803 Naval Air Squadron  

 

"Cave Punctum"

 
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History 

3. April 1933 803 NAS formed from 409 Flt. at Netheravon
1. April 1937 803 NAS disbanded at RNAS Colombo
21. November 1938 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Worthy Down
12. August  1943 803 NAS disbanded at Tanga
15. June 1945 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Arbroath
1. May 1951 803 NAS renumbered 870 NAS
16. November 1951 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Ford
4. November 1954 803 NAS disbanded at RNAS Ford
14. January 1957 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Lossimouth
31. March 1958 803 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossimouth
3. June 1958 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Lossimouth
1 October 1966 803 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossimouth
3. July 1967 803 NAS reformed at RNAS Lossiemouth
18. December 1969 803 NAS disbanded at RNAS Lossiemouth
Planes:
 

 

Apr. 1933 - Dec. 1938
Osprey
   
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Dec. 1938 - Oct 1940
Skua I
 
 

 

Apr. 1939 - Apr. 1940
Roc I
     
Oct. 1940 - Jun 1941
Fulmar I
 
 

 

Jun 1941 - Aug 1942
Hurricane I
Sea Hurricane
     
 

 

Mar. 1942 - Aug. 1943
Fulmar II
     
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Jun. 1945 - Dec. 1945
Seafire III
     
 

 

Aug. 1945 - Jul. 1947
Seafire F.XV
     
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Nov. 1951 - Jan. 1953
Attacker FB.1
   
 

 

Dec. 1952 - Nov. 1954
Attacker FB.2
     
 

 

Aug. 1954 - Jan. 1957
Sea Hawk FB.3
 
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Jan. 1957 - Mar. 1958
Sea Hawk FGA.6
 
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Jun. 1958 - Oct. 1966
Scimitar
 
Jul. 1967 - Dec. 1969
Buccaeer S.2
   
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803 NAS Deployments 
         
11. November 1954 - 15. March 1954 HMS Albion - Sea Hawk FB.3 140 -
15. March 1955 - 6. June 1955 HMS Centauer - Sea Hawk FB.3 140 C
31. August 1955 - 4. November 1955 HMS Centauer - Sea Hawk FB.3 140 C
5. August 1957 - 31. August 1957 HMS Eagle - Sea Hawk FGA.6 140 J
10. September 1957 - 30. September 1957 HMS Eagle - Sea Hawk FGA.6 140 J
10. October 1957 - 3. November 1957 HMS Eagle - Sea Hawk FGA.6 140 E
28. February 1958 - 29. March 1958 HMS Eagle - Sea Hawk FGA.6 140 E
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803 NAS Commanding Officers 
     
1958 - 19
Cdr J. D. Russell (KIA) 3. June 1958 23. Sep. 1958
Lt-Cdr G. R. Higgs 1958  
Lt-Cdr A. J. Leahy MBE, DSC 14. Dec 1959  
Lt-Cdr T. C. S. Leece Dec 1960  
Lt-Cdr N. J. P. Mills 1. Aug 1961  
     
Lt-Cdr  M. J. A. Hornblower, RN 3. July 1967  26. Feb. 1968
Lt-Cdr  G. B. Hoddinott, RN  26. Feb. 1968  22. May 1969
Lt-Cdr  R. Wren, RN  22. May 1969 18. Dec. 1969
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History 

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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