8th Carrier Air Group
8th Carrier Air Group | |
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Size | One Implacable-class aircraft carrier plus support ships |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Engagements | World War II |
The 8th Carrier Air Group (8th CAG) was an aircraft
The 8th Carrier Air Group consisted of a number of squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.[1]
Squadron | From | To | Aircraft |
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828 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Apr 1946 | Grumman TBF Avenger |
801 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Apr 1946 | Supermarine Seafire |
880 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Sep 1945 | Supermarine Seafire |
1771 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Sep 1945 | Fairey Firefly |
History
1945 - 1946
The 8th Carrier Air Group of the
The group flew off eight Fairey Firefly and a dozen Supermarine Seafire aircraft, from HMS Implacable, against targets north of Tokyo on 17 July, however, due to bad weather only the Fairey Firefly were able to locate their targets. Eight Fairey Firefly and twenty Supermarine Seafire aircraft attacked targets near Tokyo the following day, however, more bad weather halted flying operations. On the 24–25 July, Fleet Air Arm aircraft resumed attacks, crippling the escort carrier Kaiyo.[3]
With the
In September 1945, 880 Naval Air Squadron was absorbed by 801 Naval Air Squadron, and also 1771 Naval Air Squadron disbanded. The 8th Carrier Air Group was disbanded in April 1946.[1]
Air Group Commanders
List of commanding officers of the 8th Carrier Air Group, with date of appointment:[1]
- not identified, 30 June 1945
- Lt Col P. P. Nelson-Gracie, RM, 10 October 1945
- disbandment, 4 April 1946
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Ballance 2016, p. 306.
- ^ Wragg 2019, p. 203.
- ^ Hobbs 2011, p. 261, 263, 266, 267.
- ^ Hobbs 2011, p. 273–81, 286–287, 410.
- ^ Hobbs 2013, p. 110.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
- Ballance, Theo (2016). The Squadrons and Units of the Fleet Air Arm. Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-489-2.
- Wragg, David (2019). The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945. ISBN 978-0-7509-9303-6.
- Hobbs, David (2011). The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-044-3.
- Hobbs, David (2013). British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-138-0.