Английская Википедия:733 Naval Air Squadron
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military unit 733 Naval Air Squadron (733 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active between 1944 and 1947 as a Fleet Requirement Unit, based mainly at RNAS Trincomalee (HMS Bambara), China Bay, Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
History of 733 NAS
Fleet Requirement Unit (1944 - 1947)
733 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Requirement Unit. It moved from R.N. Air Section Minnerya, in lodger facilities at R.A.F. Station Minnerya, located in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), on the 25 March 1944, to RNAS Trincomalee (HMS Bambara), located in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka, bringing along a varied example of aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm.[1]
Initially using Walrus aircraft and later on Sea Otter aircraft, an Air Sea Rescue Flight was added around the beginning of 1946.Шаблон:Sfn
The squadron disbanded on 31 December 1947 at RNAS Trincomalee.[1]
Aircraft flown
733 Naval Air Squadron has flown a number of different aircraft types, including:[1] Шаблон:Div col
- Fairey Albacore Шаблон:Sfn
- Grumman Tarpon GR.IШаблон:Sfn
- Grumman Avenger Mk.IIШаблон:Sfn
- Fairey Barracuda Mk IIШаблон:Sfn
- Bristol Beaufighter Mark IIFШаблон:Sfn
- Bristol Beaufort Mk.IШаблон:Sfn
- Vought Corsair Mk IV
- Bolton Paul Defiant TT Mk I
- Beech Expeditor C.II
- Fairey Fulmar Mk.II
- North American Harvard IIB
- Miles Martinet TT.Mk IШаблон:Sfn
- de Havilland Mosquito B Mk 25Шаблон:Sfn
- Stinson Reliant
- Supermarine Seafire IIIШаблон:Sfn
- Supermarine Seafire F Mk XVШаблон:Sfn
- Supermarine Sea Otter Mk IШаблон:Sfn
- Supermarine Sea Otter Mk IIШаблон:Sfn
- Fairey Swordfish IШаблон:Sfn
- Fairey Swordfish IIШаблон:Sfn
- de Havilland Tiger Moth
- Vultee Vengeance IIШаблон:Sfn
- Supermarine WalrusШаблон:Sfn
- Grumman Wildcat Mk VШаблон:Sfn
733 Naval Air Squadron operated from a couple of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, overseas:
- R. N. Air Section MINNERIYA (1 January 1944 - 25 March 1944)Шаблон:Sfn
- Royal Naval Air Station TRINCOMALEE (25 March 1944 - 31 December 1947)[1]
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