785 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
4. November 1940 785 NAS formed at RNAS Crail
1. March 1946 785 NAS disbanded at RNAS Crail
Planes:
 

 

 

 Nov. 1940 - Apr. 1941
Shark		    
 

 

 

 Nov. 1940 - May 1944
Swordfish I, II		  
 

 

 

 Aug. 1941 - Nov. 1943
Albacore I		    
 

 

 

 Dec. 1941 - 1943
Tiger Moth		  
 

 

 

 Dec. 1942 - Feb. 1946
Barracuda I, II, TR.III		    
 

 

 

 Aug. 1943 - Sep. 1943
Master I		    
 

 

 

 19?? - 19??
Avenger		    
 

 

 

 Aug. 1945 - Feb. 1946
Avenger I, II		  
 

 

 

 Nov. 1945 - Feb. 1946
Anson I		    
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785 NAS Home Port Assignments
RNAS Crail 4. Nov. 1940 1. Mar 1946
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785 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr P. G. O. Sidney-Turner, RN 4. Nov. 1940 22. Aug. 1941
Capt O. Patch, DSO, DSC, RM 22. Aug. 1941 1. Jan 1942
Lt R. W. Thorne, RN 1. Jan 1942 7. Sep. 1942
Lt A. H. Abrams, DSC, RN 7. Sep. 1942 22. Oct. 1942
Lt J. H. Stennings, RN 22. Oct. 1942 2. Dec. 1942
Lt-Cdr(A) K. G. Sharp, RN 2. Dec. 1942 1. Jul. 1943
Lt-Cdr(A) M. Thorpe, RN 1. Jul. 1943 31. Jan. 1944
Lt-Cdr(A) R. B. Lunberg, RN 31. Jan. 1944 5. Dec. 1944
Lt-Cdr(A) M. W. Rudorf, DSC, RN 5. Dec. 1944 13. Jun. 1945
Lt-Cdr L. C. Watson, DSC, RN 13. Jun. 1945 31. Jul. 1945
Lt-Cdr(A) N. G. Haig, RN 31. Jul. 1945 15. Dec. 1945
Lt-Cdr J. F. Arnold, RN 15. Dec. 1945 1. Mar 1946
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History 

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last update 1. November 2022

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