792 Naval Air Squadron

 

"Sapienta Vincit Tenebras" / "Wisdom Conquers Darkness"

  
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History 
15. August 1940 792 NAS formed at RNAS St. Merryn
2. January 1945 792 NAS merged with 794 NAS
15. January 1948 792 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
16. August 1950 792 NAS disbanded at RNAS Bramcote
November 2001 792 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
June 2009 792 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
1939 - 1945
Skua		    

 

1948 - 1949
Firefly NF.I
May 1950 - Aug 1950
Sea Hornet		    

 

Nov. 2001 - Jun. 2009
Mirach 100/5		    

 

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792 NAS Deployments 
792 NAS was a second-line Squadron (Target Towing Unit) and not deployed on a carrier.--
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792 NAS Commanding Officers 
1940 - 1945
Lt H. E. R Torin DSC 15. Aug 1940 9. Dec 1940
Lt (A) H. R. Dimock, RNVR 9. Dec 1940 5. May 1941
Lt E. W. Lawson 5. May 1941 30. Sep. 1941
Lt-Cdr (A) T. J. Archer, RNVR 30. Sep. 1941 8. Dec 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) G. V. Oddy RNVR 8. Dec 1944 2. Jun 1944
 - none - 2. Jun 1944 12. Jun 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) N. G. MacIaen 12. Jun 1944 2. Jan 1945
1948 - 1950
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Lt-Cdr R. F. Hallam 1950 16. Aug 1950
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History 

792 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and was originally formed at RNAS St Merryn in August 1940 as an Air Target Unit, equipped with six Blackburn Skuas. The squadron disbanded in 1945 and merged with 794 Naval Air Squadron.

792 Squadron reformed at RNAS Culdrose in 1948 as a Night Fighter Training Unit. It was initially equipped with Fairey Firefly NF.1s and Avro Ansons. They were later replaced with Sea Hornets shortly before the squadron disbanded again in August 1950.

The squadron was reformed at RNAS Culdrose in November 2001 from the Fleet Target Group from RNAS Portland, which closed in 1998. It operated the Mirach 100/5 unmanned subsonic drones which were used to test the Sea Dart Missile System on Type 42 Destroyers and Sidewinder missiles on Harrier and Tornado fighters. NAS 792 disbanded in June 2009.

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last update 17. July 2016

written 1. March 2011

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