Английская Википедия:762 Naval Air Squadron

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de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk.III in RAF markings, although an example of the type used by 762 NAS

762 Naval Air Squadron (762 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It formed at RNAS Yeovilton in March 1942 as an Advanced Flying Training School. Almost immediately the squadron relocated to RNAS St Merryn, but before the end of the year, it was back at Yeovilton. 762 NAS disbanded nine months later.

The squadron reformed in 1944 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, as a Twin Engine Conversion Unit, but immediately moved to RNAS Dale, where it operated a variety of multi engined aircraft. At the end of 1945 the squadron moved to RNAS Halesworth and RNAS Ford in quick succession. Now known as the Heavy Twin Conversion Unit it spent nearly two and a half years at Ford before relocating to RNAS Culdrose, where it eventually disbanded at the end of 1949.

History of 762 NAS

Advanced Flying Training School (1942 - 1943)

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Fairey Fulmar Mk I, an example of those used by 762 NAS

762 Naval Air Squadron formed, on the 23 March 1942, at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) situated near Yeovil, Somerset, as an Advanced Flying Training School. It was initially equipped with Fulmar and Master aircraft.[1]

Roughly three weeks later, on the 15 April 1942, the squadron relocated to RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture), located Шаблон:Convert northeast of Newquay, Cornwall. It added Martlet aircraft to its inventory in June 1942.

762 NAS remained at St Merryn for the next seven months, however, on the 8 September 1942, the squadron moved back to RNAS Yeovilton.[2] Here it added Sea Hurricane aircraft to its inventory for training and conversion. The squadron disbanded at Yeovilton on the 9 June 1943.[1]

Twin Engine Conversion Unit (1944 - 1949)

762 Naval Air Squadron reformed, on the 15 March 1944, at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus),[1] situated near Lee-on-the-Solent, in Hampshire, approximately four miles west of Portsmouth, as the Twin Engine Conversion Unit. Two weeks later, on the 15 March 1944, 762 NAS moved to RNAS Dale (HMS Goldcrest), located Шаблон:Convert west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales and here the squadron operated a variety of aircraft, using Beaufort Mk.I & T Mk. II, Beaufighter Mark IIF, Blenheim Mk.IV and Oxford[3] and from August, Wellington GR Mark XI aircraft.[1]

762 NAS remained at Dale for just short of two years, moving to RNAS Halesworth (HMS Sparrowhawk), located Шаблон:Convert north east of the town of Halesworth, Suffolk, England, on the 3 December 1945.[3] However, six weeks later, the squadron was on the move again, this time relocating to RNAS Ford (HMS Perigrine), located at Ford, in West Sussex, England.[4]

At this time the squadron was also operating Mosquito and Sea Mosquito aircraft and it became known as the Heavy Twin Conversion Unit. It remained in this role and at Ford for around the next two and a half years,before moving to RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of Cornwall, on the 1 May 1948.[5] 762 NAS disbanded, at Culdrose, on the 8 December 1949.[1]

Aircraft flown

The squadron has flown a number of different aircraft types, including:[1] Шаблон:Div col

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Naval Air Stations

762 Naval Air Squadron operated from a number of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, in Wales and England:[1]

Commanding Officers

List of commanding officers of 762 Naval Air Squadron with month and year of appointment and end:[1]

1942 - 1943

  • Lt (A) R- McD Hall, RN (Mar 1942-Sep 1942)
  • Lt D. B. M Fiddes DSO, RN (Sep 1942-Mar 1943)
  • Lt-Cdr (A) M. J. S. Newman, RN (Mar 1943-Jun 1943)

1944 - 1949

  • Lt-Cdr (A) S. J. Hawley, RNVR (Mar 1944-Mar 1945)
  • Lt-Cdr (A) T- R- Koeller, RNVR (Mar 1945-Jul 1945)
  • Lt-Cdr (A) J. Mills, RNVR (Jul 1945-Jun 1948)
  • Lt-Cdr M. Johnstone DSC, RN (Jun 1948-Feb 1949)
  • Lt A. L. Brown, RN (Feb 1949-Dec 1949)

References

Citations

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Bibliography

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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