835 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
15. February 1942 835 NAS reformed at Palisadoes, Jamaica
31. March 1945 835 NAS disbanded at RNAS Hatston
Planes:
  Feb 1942 - Feb 1943
Swordfish I		    
  Oct 1942- Marc 1945
Swordfish II & III		  

 

   
  Jun 1943 - Sep 1944
Sea Hurricane IIc		  

 

   
  Sep 1944- Mar 1945
Wildcat V		  

 

   
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835 NAS Deployments 
         
         
         
         
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835 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr C. M. Johnstone, DSC, RN Feb 1942 Apr 1942
Lt J. R. Lang, RN Apr 1942 Sep 1943
Lt-Cdr  W. N. Waller, RN Sep 1943 Dec 1943
Lt-Cdr  E. E. Barringer, RNVR Feb 1944 Aug 1944
Lt-Cdr  F. V. Jones RNVR Aug 1944 Jan 1945
Lt-Cdr (A) J .R. Godley, RNVR Jan 1945  Mar 1945
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History 

The squadron officially formed for the first time at Palisadoes, Jamaica in February 1942 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Swordfish squadron, subsequently embarking on HMS Furious in April 1942 fromNorfolk, Virginia, USA for the UK.
After DLT on HMS Activity, the squadron embarked on HMS Battler in April 1943 for convoy duties, and fighter flight of 6 Sea Hurricane IICs from 804 squadron being incorporated in June 1943 which spent part of September and October operating from HMS Ravager.
After a period at Eglington, in November 1943 the squadron embarked on HMS Chaser, the fighter flight being at Abbotsinch, and subsequently from Eglington the squadron transferred to HMS Nairana in December 1943 returning to Hatston and Machrihanish in January 1944.
Most of 1944 was spent in Atlantic convoy duties onboard HMS Nairana, and in May and June two JU 290s were shot down. Then in August the squadron was involved in Arctic Russia convoys to and from Hatston, and attacked two U-Boats and shot down four enemy aircraft, and in March 1945 was involved in operations off Trondheim.
The squadron disbanded in March 1945 at Hatston, the fighter flight being absorbed into 821 squadron.

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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