716 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
15. July 1936 716 NAS formed at RAF Mount Batten, Devon
21. January 1940 716 NAS absorbed into 700 NAS
28. June 1944 716 NAS reformed at RNAS Eastleigh
1. September 1945 716 NAS disbanded at RNAS St Merrin
 
Planes:
 

 

 

 Jul. 1936 - Feb. 1938
Osprey IV SP		      
 

 

 

 Oct. 1938 - Jan. 1940
Seafox I		    
 

 

 

 Sep. 1939 - Jan. 1940
Walrus I		      
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 Jun. 1944 - Sep 1945
Barracuda II		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1944 - Sep 1945
Corsair IV		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1944 - Sep 1945
Sea Otter I		      
 

 

 

 Jun. 1944 - Sep 1945
Wellington XI		      
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716 NAS Deployments 
1936 - 1940
1936 - 1938 HMS Amphion - - -
1937 - 1940 HMS Neptune - - -
1944 - 1945
716 NAS was a second-line Squadron and not deployed on a carrier.
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716 NAS Home Port Assignments
1936 - 1940
RAF Mount Batten, Devon 15. Jul. 1936 1. Jan. 1938
HMNB Simonstown (RNAS Lee-on-Solent) 1. Jan. 1938 21. Jan. 1940
1944 - 1945
RNAS Eastleigh, Hampshire, England 28. Jun. 1944 1. Sep. 1945
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716 NAS Commanding Officers 
1936 - 1940
Flt Lt F. E. C. Judd, RAF 15. Jul. 1936 25. Apr. 1938
Lt A. J. T. Roe, RN 25. Apr. 1938 21. Jan. 1940
1944 - 1945
Lt-Cdr J. F. Nicholas, RN

28. Jun. 1944

11. May 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) D. V. Robinson, RNVR

11. May 1945

 1. Sep. 1945
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History 

1936 - 1940
No.716 (Catapult) Flight formed on 15. July 1936 from part of No.443 (Catapult) Flight for ships of the 6th Cruiser Squadron in the South Africa Station, Initially equipped with Opreys for use in HMS Amphion, these began to be replaced by Seafoxes in October 1937 when HMS Neptune arrived. RAF Mount Batten was used as a shore base when in Home waters, until being replaced by RNAS Lee-on-Solent on 1. January 1938. By the outbreak of war the unit had achieved Squadron status and was using HMNB Simonstown as a shore base, but on 21. January 1940 it was disbanded into 700 NAS.

1944 - 1945
On 28. June 1944 716 NAS reformed at RNAS Eastleigh as the School Safety Equipment. Equipped with a miscellany of aircraft which included a Wellington, Barracuda, Corsair and some Sea Otters it gave instruction in Air Sea Rescue techniques, and carried out developnent work on equipnent. A detachment  of the squadron joined HMS Ruler at Greenock in January 1945  for a fev days. 716 NAS disbanded on 1. September 1945.
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last update 14. August 2017

written 14. August 2017

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