779 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
1. October 1941 779 NAS formed at RNAS North Front, Gibraltar
5. August 1945 779 NAS disbanded at RNAS North Front, Gibraltar
Planes:
 

 

 

 Oct. 1941 - Apr. 1943
Skua II		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1941 - Jan. 1945
Swordfish I, II		      
 

 

 

 Feb. 1942 - Jan. 1943
Fulmar II		      
 

 

 

 Apr. 1943 - May 1944
Defiant TT.III		    
 

 

 

 May 1943 - Oct. 1944
Seafire Ib		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1943 - Apr. 1945
Beaufighter I		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1944 - Apr. 1945
Hurricane IIc		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1944 - Aug. 1945
Martinet TT.I		      
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779 NAS Deployments 
18. September 1943 - 22. September 1943 Taranto Det. Beaufighter II -
19. October 1943 - 19. October 1944 Bilda Det. Beaufighter II -
27. October 1943 - 21. May 1944 Tafaroui Det. Beaufighter II -
26. January 1944 - 16. February 1944 Oujida Det. Beaufighter II -
22. February 1944 - 23. May 1944 Maison Blanche Det. Beaufighter II -
3. March 1944 - 3. August 1944 La Senia Det. Beaufighter II -
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779 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS North Front, Gibraltar 1. Oct. 1941 5. Aug 1945
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779 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr(A) B. F. Cox, RNVR 1. Oct. 1941 17. Jan 1942
Lt-Cdr(A) L. Gilbert, RNVR 17. Jan 1942 22. Jun. 1942
Lt-Cdr(A) J. M. Keene-Miller, RNVR 22. Jun. 1942 1. May 1943
Lt-Cdr C. R. Holman, RNR 1. May 1943 14. Sep. 1943
Lt-Cdr(A) E. L. Meiklejohn, RNVR 14. Sep. 1943 5. Aug 1945
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History 

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last update 3. November 2022

written 3. November 2022

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