787 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
5. March 1941 787 NAS formed at RNAS Yeovilton
13. January 1956 787 NAS disbanded at RAF West Raynham
Planes:
 

 

 

 Mar. 1941 - Nov. 1942
Sea Gladiator		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1941 - Apr. 1944
Fulmar I, II		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1941 - Mar. 1942
Skua II		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1941 - Sep. 1944
Sea Hurricane
Ia, Ib, IIc		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1941 - Jan 1942
Martlet I, II		      
 

 

 

 Jul. 1941 - 1941
Chesapeake		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1941 - 1941
Roc I		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1942 - Sep. 1949
Spitfire Vb
Seafire Ib, L.IIc, III,
XV, XVII, F.45, F-47		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1942 - May 1945
Blennheim I, IV		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1942 - May 1944
Q.6 Petrel		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1942 - Dec. 1942
Walrus I		    
 

 

 

 Oct. 1942 - Sep. 1945
Wildcat IV, V. VI		      
 

 

 

 Jan. 1943 - Jul. 1943
Proctor I		    
 

 

 

 Apr. 1943 - Jun 1945
Barracuda I, II		      
 

 

 

 May 1943 - 1947
Avenger I, II, III		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1943 - May 1946
Hellcat I, II, NF.II		      
 

 

 

 Jul. 1943 - Nov. 1944
Corsait I, II, III		    
 

 

 

 Aug. 1943 - Jan. 1949
Firefly I, FR.4		      
 

 

 

 Dec. 1943 - Nov. 1945
Reliant I		    
 

 

 

 1944 - Jul. 1944
Dauntless I		    
 

 

 

 Nov. 1944 - 1944
Traveler I		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1945 - Sep. 1946
Anson I		    
 

 

 

 Mar. 1946 - Dec. 1946
Mosquito FB.IV
Sea Mosquito TR.33		    
 

 

 

 May 1946 - Mar. 1954
Oxford I		  
 

 

 

 Mar. 1947 - Mar. 1950
Sea Hornet F.20, PR.22		    
 

 

 

 May 1947 - Oct. 1947
Firebrand TF.5		    
 

 

 

 May 1947 - 1954
Sea Fury
F.10 FB.11, T.20		    
 

 

 

 Sep.1947 - Apr. 1951
Vampire F., FB.5
Se4a Vampire F20		  
 

 

 

 Jun 1955 - Jan 1956
Sea Venom FAW-21		    
 

 

 

 Jan 1951 - Sep. 1954
Attacker
F.1, FB.1, FB.2		    
 

 

 

 Jun. 1955 - Jan. 1956
Wyvern S.4		  
 

 

 

 May 1953 - Jan 1956
Sea Hawk
F.1, FB.3, FGA.4		    
 

 

 

 Jun 1955 - Jan 1956
Sea Venom FAW-21		    
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787 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Yeovilton 5. Mar. 1941 18. Jun. 1941
RAF Duxford 18. Jun. 1941 26. Mar. 1943
RAF Wittering 26. Mar. 1943 17. Mar. 1945
RAF Tangmere 17. Mar. 1945 16. Nov. 1945
RAF West Raynham 16. Nov. 1945 13. Jan. 1956
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787 Sqn. Commanding Officers 
Cdr B. H. M. Kendall, OBE, RN 5. Mar. 1941 6. May 1946
Cdr R. A. Killroy, DSC, RN 6. May 1946 3. Dec. 1946
Lt-Cdr P. E. I. Bailey, RN 3. Dec. 1946 11. Feb. 1947
Lt-Cdr R. J. Stephens, RN 11. Feb. 1947 21. Apr 1948
Lt-Cdr E. A. Shaw, RN 21. Apr 1948 16. May 1950
Lt-Cdr B. H. C. Naution, RN 16. May 1950 24. Sep. 1951
Lt-Cdr W. I. Campbell, RN 24. Sep. 1951 4. Mar. 1953
Lt-Cdr S. G. Orr, DSC, AFC, RN 4. Mar. 1953 8. Oct. 1953
Lt-Cdr R. E. Bourke, RN 8. Oct. 1953 1. Jan 1954
Lt-Cdr R. D. Taylor, RN 1. Jan 1954 24. Jul. 1954
Lt-Cdr R. A. Shilcock, RN 24. Jul. 1954 13. Jan. 1956
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History 

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