846 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
1. April 1943 846 NAS Established at NAS Quonset Point, RI
22. September 1945 846 NAS renumbered 751 NAS
8. May 1962 846 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
19. October 1964 846 NAS disbanded at RNAS Sembawang, Singapore
29. July 1968 846 NAS reformed at RNAS Culdrose
17. December 1975 846 NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton
1. April 1976 846 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
5. September 1977 846 NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton
4. October 1978 846 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
2013 846 NAS disbanded at RNAS Yeovilton
30. September 2014 846 NAS reformed at RNAS Yeovilton
Planes:
 

 

 

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 May 1962 - Oct. 1964
Whirlwind HAS.7		      
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 Jul. 1968 - Dec. 1975
Wessex HU.5		      
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 Apr. 1976 - Sep. 1977
Wessex HU.5		      
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 Oct. 1978 - Okt. 1981
Wessex HU.5		      
 

 

 

 Dec. 1979 - 2013
Sea King HC.4		      
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 Sep. 2014
Merlin HC.3, HC.3A		      
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846 NAS Deployments 
         
         
         
         
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846 NAS Commanding Officers 
     
     
     
     
Cdr Richard Harrison Jun 2012  
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History 

The squadron officially formed at NAS Quonset Point, USA in April 1943 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Avenger squadron, and subsequently embarked on HMS Ravager in July 1943 to the UK.
In December 1943 a fighter flight of 4 Wildcat Vs was added and the squadron embarked on HMS Tracker in January 1944 for Gibraltar convoy duties, and subsequently convoys to Kola Inlet during which U-Boats were sighted and attacked on 6 occasions on the outbound voyage and 2 U-Boats attacked on the return.
U-Boat U355, was sunk on 1 April, 1944 in the Barents Sea southwest of Bear Island, Norway, by depth charges from an 846 NAS Avenger aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Tracker and the destroyer HMS Beagle while in pursuit of convoy JW.58.
The squadron disembarked at Limvardy when the ship was damaged in June 1944, joining 15 Group RAF Coastal Command. 

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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