Английская Википедия:749 Naval Air Squadron
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749 Naval Air Squadron (749 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active from 1941 through to 1945, formed as a Observer Training Squadron, part of No.1 Observer School at RNAS Piarco (HMS Goshawk), located Шаблон:Convert east of Downtown Port of Spain, adjacent to the town of Piarco, on the island of Trinidad.
History of 749 NAS
Observer Training Squadron (1941–1945)
749 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Piarco (HMS Goshawk), Trinidad, on 1 January 1941 as a Observer Training Squadron. The squadron's function, was the training of observers for the Fleet Air Arm and to achieve this, it was equipped with Supermarine Walrus, Grumman Goose, and Avro Anson aircraft. It formed part of the No. 1 Observer School, operating out of RNAS Piarco alongside two more Observer Training Squadrons: 750 Naval Air Squadron and 752 Naval Air Squadron, along with an Air Towed Target Unit, 793 Naval Air Squadron.[1]
The ocean liner and a refrigerated cargo ship, SS Almeda Star, left Liverpool carrying within its passenger complement, 142 members of the Fleet Air Arm to RNAS Piarco. They consisted of 21 officers and 121 ratings from 749 NAS, 750 NAS and 752 NAS. On 17 January 1941 Almeda Star was about Шаблон:Convert north of Rockall when the Шаблон:GS, commanded by Kptlt Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, torpedoed her. All 360 people aboard were lost.[2]
From 1942 the squadron was also tasked with anti-submarine patrols,Шаблон:Sfn depth charges and flares were provided to these flights, until 1944, when US Navy forces took on this responsibility.Шаблон:Sfn
749 Naval Air Squadron remained at RNAS Piarco for the duration of World War II, disbanding on 1 October 1945.[1]
Aircraft flown
The squadron has flown a number of different aircraft types, including:[1]
- Supermarine Walrus (Jan 1941 - Oct 1945)Шаблон:Sfn
- Grumman Goose Mk.IAШаблон:Sfn (Mar 1942 – Oct 1945)Шаблон:Sfn
- Avro Anson I (Jun 1945 - Oct 1945)Шаблон:Sfn
749 Naval Air Squadron operated from a single naval air station of the Royal Navy, overseas in Trinidad:
- Royal Naval Air Station PIARCO (1 January 1941 - 1 October 1945)
Commanding Officers
List of commanding officers of 749 Naval Air Squadron with month and year of appointment and end:Шаблон:Sfn
- Lt (A) J. C. Moore, RNVR (Jan 1941-Dec 1941)
- Lt Cdr (A) G. H. Winn, RNVR (Dec 1941-Apr 1943)
- Lt Cdr (A) A.E. Worby, RNVR (Apr 1943-Aug 1945)
- Lt Cdr (A) P. G. Lee, RNVR (Aug 1945-Oct 1945)
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