808 Naval Air Squadron
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History |
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| 1. July 1940 | 808 NAS formed at RNAS Worthy Down |
| 13. November 1941 | 808 NAS merged with 807 at Gibraltar |
| 1. January 1942 | 808 NAS reformed at RNAS Worthy Down |
| 5. December 1945 | 808 NAS disbanded at UK |
| 25. April 1950 | 808 NAS reformed at RNAS St Merryn, Cornwall |
| 5. October 1954 | 808 NAS disbanded at NAS Nowra, Australia |
| 23. August 1955 | 808 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
| 1. December 1958 | 808 NAS disbanded at NAS Nowra, Australia |
| 11. July 2013 | 808 NAS reformed at NAS Nowra, Australia |
| Planes: |
Fulmar I
Fulmar II
Fulmar II
Spitfire Vb hooked
Seafire L.IIc
Seafire L.III
Hellcat I
Hellcat II
Sea Fury FB.11
Sea Venom FAW-20
Sea Venom FAW-53
MRH 90 Taipan
| 808 NAS Deployments | ||||
| 1940 - 1941 | ||||
| 31. Oct. 1940 . 13. Nov. 1941 | HMS Ark Royal | - | Fulmar I & II | - |
| 1942 - 1945 | ||||
| 2. Sep. 1942 - 29. Sep. 1942 | HMS Bitter | - | Fulmar II | - |
| 10. Apr. 1943 - 7. May 1943 | HMS Battler | - | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 7. May 1943 - 11. May 1943 | HMS Battler | Det. | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 6. Jun. 1943 - 29. Jun. 1943 | HMS Battler | Det. | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 30. Jul. 1943 - 17. Sep. 1943 | HMS Battler | - | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 17. Sep. 1943 - 23. Sep. 1943 | HMS Hunter | - | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 1. Oct. 1943 - 6. Oct. 1943 | HMS Hunter | - | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 21. Jan 1944 - 25. Feb 1944 | HMS Hunter | - | Seafire L.IIc | - |
| 5. Jan. 1945 - 7. Feb. 1945 | HMS Hunter | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 16. Mar. 1945 - 5. Apr. 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 4. Apr. 1045 - 20 Apr. 1944 | HMS Emperor | Det. 4 | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 6. Apr. 1945 - 21. Apr. 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 23. Apr. 1945 - 19. May 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 14. Jun. 1945 - 23. Jun. 1946 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 11. Jul. 1945 - 21. Jul. 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 5. Aug. 1945 - 18. Sep. 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | Hellcat I & II | - |
| 8. Nov. 1945 - 5. Dec. 1945 | HMS Khedive | - | only Crew | - |
| 1950 - 1954 | ||||
| 29. Aug. 1950 - 6. Dec. 1950 | HMAS Sidney | CAG 21 | Sea Fury FB.11 | K 160 |
| 15. Jul. 1951 - 3. Mar. 1952 | HMAS Sidney | CAG 21 | Sea Fury FB.11 | K 100 |
| 14. Oct. 1952 - 29. Oct.1952 | HMAS Sidney | CAG 21 | Sea Fury FB.11 | K 100 |
| 12. Jan. 1953 - 18. Feb. 1953 | HMAS Sidney | CAG 21 | Sea Fury FB.11 | K 100 |
| 17. Sep. 1954 - 9. Nov. 1953 | HMAS Veangeance | - | Sea Fury FB.11 | Q |
| 11. Jan. 1954 - 4. Feb. 1954 | HMAS Veangeance | - | Sea Fury FB.11 | Q |
| 16. Feb. 1954 - 6. May 1954 | HMAS Veangeance | - | Sea Fury FB.11 | Q |
| 1955 - 1958 | ||||
| 29. Feb. 1956 - 7. May 1956 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 6. Aug. 1956 - 18, Aug. 1956 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 7. Sep. 1956 - 10. Dec. 1956 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 5. Feb. 1957 - 14. Mar. 1957 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 10. Oct. 1957 - 12. Dec. 1957 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 12. Feb. 1958 - 20. Jul. 1958 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 22. Oct. 1958 - 19. Nov. 1968 | HMAS Melbourne | - | Sea Venom FAW-53 | Y |
| 1703 NAS Home Port Assignments | ||
| 1940 - 1941 | ||
