700W Naval Air Squadron
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History |
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| 4. June 1963 | 700W NAS formed at RNAS Culdrose |
| 4. March 1964 | 700W NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose |
| 14. May 2009 | 700W NAS formed at RNAS Yeovilton |
| 31. July 2014 | 700W NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton |
| Planes: |
Wasp HAS.1
Wildcat HMA.2
| 700W NAS Home Port Assignments | ||
| 1953 - 1964 | ||
| RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall | 4. Jun. 1963 | 3. Mar. 1964 |
| 2009 - 2014 | ||
| RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset | May 2009 | 31. Jul. 2014 |
| 700W NAS Commanding Officers | ||
| 1953 - 1964 | ||
| Lt-Cdr L. MItchell, DFC, RN | 4. Jun. 1963 | 3. Mar. 1964 |
| 2009 - 2014 | ||
| Lt-Cdr Rob Dowdell, RN | 14. May 2009 | 23. Sep. 2010 |
| Lt-Cdr Rob Taylor, RN | 23. Sep. 2010 | 24. Jul. 2013 |
| Cdr Simon J. P. Collins, RN | 24. Jul. 2013 | 31. Jul. 2014 |
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History |
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700W NAS was the IFTU (Intensiv Flying Training Unit) for the Westland Wasp and later for the Westland Wildcat |
