832 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

1. April 1941 832 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
21. February 1945 832 NAS disbanded in the UK
 
Planes:
 

 

 

Apr 1941 - Dec 1942
Albacore I
     
 

 

 

Jan 1943 - Nov 1943
Avenger TBF-1
     
 

 

 

Sep 1943 - Jan 1945
Avenger I
 

 

 

Jan 1944 - Jan 1945
Wildcat V
 

 

   
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832 NAS Deployments 
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20. December 1942 - 31. December 1942 HMS Victorious - Albacore I -
3. February 1943 - 4. March 1943 HMS Victorious - TBF-1 Avenger -
8. May 1943 - 27. June 1943 HMS Victorious - TBF-1 Avenger -
27. June 1943 - 24. July 1943 USS Saratoga - TBF-1 Avenger -
24. July 1943 - 9. August 1943 HMS Victorious - TBF-1 Avenger -
12. August 1943 - 1. September 1943 HMS Victorious - TBF-1 Avenger -
15. September 1943 - 26. September 1943 HMS Victorious - (none) -
         
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832 NAS Commanding Officers 
L/C AJP Plugge, RN (KIA) 1. Apr. 1941 Feb 1942
L/C WJ Lucas, RN Feb 1942 Nov 1942
L/C(A) FKA Low, RN Nov 1942 Oct 1944
L/C(A) J Randall, RNVR Oct 1944 Feb 1945
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History 

The squadron first formed in April 1941 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as an Albacore torpedo spotter reconnaissance squadron. In August 1941 the squadron embarked on HMS Victorious attacking shipping off the Lofoten islands and Bodo in September and October 1941.
In February 1942 the CO Lt-Cdr AJP Plugge RN and his crew were lost whilst searching for enemy shipping off Norway, and the following month the squadron was involved in Arctic convoys to Russia and in an unsuccessful attack on the German battleship Tirpitz.
In July 1942 the ship was involved in the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta, and in October took part in the landings in North Africa, when the squadron attacked targets in Algiers.
In December 1942 the squadron embarked on HMS Victorious for Norfolk, Virginia, USA where it was re-equipped with 12 US Navy Avenger TBF-Is and sailed for the Coral Sea area.
In June 1943 the squadron embarked on USS Saratoga to support the landings in the Solomon islands, rejoining HMS Victorious in July 1943 returning to Hatston in September where it was re-equipped with 12 Avenger Is for strikes against enemy shipping. 
In January 1944, the squadron was augmented by 4 Wildcat Vs of 1832 squadron, embarking in February 1944 in HMS Athene and HMS Engadine for RNAS Katukurunda, Ceylon in April 1944.
In May 1944, the squadron joined HMS Illustrious for an attack on Sourabaya, subsequently transferring to HMS Begum for trade protection duties in the Pacific ocean until the squadron was disbanded in February 1945 in the UK. 

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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