| RNAS Worthy Down, Hampshire | 1. Jul. 1940 | 5. Sep. 1940 |
| Castletown RNAS Ronaldsway, Isle of Man | 5. Sep. 1940 | 2. Oct. 1940 |
| RNAS Donibristle, Fife | 2. Oct. 1940 | 31. Oct. 1940 |
| 1942 - 1945 | ||
| RNAS Worthy Down, Hampshire | 1. Jan. 1942 | 17. Mar. 1942 |
| RNAS St. Merryn, Cornwall | 17. Mar. 1942 | 18. Apr. 1942 |
| RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset | 18. Apr. 1942 | 30. May 1042 |
| RNAS Belfast, Co. Antrim | 30. May 1042 | 2. Sep. 1942 |
| RNAS Stretton, Cheshire | 29. Sep. 1942 | 16. Oct. 1942 |
| Andreas, | 16. Oct. 1942 | 20. Oct. 1942 |
| RNAS Peterhead, Aberdeen | 20. Oct. 1942 | 24. Oct. 1942 |
| RAF Machrihanish, Argyll & Bute | 24. Oct. 1942 | 20. Nov. 1942 |
| RNAS Stretton, Cheshire | 20. Nov. 1942 | 11. Dec. 1942 |
| RNAS Charlton Horethorne, Somerset | 11. Dec. 1942 | 8. Jan. 1943 |
| RNAS St. Merryn, Cornwall | 8. Jan. 1943 | 9. Feb. 1943 |
| RAF Machrihanish, Argyll & Bute | 9. Feb. 1943 | 10. Apr. 1943 |
| RNAS Donibristle, Fife | 7. May 1943 | 20. May 1943 |
| RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset | 20. May 1943 | 14. Jun. 1943 |
| RNAS Turnhouse, Midlothian | 14. Jun. 1943 | 20. Jul. 1943 |
| Andover, | 20. Jul. 1943 | 29. Jul. 1943 |
| RAF Machrihanish, Argyll & Bute | 29. Jul. 1943 | 30. Jul. 1943 |
| RNAS North Front, Gibraltar | 23. Sep. 1943 | 1. Oct. 1943 |
| RNAS Burscough, Lancastershire | 6. Oct. 1943 | 21. Jan. 1944 |
| RNAS Lee-On-Solent, Hampshire | 25. Feb 1944 | 7. Mar. 1944 |
| RNAS Henstridge, Dorset | 7. Mar. 1944 | 31. Mar. 1944 |
| RNAS St. Merryn, Cornwall | 31. Mar. 1944 | 11. Apr. 1944 |
| RNAS Henstridge, Dorset | 11. Apr. 1944 | 22. Apr. 1944 |
| RNAS Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland | 22. Apr. 1944 | 6. May 1944 |
| RNAS Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland | 6. May 1944 | 14. May 1944 |
| RNAS Lee-On-Solent, Hampshire | 14. May 1944 | 4. Aug. 1944 |
| RNAS Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland | 4. Aug. 1944 | 9. Aug. 1944 |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert, Co. Down, Northern Ireland | 9. Aug. 1944 | 21. Aug. 1944 |
| RNAS Kirkistown, Co. Down, Northern Ireland | 21. Aug. 1944 | 1. Sep. 1944 |
| Hawarden | 1. Sep. 1944 | 25. Sep. 1944 |
| Boulmer | 25. Sep. 1944 | 26. Sep. 1944 |
| RNAS Eglington, Co. Londonderry | 26. Sep. 1944 | 28. Sep. 1944 |
| Hawarden | 28. Sep. 1944 | 12. Oct. 1944 |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert, Co. Down, Northern Ireland | 12. Oct. 1944 | 5. Jan. 1945 |
| RNAS Katukurunda, Ceylon | 7. Feb. 1945 | 16. Mar. 1945 |
| RNAS Trincomalee, Ceylon | 5. Apr. 1945 | 6. Apr. 1945 |
| RNAS Colombo Racecourse, Ceylon | 21. Apr. 1945 | 23. Apr. 1945 |
| RNAS Colombo Racecourse, Ceylon | 19. May 1945 | 14. Jun. 1945 |
| RNAS Trincomalee, Ceylon | 23. Jun. 1946 | 11. Jul. 1945 |
| RNAS Puttalam, Ceylon | 21. Jul. 1945 | 5. Aug. 1945 |
| RNAS Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | 18. Sep. 1945 | 5. Dec. 1945 |
| 1950 - 1954 | ||
| RNAS St. Merryn, Cornwall | 25. Apr. 1950 | 29. Aug. 1950 |
| RANAS Nowra, New South Wales, Australia | 6. Dec. 1950 | 5. Oct. 1954 |
| 1955 - 1958 | ||
| RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset | 23. Aug. 1955 | 29. Feb. 1956 |
| RANAS Nowra, New South Wales, Australia | 7. May 1956 | 1. Dec. 1958 |
| 2013 - today | ||
| RANAS Nowra, New South Wales, Australia | 11. Jul. 2013 | today |
| 808 NAS Commanding Officers | ||
| 1940 - 1941 | ||
| Lt H. E. R. Torin, RN | 1. Jul. 1940 | 20. Jul. 1940 |
| Lt-Cdr R. C. Tillard, RN (KIA 8. May 1940) | 20. Jul. 1940 | 31. May 1941 |
| Lt-Cdr E. D. G. Lewin, RN | 31. May 1941 | 13. Nov. 1941 |
| 1942 - 1945 | ||
