810 Naval Air Squadron
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History |
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| 3. April 1933 | 810 NAS formed from 463 Flight and 464 Flight |
| 3. November 1944 | 810 NAS disbanded at RNAS Coimbatore |
| 16. December 1944 | 810 NAS reformed at Burscough |
| 22. August 1945 | 810 NAS disbanded at Thorney Island (West Sussex) |
| 1. October 1947 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS Eglinton |
| 16. October 1949 | 810 NAS disbanded RNAS St. Merryn |
| 16. October 1949 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS St. Merryn |
| 17. December 1953 | 810 NAS disbanded RNB Plymouth |
| 1. March 1954 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS Ford |
| 22. March 1955 | 810 NAS disbanded in the UK |
| 4. July 1955 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS Lossimouth |
| 10. December 1956 | 810 NAS disbanded RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
| 20. April 1959 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS Culdrose |
| 12. July 1960 | 810 NAS disbanded RNAS Culdrose |
| 3. March 1983 | 810 NAS reformed RNAS Culdrose |
| July 2001 | 810 NAS disbanded RNAS Culdrose |
| Planes: |
Dart
Ripon
Baffin
Shark II
Swordfish I & II
Albacore
Barracuda II
Barracuda III
Firefly AS-5
Sea Fury FB.11 (12)
Sea Hawk FGA.4 & 6
Gannet AS-1
Sea King HAS-5 (10)
Sea King HAS-6
| 810 Sqn. Deployments | ||||
| 1933 - 1945 | ||||
| 10. March 1942 - 22. April 1942 | HMS Illustrious | - | Swordfish I & II | - |
| 28. April 1942 - 30. August 1942 | HMS Illustrious | - | Swordfish I & II | - |
| 6. September 1942 - 20. Oktober 1942 | HMS Illustrious | - | Swordfish I & II | - |
| 8. December 1942 - 4. February 1943 | HMS Illustrious | - | Swordfish I & II | - |
| 8. June 1943 - 22. August 1943 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 28. Aug 1943 - 18. October 1943 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 28. November 1943 - 28. January 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 22. February 1944 - 12. March 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 21. March 1944 - 24. May 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 30. May 1944 - 8. July 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 27. July 1944 - 11. August 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 13. October 1944 - 1. November 1944 | HMS Illustrious | - | Barracuda II | - |
| 6. January 1956 - 14. May 1956 | HMS Albion | - | Sea Hawk FGA.6 | 170 Z |
| 6. August 1956 - 17. December 1956 | HMS Bulwark | - | Sea Hawk FGA.6 | 230 (Z) B |
| 810 NAS Home Port Assignments | ||
| RNAS Tanga | 20. Oct. 1942 | 8. Dec. 1942 |
| RNAS Machrihanish | 4. Feb 1943 | 4. Apr. 1942 |
| RNAS Lee-on-Solent | 4. Apr. 1942 | 21. May 1943 |
| RNAS Machrihanish | 21. May 1943 | 8. Jun. 1943 |
| RNAS Ta Kali, Malta | 22. Aug. 1943 | 28. Aug. 1943 |
| RNAS Crail | 18. Oct. 1943 | 4. Nov. 1943 |
| RNAS Machrihanish | 4. Nov. 1943 | 28. Nov. 1943 |
| RNAS China Bay, Ceylon | 28. Jan. 1944 | 30. May 1944 |
| RNAS Minneriya, Ceylon | 8. Jul. 1944 | 27. Jul. 1944 |
| Wingfield | 11. Aug. 1944 | 13. Oct. 1944 |
| RNAS Coimbatore | 13. Oct. 1944 | 3. Nov. 1944 |
| 27. Jan. 1944 | 10. Jun. 1944 | |
| 19. Jun. 1944 | 30. Jun. 1944 | |
| 810 Sqn. Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt N. R. M. Skene, RM |
9. Dec. 1938 |
16. Jun. 1940 |
| Capt A. C. Newson, RN |
16. Jun. 1940 |
16. Jul. 1940 |
| Lt-Cdr M. Johnstone, RN |
16. Jul. 1940 |
11. Sep. 1941 |
| Lt J. V. Hartley, RN |
11. Sep. 1941 |
29. Dec. 1941 |
| Lt-Cdr R. N. Everett, RN |
29. Dec. 1941 |
18. Mar. 1943 |
| Lt-Cdr A. J. B. Forde, RN |
18. Mar. 1943 |
27. Feb. 1944 |
| Lt-Cdr A. G. McWilliam, RN |
27. Feb. 1944 |
1. Jul. 1944 |
| Lt-Cdr A. J. B. Forde, RN |
1. Jul. 1944 |
16. Dec. 1944 |
| Lt-Cdr P. C. Heath, RN |
16. Dec. 1944 |
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History |
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On the outbreak of war, the squadron was operating from HMS Ark Royal with 12 Swordfish on anti-submarine searches, unsuccessfully attacking a U-boat on 14 September 1939. In April 1940, the ship and her squadrons took part in the defence of Norway, including bombing Vaernes aerodrome, then subsequently sailed with the ship to Gibraltar, and in July took part in operations against the French fleet at Oran when it made an abortive attack on the battleship Strasbourg, and later participated in an attack on the French battleship Dunkerque. In August and September bombing attacks were made against Cagliari, Sardinia and the Vichy French Fleet at Dakar, including an unsuccessful attack on the battleship Richelieu. In November the squadron provided anti-submarine patrols during convoys and action against the Italian Fleet off Cape Spartivento, and in February 1941 a bombing attack on Tirso Dam, Sardinia and bombing attacks on Leghorn and La Spezia in Italy. In May 1941 the ship and squadron participated in the Atlantic search for the German battleship Bismarck,810 and 818 NAS led the attack which crippled the Bismarck. Two torpedo hits from the combined strike force from HMS Ark Royal on 26 May 1941 gave the Fleet the opportunity to sink the Bismarck. The squadron then returned to the Mediterranean for operations against Sardinia, and subsequent convoy work to Jamaica. In March 1941 the squadron embarked on HMS Illustrious to take part in the May operations on Madagascar, when the squadron bombed shipping and other targets at Diego Suarez. Subsequently after a brief stay at Durban and the Bismarck pursuit in the Atlantic in May 1941 the squadron returned to the UK. In April 1943 the squadron re-equipped with Barracuda IIs, the squadron then carried out operations off the Norwegian coast in July 1943 before sailing in HMS Illustrious to provide support in the Salerno landings. In October 1943 the squadron re-grouped as part of the 21st Naval Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance (TBR) Wing, embarking in November to join the Eastern Fleet. In March 1944 the squadron carried out sweeps in the Bay of Bengal, in April bombing attacks on Sabang docks and oil tanks, Sumatra, and in June operations against the Andaman Islands, following which the ship sailed for a refit at Capetown. In February 1945 the squadron was re-equipped with Barracuda IIIs at Stretton, and in March the squadron moved to Thorney Island and subsequently the East Coast to try out the new ASV Mk.XI radar during anti-shipping patrols in the English Channel with RAF Coastal Command, disbanding in August 1945.
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