802 Naval Air Squadron

"Primus Ferire"

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History 

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:

 

 

 

Apr. 1933 - May 1939
Nimrod
     
 

 

 

Apr. 1933 - May 1939
Osprey
 
 

 

 

May 1939 - Jun. 1940
Sea Gladiator
   
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Nov. 1940 - Dec. 1941
Martlet I & III
     
 

 

 

May. 1941 - Jun. 1941
 Sea Hurricane I
     
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Feb. 1942 - Nov. 1942
 Sea Hurricane Ib & IIb
     
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May 1945 - Aug. 1945
 Seafire
LIII
     
 

 

 

Aug. 1945 - Apr. 1948
 Seafire
F XV
     
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Apr. 1948 - Oct. 1952
Sea Fury F.10
     
 

 

 

May 1948 - Dec. 1952
Sea Fury FB.11
 
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Feb 1953 - Apr. 1954
Sea Fury FB.11
 
 

 

 

Feb. 1954 - Jul. 1955
Sea Hawk F.1 & F.2
     
 

 

 

Nov. 1954 - Nov.1955
Sea Hawk FGA-4
   
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Feb. 1956 - Jul. 1957
Sea Hawk FB.3
 
 

 

 

Mar. 1957 - Mar. 1959
Sea Hawk FB.5
 
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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
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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 

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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last update 19. May 2016

written 1. March 2011

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