| Lt C. P. Campbell-Horsfall, RN | 1. Jan. 1942 | 17. Mar. 1943 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) A. C. Wallace, RNVR | 17. Mar. 1943 | 25. Oct. 1943 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) J. F. Rankin, DSC, RN | 25. Oct. 1943 | 20. May 1945 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) C. F. Wheatley, RNVR (KIA 20. Jun 1940) | 20. May 1945 | 25. Jun. 1945 |
| Lt-Cdr (A) R. F Bryant, RN | 25. Jun. 1945 | 5. Dec. 1945 |
| 1950 - 1954 | ||
| Lt-Cdr J. L. Appleby, RN | 25. Apr. 1950 | 2. Jun. 1952 |
| Lt G. F. S. Brown, DFC, RAN | 2. Jun. 1952 | 20. Jul. 1952 |
| Lt-Cdr J. H. G. Cavanagh, RAN | 20. Jul. 1952 | 18. May 1953 |
| Lt-Cdr C. A. Beange, DSC, RAN | 18. May 1953 | 27. Sep. 1954 |
| Lt A.G. Powell, RAN | 27. Sep. 1954 | 5. Oct 1954 |
| 1955 - 1958 | ||
| Lt-Cdr G. McC. Jude, RAN | 23. Aug. 1955 | 4. Nov. 1956 |
| Lt-Cdr P.W. Seed, RAN | 4. Nov. 1956 | 10. Jan. 1957 |
| Lt-Cdr A.G. Cordell, RAN | 10. Jan. 1957 | 5. Aug. 1957 |
| Lt-Cdr G. Kable, RAN | 5. Aug. 1957 | 7. Mar. 1958 |
| Lt-Cdr G.J.G. Hanchard-Goodwin, RN | 7. Mar. 1958 | 1. Dec. 1958 |
| 2013 - today | ||
| Cdr T. P. Leonard, RAN (Formed as NUSQN 808) | 3. Dec. 2010 | 4 Nov 2011 |
| Cdr C. R. L. Stephenson, RAN | 4. Nov. 2011 | 20. Jan. 2014 |
| Cdr A. J. Capner, RAN | 20. Jan. 2014 | 18. Jan. 2016 |
| Cdr. W A. Waddell, RAN | 18. Jan. 2016 | 15. Dec. 2017 |
| Cdr. S. Palmer, RAN | 15. Dec. 2017 | 9. Dec. 2019 |
| Cdr. P. F. Hannigan, RAN | 9. Dec. 2019 | ? |
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History |
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1940 - 1941 In July 1940 the squadron operated at Wick in Northern Scotland on dockyard defence, and subsequently recognised as only one of two FAA squadrons operating with RAF Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain (also see 804 NAS). In October 1940 the squadron embarked on HMS Ark Royal to join Force H in the Mediterranean, and in November 2 enemy aircraft were destroyed during an attack on Sardinia, and 2 more in attacks on Sicily in January 1941, and a third in May during the defence of Malta. Following the squadron's May 1941 participation in the pursuit of the Bismarck in the Atlantic, subsequently in July and August 1941 15 enemy aircraft were claimed jointly with 807. With the sinking of the Ark Royal in November 1941, the remaining aircraft of the squadron landed at Gibraltar, and subsequently merged with 807 NAS. |
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1942 - 1945 The squadron was re-formed in January 1942 with 6 Fulmar IIs, embarked briefly on HMS Biter, working up on HMS Battler in April-May 1943, A Flight subsequently shot down a Fw 200 on 22 June 1942 whilst on Gibraltar convoy escort. The whole squadron with HMS Battler took part in the Salerno landings in September 1943, the squadron returning to the UK in HMS Hunter as part of the 3rd Naval Fighter Wing. In May 1944 the squadron, with 20 Seafire L.IIIs, was attached at RNAS Lee-on-Solent to No. 345 Recce Wing of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, RAF for the Normandy D-Day landings, then re-equipped with 24 Hellcat Is and IIs, joining HMS Khedive in January 1945 for the East Indies Fleet. The squadron was involved in operations off Malaya and Sumatra in April 1944, including from HMS Emperor, and in May provided cover during the re-occupation of Rangoon, and strikes against airfields in Sumatra in June. Cover was provided during the occupation of Malaya after VJ-Day. |
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1950 - 195 4Post war 808 NAS reformed on 25. April 1950 as a Royal Australian Navy squadron at St Merryn, embarking with its Sea Furies on HMAS Sydney as part of the 21st CAG. |
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