAS Deployments 
717 NAS was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.
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717 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Fearn, Scottish Highlands 1. Jul. 1944 31. Oct. 1944
RNAS Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 31. Oct. 1944 22. Mar. 1946
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717 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr D. Norcock, RN 1. Jul. 1944 18. Sep. 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) A. Brunt, DSC, RNZNVR 18. Sep. 1944 26. Jan. 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) J. L. Fisher, RNVR 26. Jan. 1945 21. Dec. 1945
Lt (A) H. H. T. Harding, RNVR 21. Dec. 1945 22. Mar. 1946
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History 

717 NAS formed at RNAS Fearn on 1. July 1944 as a Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Training Squadron. With 714 NAS it received aircrew from their specialist training and assembled them into complete crews. Equipped with Barracuda IIs, it moved to RNAS Rattray on 31. October 1944 where it operated Part I of the TBR Course. It took over the task of the disbanding 714 NAS on 29. October 1945, but was itself disbanded at RNAS Rattray on 22. March 1946.

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last update 14. September 2016

written 14. September 2016

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