765 Naval Air Squadron
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| 24. May 1939 | 765 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
| 25. October 1943 | 765 NAS disbanded at RNAS Sandbanks |
| 10. February 1944 | 765 NAS reformed at RNAS Charton Horethorne |
| 30. April 1946 | 765 NAS disbanded at RNAS Hal Far |
| 7. February 1955 | 765 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose |
| 25. March 1957 | 765 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose |
| Planes: |
Swordfish I
Walrus I
Seafox I
Roc I
Kingfisher I
Wellington X & XI
Firefly T.2 & T.7
Oxford T.2
Sea Balliol T.21
Sea Devon C.20
| 765 NAS Deployments |
| 765 NAS was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.- |
| 765 NAS Home Port Assignments | ||
| 1939 - 1943 | ||
| RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire | 24. May 1939 | 26. Aug. 1940 |
| RNAS Sandbanks, Dorset | 26. Aug. 1940 | 25. Oct. 1943 |
| 1944 - 1946 | ||
| RNAS Charton Horethorne, Somerset | 10. Feb. 1944 | 18. Mar. 1944 |
| RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire | 18. Mar. 1944 | 6. Oct. 1945 |
| RNAS Hal Far, Malta | 6. Oct. 1945 | 30. Apr. 1946 |
| 1955 - 1957 | ||
| RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall | 7. Feb. 1955 | 25. Mar. 1957 |
| 765 NAS Commanding Officers | ||
| 1939 - 1943 | ||
| Lt-Cdr H.C. Ranald, RN | 24. May 1939 | 8. Apr. 1940 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) H. L. McCulloch, RN | 8. Apr. 1940 | 12. Jul. 1940 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) J.B. Wilson, RN | 12. Jul. 1940 | 21. Apr. 1941 |
| Lt-Cdr G.R. Brown, RN | 21. Apr. 1941 | 27. Aug. 1942 |
| Lt J.L.W.M. Allison, RN | 27. Aug. 1942 | 11. Jan 1943 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) L.D. Goldsmith, RNVR | 11. Jan 1943 | 25. Oct. 1943 |
| 1944 - 1946 | ||
| Lt (A) D.H. Coates, RNVR | 10. Feb. 1944 | 14. Aug. 1945 |
| Lt (A) S.C. Abel, RNVR | 14. Aug. 1945 | 4. Feb. 1946 |
| Lt (A) H.E. Rumble, RNVR | 4. Feb. 1946 | 30. Apr. 1946 |
| 1955 - 1957 | ||
| Lt-Cdr J.I. Baker, RN | 7. Feb. 1955 | 15. Dec. 1955 |
| Lt-Cdr D. W. Winterton, RN | 15. Dec. 1955 | 8. Mar. 1957 |
| Lt-Cdr W.H. Gunner, RN | 8. Mar. 1957 | 25. Mar. 1957 |
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