802 Naval Air Squadron
"Primus Ferire"
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History |
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| 3. April 1933 | 802 NAS formed from 408 Flight and 409 Flight |
| 8. June 1940 | 802 NAS ceased to exist with sinking of HMS Glorious |
| November 1940 | 802 NAS reformed at RNAS |
| 21. December 1941 | 802 NAS ceased to exist with sinking of HMS Audacity |
| February 1942 | 802 NAS reformed at RNAS |
| 15. November 1942 | 802 NAS ceased to exist with sinking of HMS Avenger |
| 1. May 1945 | 802 NAS reformed at RNAS |
| 10. December 1952 | 802 NAS disbanded at RNAS |
| 2. February 1953 | 802 NAS reformed at RNAS |
| 22. November 1955 | 802 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossimouth |
| 6. February 1956 | 802 NAS reformed at RNAS Lossimouth |
| 10. April 1959 | 802 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossimouth |
| Planes: |
Nimrod
Osprey
Sea Gladiator
Martlet I & III
Sea Hurricane I
Sea Hurricane Ib & IIb
Seafire LIII
Seafire F XV
Sea Fury F.10
Sea Fury FB.11
Sea Fury FB.11
Sea Hawk F.1 & F.2
Sea Hawk FGA-4
Sea Hawk FB.3
Sea Hawk FB.5
| 802 NAS Deployments | ||||
| 24. April 1940 - 1. May 1940 | HMS Glorious | - | Sea Gladiator (9) | - |
| 3. June 1940 - 18. June 1940 | HMS Glorious | - | Sea Gladiator (9) | - |
| 13 September 1941 - 21 December 1941 | HMS Audacity | - | Martlet I & III | - |
| 10. May 1955 -17. May 1955 | HMS Eagle | - | Sea Hawk FGA.4 | 171-182 J |
| 15. September 1956 - 25. December 1956 | HMS Albion | - | Sea Hawk FB.3 | 130-142 Z |
| 28. February 1957 -5. March 1957 | HMS Albion | - | Sea Hawk FB.3 | 130-142 Z |
| 6. May 1957 - 18. July 1957 | HMS Ark Royal | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 O |
| 30. August 1957 - 1. November 1957 | HMS Ark Royal | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 R |
| 13. November 1957 - 25. November 1957 | HMS Ark Royal | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 R |
| 27. January 1958 - 25. June 1958 | HMS Ark Royal | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 R |
| 20. May 1958 - 2. December 1958 | HMS Eagle | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 E |
| 14. January 1959 - 23. March 1959 | HMS Eagle | - | Sea Hawk FB.5 | 130-142 E |
| 802 NAS Commanding Officers | ||
| 19?? - 1940 | ||
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| ? | ? | Jan 1938 |
| Lt-Cdr J. P. G. Bryant, RN | Jan 1938 | Mar 1940 |
| Lt J. F. Marmont, RN | Mar 1940 | 8. Jun 1940 |
| 1940 - 1941 | ||
| Lt-Cdr J. M. Wintour, RN | Nov 1940 | Nov 1941 |
| Lt D. C. E. F. Gibson, DSC, RN | Nov 1941 | 21. Dec 1941 |
| 1942 | ||
| Lt D. C. E. F. Gibson, DSC, RN | Feb 1942 | Apr 1942 |
| Lt-Cdr E. W. Taylour, DSC, RN | Apr 1942 | Sep 1942 |
| Lt D. P. Z. Cox, RN | Sep 1942 | 15. Nov 1942 |
| 1945 - 1952 | ||
| Lt-Cdr R. E. Hargreaves, DSC, RN | 1. May 1945 | 5. Jan 1946 |
| Lt-Cdr B. H. Harriss | 5. Jan 1946 | 18. May 1947 |
| Lt-Cdr M. Hordern | 18. May 1947 | 22. Dec 1948 |
| Lt-Cdr R. Kearsley | 22. Dec 1948 | 7. Apr 1950 |
| Lt-Cdr P. H. Moss | 7. Apr 1950 | 21. Aug 1950 |
| Lt-Cdr J. M. Henry | 21. Aug 1950 | 21. Jan 1951 |
| Lt-Cdr S. F. F. Shotton | 21. Jan 1951 | 13. Jul 1952 |
| Lt-Cdr R. A. Dick | 13. Jul 1952 | 14. Aug 1952 |
| Lt-Cdr P. H. London | 14. Aug 1952 | 10. Dec 1952 |
| 1953 - 1955 | ||
| Lt-Cdr D. M. Steer | 2. Feb 1953 | 19. Aug 1954 |
| Lt-Cdr I. H. F. Martin | 19. Aug 1954 | 22. Nov 1955 |
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History |
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At the outbreak of war the squadron was serving with HMS Glorious in the Mediterranean with 12 Sea Gladiators. The squadron ceased to exist with the loss of HMS Glorious, sunk by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 8 June 1940 during the defence of Norway. Reformed from part of 804 NAS in November 1940 with Martlet Is the squadron sub-flights embarked on HMS Audacity in July 1941, and on HMS Argus in August, and in the following month the whole squadron was involved in Gibraltar escort convoys from HMS Audacity from which it shot down 4 FW200s. The CO Lt-Cdr J. M. Wintour RN was shot down in November 1941. The squadron was lost on 21 December 1941 when HMS Audacity was sunk by U-741. The squadron was re-formed in February 1942 with Sea Hurricane Ibs embarking on HMS Avenger for escorting PQ18 Arctic convoys in September during which time 5 enemy aircraft were shot down and 17 damaged, in conjunction with 883 NAS. In September, the squadron embarked on HMS Avenger and provided fighter cover on the Algerian invasion beaches, and on convoy work UK bound was torpedoed on 15 November 1942 by U-155. The squadron lay dormant till May 1945 when reformed at Arbroath with 24 Seafire L.IIIs. By VJ day, the squadron had spent a short period in HMS Queen, and had been anticipated to leave for the British Pacific Fleet with 9th Carrier Air Group.
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