884 Naval Air Squadron

 

"celerrime"  / "very quickly"

  
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History 
1. November 1941 884 NAS formed at RNAS Donibristle
20. July 1943 884 NAS disbanded an RNAS Machrihanish
Planes:
 

 

 

 Nov. 1941 - Sep. 1942
 Fulmar II		      
 

 

 

 Sep. 1942- Oct. 1942
Spitfire Va & Vb		      
 

 

 

 Sep. 1942- Jul. 1943
Seafire IIc		      
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884 NAS Deployments 
23. July 1942 - 21. August 1942 HMS Victorious - Fulmar II -
22. October 1942 - 23. November 1942 HMS Victorious - Seafire IIc -
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884 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr (A) N. G. Hallett, RN 1. Nov. 1941 20. Mar. 1943
Lt-Cdr T. B. Winstanley, RN 20. Mar. 1943 20. Jul. 1943

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History 

The squadron was formed at RNAS Donibristle in November 1941 as a Fleet Fighter squadron with 6 Fulmar IIs, soon moving to RNAS St Merryn and RNAS Yeovilton.
The squadron was allocated to HMS Biter, but first was attached to No 13 Group at Turnhouse, and from July, No 14 Group RAF at Peterhead, back to No 13 Group in the middle of the month, then subsequently embarked on HMS Victorious in July 1942 for Malta convoy duties, returning to Lee-on-Solent in August 1942.
The squadron re-embarked on HMS Victorious in October 1942 and took part in the November landings in North Africa, and subsequently on its return to the UK again joined No 14 Group RAF Fighter Command at first at Skeabrae and then No 13 Group at Turnhouse, Machrihanish and Drem until mid July 1943, finally disbanding at RAF Machrihanish towards the end of July 1943.

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last update 5. September 2017

written 1. March 2011

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