764 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
8. April 1940 764 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
7. November 1943 764 NAS disbanded at Lawrenny Ferry
19. February 1944 764 NAS reformed at RNAS Gosport
1. September 1945 764 NAS disbanded at RNAS Gosport
18. May 1953 764 NAS reformed at RNAS Lossimouth
23. November 1954 764 NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton
1. February 1955 764 NAS reformed at RNAS Ford
27. July 1972 764 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossimouth
Planes:
 

 

 

 Apr. 1940 - Sep. 1941
Swordfish I		    
 

 

 

 Apr. 1940 - Jul. 1940
Seafox I		    
 

 

 

 Apr. 1940 - Nov. 1943
Walrus I		    
 

 

 

 Jul. 1942 - Nov. 1943
Kingfisher I		    
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 Feb. 1944 - Aug. 1945
Barracuda II		    
 

 

 

 Feb. 1944 - Apr. 1944
Avenger II		    
 

 

 

 Jun. 1945 - 1945
Firefly		    
 

 

 

 1945 - Aug. 1945
Spitfire XVII		    
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 May 1953 - Nov. 1954
Firefly T.1, T.2		    
 

 

 

 May 1953 - Nov. 1954
Spitfire XVII		    
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 May 1955 - Feb. 1957
Wyvern S.4		    
 

 

 

 May 1955 - Jul. 1959
Sea Hawk F.1, F2,
FB.3, FGA.4, FGA.6		    
 

 

 

 Jan. 1955 - Jun. 1957
Vampire T.22		    
 

 

 

 Jun. 1955 - Feb. 1956
Vampire F.20		  
 

 

 

 May 1958 - May 1959
Scimitar F.1		    
 

 

 

 Dec. 1958 - Jul. 1972
Hunter T.8		  
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764 NAS Home Port Assignments
1940 - 1943
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 8. Apr. 1940 3. Jul. 1940
Pembroke Dock 3. Jul. 1940 Oct. 1941
Lawrenny Ferry Oct. 1941 7. Nov. 1943
1944 - 1945
RNAS Gosport 19. Feb. 1944 1. Sep. 1945
1953 - 1954
RNAS Lossimouth 18. May 1953 23. Sep. 1953
RNAS Yeovilton 23. Sep. 1953 23. Nov. 1954
1955 - 1972
RNAS Ford 1. Feb. 1955 21. Jun. 1957
RNAS Lossimouth 21. Jun. 1957 27. Jul. 1972
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764 NAS Commanding Officers 
1940 - 1943
Lt-Cdr F. E. C. Judd, RN 8. Apr. 1940 16. Jul. 1940
Lt-Cdr H. L. McCulloch, RN 16. Jul. 1940 17.Oct. 1941
Lt-Cdr H. Wright, RN 17.Oct. 1941 1. Aug. 1942
Lt-Cdr M. B. P. Francklin, DSC, RN 1. Aug. 1942 17. Jan. 1943
Lt-Cdr W. J. R. MacWhriter, RN 17. Jan. 1943 8. Feb. 1943
Lt D. H. Angel, RN 8. Feb. 1943 10. Apr. 1943
Lt-Cdr J. E. Mansfield, RNVR 10. Apr. 1943 16. Jun. 1943
Lt-Cdr J. O. B. Young, RN 16. Jun. 1943 7. Nov. 1943
1944 - 1945
Lt-Cdr E. D. J. R. Whatley, RN 19. Feb. 1944 19. Apr. 1944
Lt-Cdr D. L. R. Hutchinson, RNVR 19. Apr. 1944 16. Nov. 1944
Lt-Cdr G. A. Donaghue, RNVR 16. Nov. 1944 3. Jun. 1945
Capt D. B. L. Smith, RM 3. Jun. 1945 1. Sep. 1945
1953 - 1954
Lt-Cdr P. S. Brewer, RN 18. May 1953 28. Sep. 1953
Lt-Cdr B. Bevens, DSC, RN 28. Sep. 1953 23. Nov. 1954
1955 - 1972
Lt-Cdr D. F. Battinson, RN 1. Feb. 1955 15. Apr. 1957
Lt-Cdr J. W. Ayres, RN 15. Apr. 1957 17. Jun. 1957
Lt-Cdr D. T. McKeown, RN 17. Jun. 1957 20. Apr. 1959
Lt R. M. P Carne, RN 20. Apr. 1959 2. Dec. 1960
Lt-Cdr J. C. Mather, RN 2. Dec. 1960 7. Jan 1963
Lt-Cdr J. N. S. Anderson, RN 7. Jan 1963 11. Apr. 1964
Lt-Cdr G. W. G. Hunt, RN 11. Apr. 1964 22. Nov. 1965
Lt-Cdr M. F. Kennett, RN 22. Nov. 1965 1. May 1967
Lt-Cdr E. Cope, RN 1. May 1967 6. Sep. 1968
Lt-Cdr R. J. Northard, RN 6. Sep. 1968 6. May 1970
Lt-Cdr R. W. Edwards, RN 6. May 1970 27. Jul. 1972
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History 

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last update 24. October 2022

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