Английская Википедия:728 Naval Air Squadron
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728 Naval Air Squadron (728 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed at the beginning of May in 1943, as a Fleet Requirement Unit, at RNAS Gibraltar. It provided detachments at Tafaraoui, in Algeria and later at Oujda in Morocco. Moving to RNAS Dekheila (HMS Grebe), in Egypt, during June, it then merged into 775 Naval Air Squadron during July.
It reformed in August, again as a Fleet Requirement Unit, at RNAS Dekheila (HMS Grebe), moving immediately to RAF Ta Kali. It provided target towing both for the Royal Navys Mediterranean Fleet and the British Army, before later providing a detachment to tow targets for the United States Navy at Naples, Italy.Шаблон:Sfn The squadron remained on Malta, alternating between the airbases at Ta Kali, Luqa and Hal Far, until disbanding at the latter, in May 1967.Шаблон:Sfn
History of 728 NAS
Fleet Requirements Unit (1943 - 1967)
728 Naval Air Squadron was formed on 1 May 1943 at RN Air Section North Front, Gibraltar, as a Fleet Requirements Unit. The squadron was equipped with Boulton Paul Defiant TT.1, an interceptor aircraft converted for target tug operations and Fairey Swordfish I, a biplane torpedo bomber. Whilst at Gibraltar it operated detachments at RN Air Section Tafaraoui, in Algeria, from 11 May 1943 to 15 June 1943, with Fairey Swordfish aircraft, and also at RAF Oujda, in Morocco, before moving to RNAS Dekheila (HMS Grebe), Alexandria in Egypt, on 15 June 1943.[1]
The squadron was absorbed into 775 Naval Air Squadron at Dekheila on 4 July 1943. However, just over one month later, on the 14 August, 728 Naval Air Squadron reformed at Dekheila.[2] The squadron soon moved to Malta and settled at RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon), from 5 May 1946, after brief stints at RN Air Section Takali (HMS Goldfinch) and RAF Luqa and just after taking up radar calibration duties from No. 255 Squadron RAF.[3]
Helicopters were added to supplement the squadron's inventory when it started operating the Westland Dragonfly HR.3 at the end of 1952. 728B Flight was the identity given to the new RNAS Hal Far SAR (Search and Rescue) flight, this operated utilising the Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 which arrived in 1957. In March 1963, Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 became available for the SAR flight, which was then amalgamated into 728 NAS.[3]
On 31 May 1967 728 Naval Air Squadron disbanded at RNAS Hal Far.[2]
Aircraft flown
The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Div col
- Avro Anson I
- Martin Baltimore IV
- Martin Baltimore V
- Bristol Beaufighter II
- Bristol Beaufighter X
- Bristol Beaufighter TT Mark 10
- Bristol Beaufort I
- Boulton Paul Defiant TT.1
- Hawker Hurricane IIc
- Miles Martinet TT.1
- de Havilland Mosquito B.25
- de Havilland Mosquito T.3
- de Havilland Mosquito PR.16
- de Havilland Mosquito TT.39
- Airspeed Oxford I
- Supermarine Seafire L.IIC
- Supermarine Seafire III
- Supermarine Seafire XV
- Supermarine Seafire F.17
- Supermarine Sea Otter 2
- Fairey Swordfish I
- Fairey Swordfish II
- Supermarine Walrus
- Vickers Wellington XIV
- Westland Dragonfly HR.3
- Beech Expediter C.2
- Fairey Gannet T.2
- North American Harvard T.3
- de Havilland Heron C.2
- Gloster Meteor T.7
- Gloster Meteor TT.20
- de Havilland Sea Devon C.20
- de Havilland Sea Hornet FR.20
- de Havilland Sea Vampire F.20
- Short Sturgeon TT.3
- Westland Whirlwind HAR.3
- Westland Whirlwind HAS.22
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