833 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
8. December 1941 833 NAS formed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
7. January 1944 808 NAS merged with 836 NAS
26. April 1944  833 NAS reformed an HMS Activity
13. September 1944 833 NAS disbanded at RNAS Eglington
 
Planes:
 

 

 

 Dec 1941 - Nov 1942
Swordfish I		  

 

   
 

 

 

 Jan 1942 - Jan 1944
Swordfish II		    
 

 

 

 Jun 1943 - Sep 1943
Seafire L.IIc		  

 

   
 

 

 

 Apr 1944 - Sep 1944
Swordfish II		  

 

   
 

 

 

 Apr 1944 - Sep 1944
Wildcat V		  

 

   
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833 NAS Deployments 
         
         
         
         
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833 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr R. J. H. Stephens, RN  8 Dec 1941 Jan 1943
Capt W. G. S. Aston, RM Jan 1943 May 1943
Lt-Cdr  J .R. C. Callander, RN May 1943 Jan 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) J. G. Large, RNVR Apr 1944 Sep 1944
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History 

The Squadron was first formed in December 1941 as a Swordfish torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadron at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, embarking on HMS Biter in September 1942 to take part in the landings in North Africa from HMS Biter and HMS Avenger, returning to the UK on HMS Argus in December 1942.
In February 1943 the squadron joined 16 Group RAF Coastal Command at Thorney Island for operations in the English Channel. In June the squadron added a fighter flight of 6 Seafire L.IIC’s, the combined squadron embarked on HMS Stalker for Gibraltar in July 1943, where the Seafires transferred to 880 NAS and the Swordfish returning to Machrihanish in October 1943, moving to Maydown in December 1943 intended for MAC-ship duties, but with changes in policy the squadron was merged as part of 836 squadron and ceased to exist in January 1944.
The squadron was reformed in April 1944 aboard HMS Activity with 3 Swordfish IIs from 836 NAS and a fighter flight of 7 Wildcat Vs from 816 and 819 squadrons, to carry out convoy duties to Arctic Russia, and subsequently also in the Atlantic, and to Gibraltar. Finally returning to RNAS Maydown and disbanding at RNAS Eglington in September 1944.

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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