847 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
1. June 1943 847 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
30. June 1944 847 NAS merged with 810 at RNAS Minneriya, Celon
17. March 1957 847 NAS reformed at RNAS Eglinton
1. December 1959 847 NAS disbanded RNAS Yeovilton
7. May 1963 847 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
2. December 1964 847 NAS disbanded RNAS Yeovilton
14. March 1969 847 NAS reformed at RNAS Sembawang, Singapore
22. May 1971 847 NAS disbanded RNAS Sembawang, Singapore
7. May 1982 847 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
24. September 1982 847 NAS disbanded Port Stanley, Falkland
1. September 1995 847 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
Planes:
 

 

 

 Jun 1943 - Jun 1944
Barracuda II

 

  
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 Mar. 1957 - Dec 1959
Gannet AS.1 & AS.4		  

 

   
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 May 1963 - Dec 1964
Whirlwind HAS.7		  

 

   
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 Mar. 1969 - May 1971
Wessex HU.5		  

 

   
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 Feb 1982 - Sep 1982
Wessex HU.5		  

 

   
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 Sep. 1995 - Mar. 2005
Gazelle AH.1		  

 

   
 

 

 

 Sep. 1995 - Jun. 2012
Lynx AH.7		  

 

   
 

 

 

 May 2012 - Feb. 2008
Lynx AH.9A		  

 

   
 

 

 

 Jan. 2014 - today
Wildcat		  

 

   
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847 NAS Deployments 
28. November 1943 - 27. January 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
10. Februar 1944 - 14. February 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
22. February 1944 - 8. March 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
21. March 1944 - 8. April 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
16. April  1944 - 3. May 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
10. June 1944 - 19. June 1944 HMS Illustrious - Barracuda II -
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847 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 1. Jun. 1943 14. Sep. 1943
RNAS Machrihanish 14. Sep. 1943 28. Nov. 1943
RNAS Katukurunda, Celon 27. Jan. 1944 10. Jun. 1944
RNAS Minneriya, Celon 19. Jun. 1944 30. Jun. 1944
       
847 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr (A) P. C. Whitfield, RN 1. Jun. 1943 20. Jul. 1943
Lt-Cdr (A) J. L. Cullen, RN 20. Jul. 1943 30. Jun. 1944
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History 

The squadron formed for the first time at RNAS Lee-on-Solent in June 1943 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Barracuda squadron, being allocated to the No 21 Naval TBR Wing in November 1943 at RAF Machrihanish, subsequently embarking on HMS Illustrious for RNAS Katukurunda, Ceylon in January 1944, with a detachment on HMS Unicorn for 3 weeks.
In March 1944 HMS Illustrious made abortive sweeps off the Cocos Islands for 3 Japanese cruisers, and in April 1944 the squadron was involved in operations over Sabang, bombing oil tanks and harbour facilities, and subsequently was involved in attacking Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
The squadron was absorbed into 810 NAS at Ceylon in June 1944 and ceased to exist.

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last update 120. January 2020

written 1. March 2011

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