700X Naval Air Squadron

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History 
27. August 1957 700X NAS formed at RNAS Ford
29. May 1958 700X NAS disbanded at RNAS Ford
October 1959 700X NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
Jun. 1961 700X NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton
 2014 700X NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
 

 

 

 Aug. 1957 - May 1958
Scimitar F.1		  
 

 

 

 Aug. 1957 - May 1958
Sea Vampire T.22		      
       
 

 

 

 Oct. 1959 - Jun 1961
P.531		      
       
 

 

 

 2014 - today
ScanEagle		      
       
700X NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Ford, West Sussex 27. Aug. 1957 29. May 1958
RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset Oct. 1959 Jun. 1961
       
700X NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr T. G. Innes AFC, RN 27. Aug. 1957 29. May 1958
? Oct. 1959 Jun. 1961
Lt-Cdr Alan Rogers, RNR 2014 today
       

History 

700X NAS was the IFTU (Intensiv Flying Training Unit) for the Supermarine Scimitar and later for the Saro P.531 (Westland Wasp).
Today
700X NAS ( X for Xperimental) will be at the vanguard of the Fleet Air Arm’s venture into the world of unmanned flight with ‘eyes in the sky’ pilotless aircraft.

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last update 20. September 2016

written 12. September 2016

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