828 Naval Air Squadron

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828 Naval Air Squadron
Fairey Fireflies (1771 Squadron), Fairey Barracudas (828 Squadron), and Supermarine Seafires (880 Squadron) of the Fleet Air Arm on the flight deck of HMS Implacable warming up ready to make strike on enemy shipping at the entrance to Alten Fjord, Norway.
Active1940–1943
1944–1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeCarrier based squadron
RoleOffensive Support
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Battle honoursMediterranean 1941-3
Norway 1944
Japan 1945[1]

828 Naval Air Squadron (828 NAS) was a

Second World War, carrying out a number of attacks on enemy targets including the Tirpitz in Norway.[2]

History

Malta and the Mediterranean

The squadron was initially equipped with

Malta Convoys led to the number of operational aircraft being reduced to just two. In December 1942 the remnants of 826 and 830 squadrons were absorbed.[2]

828 and

Operation Husky). 828 then moved to Monastir in Tunisia, where they disbanded in September 1943. Together 828 and 830 squadrons had sunk 30 enemy ships and damaged another 50.[2]

Tirpitz and the Far East

828 Squadron was re-formed as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadron in March 1944. Equipped with 12

Ceylon, subsequently disembarking at Trincomalee in April 1945. 828 Squadron then joined the 8th Carrier Air Group and carried out attacks on Truk and the Japanese mainland.[2] After the Japanese surrender the squadron returned to Nowra on 25 August 1945, and remained there until May 1946.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Fleet Air Arm battle honours
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "828 Squadron's history". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ 828 Squadron in Australia

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