751 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
24. May 1939 751 NAS formed at RNAS Ford
2. May 1944 751 NAS disbanded RNAS Dundee
22. September 1945 846 NAS renumbered 751 NAS at RNAS Machrihanish
31. October 1945 751 NAS disbanded RNAS Machrihanish
1. March 1947 751 NAS formed at RAF Watton
30. September 1947 751 NAS disbanded RAF Watton
3. December 1951 751 NAS formed at RAF Watton
1. May 1958 751 NAS renumbered 831 NAS at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
 

 

 

 May 1939 - May 1944
 Walrus I		    
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 Sep. 1945 - Oct. 1945
 Avenger II		    
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 Mar. 1947 - Sep. 1947
Anson I		    
 

 

 

 Mar. 1947 - Sep. 1947
 Oxford		    
 

 

 

 Jul. 1947 - Sep. 1947
Seafire XV		    
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 Apr 1952 - Nov. 1954
Mosquito FB.6, PR.34
Sea Mosqito TR.33		    
 

 

 

 Aug. 1952 - Mar. 1956
Sea Fury FB.11		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1952 - Mar. 1956
Firyfly AS.6		      
 

 

 

 Dec. 1952 - Apr. 1958
Avenger AS.4, 5
Avenger ECM.6		  
 

 

 

 Feb. 1953 - Aug. 1955
Anson I		    
 

 

 

 Jun. 1957 - May 1958
Sea Venom ECM 21		  
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751 NAS Deployments 
31. August 1953 - 2. October 1953 HMS Illustrious - Avenger ECM.6 -
19. February 1955 - 15. March 1955 HMS Centauer - Avenger ECM.6 -
7. June 1955 - 23. June 1955 HMS Bulwark Det. 7 Avenger ECM.6 -
14. November 1957 - 23. November 1957 HMS Eagle Det. 3 ? -
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751 NAS Home Port Assignments
1939 - 1944
RNAS Ford 24. May 1939 19. Aug. 1940
RNAS Arbroath 19. Aug. 1940 13. Aug. 1941
RNAS Dundee 13. Aug. 1941 2. May 1944
1945 - 1945
RNAS Machrihanish 22. Sep. 1945 31. October 1945
1947 - 1947
RAF Watton 1. Mar. 1947 30. Sep. 1947
1951 - 1958
RAF Watton 3. Dec 1951 27. Sep. 1957
RNAS Culdrose 27. Sep. 1957 1. May 1958
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751 NAS Commanding Officers 
1939 - 1944
Lt-Cdr J. H. Sender, RN 24. May 1939 1. Feb 1941
Lt-Cdr F. Leach, RNVR 1. Feb 1941 1. Dec 1941
Lt-Cdr H. Jones, RNVR 1. Dec 1941 7. Aug. 1943
Lt-Cdr D. H. Angel, RN 7. Aug. 1943 2. Feb. 1944
Lt-Cdr T. E. Sargent, RD, RNVR 2. Feb. 1944 2. May 1944
1945 - 1945
? (possible Lt-Cdr D. J. Bunyan, RNVR) 22. Sep. 1945 31. October 1945
1947 - 1947
Lt R. F. J. Forty, RN 1. Mar. 1947 30. Sep. 1947
1951 - 1958
Lt-Cdr P. Winter, DSC, RN 3. Dec. 1951 25. Mar. 1952
Lt-Cdr G. R. Woolsteon, RN 25. Mar. 1952 2. Jun. 1954
Lt-Cdr W. J. Cooper, RN 2. Jun. 1954 16. Jul. 1956
Lt-Cdr J. T. Williams, RN 16. Jul. 1956 25. Mar. 1958
Lt-Cdr R. N. Hanks, RN 25. Mar. 1958 1. May 1958
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History 

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last update 22. October 2022

written 1. March 2011

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