797 Naval Air Squadron

....

History 
24. July 1942 797 NAS formed at Katukurunda, Ceylon
24. October 1945 797 NAS disbanded at Katukurunda, Ceylon
Planes:
 

 

 

 Jul. 42 - Nov. 1943
Skua		    
 

 

 

 Nov. 42 - Aug. 1945
Swordfish I		    
 

 

 

 May. 1943
Sea Gladiator		    
 

 

 

 Apr. 1943 - Oct. 1943
Albacore 		   
 

 

 

 Aug. 1943 - Dec. 1943
Navigator		    
 

 

 

 Defiant
Nov. 1943 - Aug. 1945		  
 

 

 

 Jan. 1944
Havard III		    
 

 

 

 Mar. 1944 - Aug. 1945
Beaufighter II		    
 

 

 

 Mar. 1944 - May 1944
Avenger		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1944 - Oct. 1944
Martinet TT.I		    
 

 

 

 Nov. 1944
Barracuda II		    
 

 

 

 Jan. 1945
Corsair III		    
 

 

 

 Jul. 1945
Mosquito B.25		    
.
797 NAS Home Port Assignments
Katukurunda, Ceylon 24. Jul. 1942 1. Oct. 1943
RNAS Colombo Racecourse, Ceylon 1. Oct. 1943 24. Oct. 1945
.
797 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt. (A) F. L. Page, RNVR  Jul. 1942 9. Dec. 1943
Lt. (A) K. C. Winstanley, RNVR 9. Dec. 1943 24. Oct. 1945
.

History 

- Has anyone more Informations about this Squadron -

.
-

last update 11. April 2021

written 13. January 2020

-

 -
- Corrections, additions and remarks please send to the Web master Michael E. Fader -
- If information from this site is used as source material please credit www.wings-aviation.ch  -
- If this page does not have a navigational frame on the left, click HERE to see the rest of the website. -