725 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

27 August 1943 725 NAS formed at RNAS Eglington
December 1943 725 NAS disbanded at RNAS St. Merryn
13. January 1958 725 NAS reformed at NAS Nowra, Australia
31. May 1961 725 NAS disbanded at NAS Nowra, Australia
1 November 1962 725 NAS reformed at NAS Nowra, Australia
1970 725 NAS redesignated HT-725
27 December 1975 HT-725 disbanded at NAS Nowra, Australia

Planes:
 

 

 

19?? - 19??
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Jan 1958 - May 1959
Dakota C-47A
   

 

 

 

 

Jan 1958 - May 1961
Sea Fury FB.11
   
 

 

 

Jan 1958 - May 1961
Firefly AS.6
   

 

 
 

 

 

Jan 1958 - May 1959
Sea Venom FAW.53
 

 

 
 

 

 

Jan 1958 - May 1961
Gannet AS.1
   

 

 

 

 

Jan 1962 - Dec 1975
Wessex HAS-31A
   

 

2012 - today
Sea Hawk MH-60R
   

 

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725 NAS Deployments 
725 NAS was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.
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725 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr (A) S. J. McDowell, RNVR 27 Aug 1943 Dec 1945
Lt-Cdr J.M.W. Brown 13 Jan 1958 5 Jan 1959
Lt-Cdr K.M. Barnett 5 Jan 1959 20 Jul 1959
Lt-Cdr P. Goldrick 20 Jul 1959 27 Jul 1959
Lt-Cdr A.E. Payne 27 Jul 1959 31 May 1961
Lt-Cdr D.G. Hilliard 1 Nov 1962 8 Nov 1962
Lt-Cdr B.F. Matthews 8 Nov 1962 6 Okt 1965
Lt-Cdr N. Ralph 6 Okt 1965 19 Jun 1967
Lt-Cdr P.D. Campbell 19 Jun 1967 23 Okt 1967
Lt-Cdr S.B.E. Courtier 23 Okt 1967 22 Jan 1968
Lt-Cdr A.G. Whitton 22 Jan 1968 5 Jan 1970
Lt-Cdr D.N. Rogers 5 Jan 1970 1 Jun 1970
Lt-Cdr E.S. Bell 1 Jun 1970 8 Feb 1971
Lt-Cdr D.N. Rogers 8 Feb 1971 18 Okt 1971
Lt-Cdr E.S. Bell 18 Okt 1971 14 Okt 1972
Lt-Cdr G.R. Rhorsheim 14 Okt 1972 23 Jan 1974
Lt-Cdr B.J. Boettcher 23 Jan 1974 17 Jan 1975
Lt-Cdr W.P. James, DSC 17 Jan 1975 27. Dec 1975
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History 

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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