835 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
15. February 1942 835 NAS reformed at Palisadoes, Jamaica
1. April 1945 835 NAS disbanded at RNAS Hatston
Planes:
 

 

 

 Feb. 1942 - Feb.1943
Swordfish I

 

  
 

 

 

 Oct 1942- Mar. 1945
Swordfish II & III		    
 

 

 

 Jun 1943 - Sep 1944
Sea Hurricane IIc		      
 

 

 

 Sep 1944- Mar 1945
Wildcat V		      
         
835 NAS Deployments 
3. April 1942 - 15. April 1942 HMS Furious - Swordfish I -
1. February 1943  - 11. February 1943 HMS Activity Det. 1 Swordfish I -
10. April 1943 - 16. May 1943 HMS Battler - Swordfish I & II -
5. June 1943 - 28. June 1943 HMS Battler - Swordfish I & II -
13. July 1943 - 30. July  1943 HMS Battler - Swordfish I & II -
28. Sepember 1943 - 12. October 1943 HMS Ravager - Hurricane IIc -
6. November 1943 - 20. December 1943 HMS Chaser - Swordfish II -
30. December 1943 - ? HMS Nairana - Swordfish II -
13. August 1944 - 29. September 1944 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II -
4. October 1944 - 25. November 1944
4. October 1944 - 10. November 1944		 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
29. November 1944 - 28. December 1944 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
31. December 1944 - 9. January 1945
1. January 1945 - 9. January 1945		 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
22. January 1945 - 1. February 1945
27. January 1945 - 31. January 1945		 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
4. February 1945 - 28. Februray 1945
4. February 1945 - 2. March 1945		 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
22. March 1945 - 29. March 1945 HMS Nairana - Swordfish II
Hurricane IIc 		-
         
835 NAS Home Port Assignments

Palisadoes, Jamaica

15. Feb. 1942

22. Mar. 1942

NAS Norfolk VA.

22. Mar. 1942

3. Apr. 1943

RNAS Lee-on-Solent

15. Apr. 1942

10. Jun. 1942

RNAS Hatson

10. Jun. 1942

25. Oct. 1942

RNAS Machrihanish

25. Oct. 1942

18. Dec. 1942

RNAS Kirkistown

18. Dec. 1942

29. Jan. 1943

RNAS Machrihanish

29. Jan. 1943

28. Jun. 1943

RNAS Eglinton

 28. Jun. 1943 4. Jul. 1944

RNAS Burscough

 4. Jul. 1944 29. Sep. 1944

RNAS Machrihanish

 29. Sep. 1944 25. Nov. 1944
RNAS Hatson 25. Nov. 1944 9. Jan. 1945
RNAS Machrihanish 9. Jan. 1945 22. Jan 1945
RNAS Hatson 1. Feb. 1945 1.  Apr. 1945
         
835 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr C. M. Johnstone, DSC, RN 15. Feb. 1942 28. Apr.  1942
Lt J. R. Lang, RN 28. Apr.  1942 15. Sep. 1943
Lt-Cdr  W. N. Waller, RN 15. Sep. 1943 2. Dec. 1943
Lt-Cdr  T.T. Miller, RN 2. Dec. 1943 17. Feb. 1944
Lt-Cdr  E. E. Barringer, RNVR 17. Feb. 1944 12. Aug. 1944
Lt-Cdr  F. V. Jones RNVR 12. Aug. 1944 15. Jan. 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) J .R. Godley, RNVR 15. Jan. 1945 1.  Apr. 1945
         

History 

The squadron officially formed for the first time at Palisadoes, Jamaica in February 1942 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Swordfish squadron, subsequently embarking on HMS Furious in April 1942 fromNorfolk, Virginia, USA for the UK.
After DLT on HMS Activity, the squadron embarked on HMS Battler in April 1943 for convoy duties, and fighter flight of 6 Sea Hurricane IICs from 804 squadron being incorporated in June 1943 which spent part of September and October operating from HMS Ravager.
After a period at Eglington, in November 1943 the squadron embarked on HMS Chaser, the fighter flight being at Abbotsinch, and subsequently from Eglington the squadron transferred to HMS Nairana in December 1943 returning to Hatston and Machrihanish in January 1944.
Most of 1944 was spent in Atlantic convoy duties onboard HMS Nairana, and in May and June two JU 290s were shot down. Then in August the squadron was involved in Arctic Russia convoys to and from Hatston, and attacked two U-Boats and shot down four enemy aircraft, and in March 1945 was involved in operations off Trondheim.
The squadron disbanded in March 1945 at Hatston, the fighter flight being absorbed into 821 squadron.

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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