778 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
28. September 1939 778 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
16. August 1948 778 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
1. October 1951 778 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
7. July 1952 778 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
 

 

 

 Sep. 1939 - Feb. 1945
Swordfish I & II		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1939 - Mar. 1940
Skua II		    
 

 

 

 Dec. 1939 - Feb. 1942
Roc I		  
 

 

 

 Sep. 1939 - Sep. 1943
Walrus I		    
 

 

 

 Feb. 1940 - Sep. 1943
Albacore I		    
 

 

 

 May 1940 - Jun. 1944
Fulmar I & II		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1940 - Jun. 1945
Martlet, I, II, IV
Wildcat, VI		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1941 - Dec. 1941
Chesapeake I		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1941 - Nov. 1941
Proctor Ia, IIa		      
 

 

 

 Nov. 1941 - Jul. 1948
Spitfire Vb, IX, XII
Seafire Ib, IIc, III, XV, F.17, F.45, F.46, F-47		  
 

 

 

 Dec. 1941 - Mar. 1943
Sea Gladiator		      
 

 

 

 Aug. 1941 - Oct. 1943
Sea Hurricane Ib, IIc		      
 

 

 

 May 1942 - Aug. 1942
Kingfisher		      
 

 

 

 May 1942 - Jul. 1947
Barracuda, I, II, III, TR.V		    
 

 

 

 Oct. 1942 - Dec. 1942
Havoc I		      
 

 

 

 1942 - Jan. 1948
Averneg I, II, III		      
 

 

 

 Feb. 1943 - Oct. 1946
Firebrand
F.I, TF,III, TF. IV		      
 

 

 

 Feb. 1943 - Jul. 1948
Firefly
FR.1, FR.4, FR.5		    
 

 

 

 Oct. 1943 - Aug. 1945
Hellcat I, II		      
 

 

 

 Nov. 1943 - Jul. 1946
Sea Otter I		    
 

 

 

 Apr. 1944 - Nov. 1945
Corsair I, II, II		      
 

 

 

 Nov. 1944 - Nov. 1945
Mosquito
FB.IV, PR.16, B.25
Sea Mosquito, TR.33		      
 

 

 

 Apr. 1945 - Aug. 1945
Traveller I		      
 

 

 

 May 1946 - Jul 1948
Sea Hornet		      
 

 

 

 Nov. 1945 - Jan 1948
Auster I		      
 

 

 

 Sep. 1947 - Aug. 1947
Oxford I		  
 

 

 

 Feb. 1947 - Aug. 1948
Sea Fury F.10, FB.11		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1947 - Apr. 1948
Sea Vampire F.I		      
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 Nov. 1951 - Jul. 1952
Skyraider AEW.1		    
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778 NAS Deployments 
4. August 1943 - 25. October 1943 HMS Pretoria Castle B. Flight misc -
11. November 1943 - 14. April. 1944 HMS Pretoria Castle B. Flight misc -
6. May 1944 - 23. May 1945 HMS Pretoria Castle B. Flight misc -
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778 NAS Home Port Assignments
1939 - 1948
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 28. Sep. 1939 6. Jul. 1940
RNAS Arbroath 6. Jul. 1940 5. Mar. 1943
RNAS Crail 5. Mar. 1943 15. Aug. 1944
RNAS Arbroath 15. Aug. 1944 9. Aug. 1945
RNAS Gosport 9. Aug. 1945 3. Jan. 1946
RNAS Ford 3. Jan. 1946 18. Jul. 1947
RAF Tangmere 18. Jul. 1947 28. May 1948
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 28. May 1948 16. Aug. 1948
1951 - 1952
RNAS Culdrose 1. Oct. 1951 7. Jul. 1952
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778 NAS Commanding Officers 
1939 - 1948
Lt-Cdr L. C. Kilroy, RN 28. Sep. 1939 22. Apr. 1940
Lt-Cdr J. P. G. Bryant, RN 22. Apr. 1940 6. Jan. 1941
Lt-Cdr A. J. Tillard, RN 6. Jan. 1941 21. Jul. 1941
Lt-Cdr H. P. Bramwel, DSO, DSC, RN 21. Jul. 1941 1. Mar. 1943
Lt-Cdr H. J. F. Lane, RN 1. Mar. 1943 25. Apr. 1944
Lt-Cdr P. B. Schonfield, RN 25. Apr. 1944 6. Feb. 1945
Lt-Cdr E. M. Britton, RN 6. Feb. 1945 1. Oct. 1945
Lt-Cdr(A) M. A. Lacayo, RN 1. Oct. 1945 3. Jul. 1946
Lt-Cdr R. H. P. Carver, DSC, RN 3. Jul. 1946 16. Jan. 1948
Lt-Cdr F. R. A. Turnbull, DSC&Bar, RN 16. Jan. 1948 16. Aug. 1948
1951 - 1952
Lt-Cdr J. D. Treacher, RN 1. Oct. 1951 7. Jul. 1952
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last update 3. November 2022

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