814 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

1. December 1938 814 NAS formed at Southampton
31. December 1942 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Katukurunda
1 July 1944 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Stretton
19. November 1950 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
22. November 1950 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
4. November 1955 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Abbotsinch
14. January 1957 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
30. September 1959 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
1. April 1960 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
14. September 1961 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
28. November 1961 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
14. July 1970 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
30. March 1973 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Prestwick
December 2000 814 NAS disbanded at RNAS Culdrose
October 2001 814 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
Planes:
 

 

 

Dec 1938 - Dec 1942
Swordfish I
 
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Jul 1944 - 19??
Barracuda II
   
 

 

 

Dec. 1945 - Mar. 1948
Firefly FR.1
 
 

 

 

Apr. 1948 - Nov. 1950
Firefly FR.4 & 5
 
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Nov. 1950 - Jul. 1951
Firefly FR.1
   
 

 

 

Jan. 1951 - Mar. 1954
Firefly AS.5
 
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Jan. 1957 - Sep. 1959
Gannet AS.4
(8)
   
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Jan. 1957 - Sep. 1961
Whirlwind HAS.7
(8)
     
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Nov. 1961 - Oct. 1967
Wessex HAS.1
(8)
     
 

 

 

Aug. 1967 - Jul. 1970
Wessex HAS.3
     
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Mar. 1973 - Jun. 1982
Sea King HAS.1
(4)
     
 

 

 

1977 - 19??
Sea King HAS.2
(10)
     
 

 

 

Oct. 1990 - Dec. 2000
Sea King HAS.6
     
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Oct. 2001 - 2014
Merlin HM.1
     
 

 

 

2014 - today
Merlin HM.2
     
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814 NAS Deployments 
         
         
         
         
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814 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr N. S. Luard, DSC, RN 1. Dec 1938  Dec 1940

Major W. H. N. Martin, RM

 Dec 1940 Sep 1942
Lt A. F. Paterson, RN Sep 1942 Dec 1942
Lt-Cdr J. S. L. Crabbe, RN 1 Jul 1944  Nov 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) G. R. Coy, DSC, RN  Nov 1944 ?
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History 

On the outbreak of war this torpedo spotter reconnaissance squadron with 9 Swordfish transferred to HMS Hermes at the outbreak of war, sailing to West Africa to join French ships operating out of Dakar and Freetown, in the search for the German battleship Graf Spee.

After the French surrender to Germany in 1940, the squadron was tasked with attacking its former allies at Dakar, damaging the French battleship Richelieu on 8 July 1940.

In December 1940 the ship sailed for the Indian Ocean, operating off the East African coast and providing support for the land forces in British Somaliland and enabling the capture of 5 enemy merchant ships and bombing of a 6th by the cruiser HMS Hawkins in February 1941.

In May 1941 the squadron provided support to the RAF in Iraq, and subsequently after trade protection duties in the Indian ocean embarked on HMS Hermes from Ceylon in February 1942 to search for a Japanese carrier force but was ashore in April 1942 when HMS Hermes was sunk by Japanese aircraft, and disbanded at Katukurunda in December 1942.

The Squadron reformed at RNAS Stretton in July 1944 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadron with Barracuda IIs and embarked on HMS Venerable in March 1945. It joined 15th Carrier Air Group in June 1945 but saw no action by VJ-Day.

  

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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