857 Naval Air Squadron

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History 

1. April 1944 857 NAS formed at NAS Squantum MA, USA
30. November 1945 857 NAS disbanded in the UK
13 December 2006 857 NAS formed from B Flt. 849 NAS
2015 857 NAS merged with 849 NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

Apr 1944 - Nov 1945
Avenger I & II
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Dec. 2006 - 2015
Sea King SAaC.7
   
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857 NAS Deployments 
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857 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr (A) W Stuart DSC & 2 Bars RNVR  1 April 1944 Nov 1945
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History 

In April 1944, the squadron formed at NAS Squantum, USA as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Avenger squadron, and subsequently embarked on HMS Rajah arriving at Belfast in July 1944. 
In September 1944 the squadron embarked on HMS Rajah for Coimbatore, Ceylon, and in November joined HMS Indomitable for attacks on Belawan Deli, Pangkalan Brandan and Palembang in December 1944 and January 1945.
The squadron disembarked at Nowra, Australia in February 1945 for 2 weeks and then re-embarked for 2 months continuous attacks on the Sakishima Gunto islands and Formosa, returning to Nowra in June 1945.
The squadron rejoined HMS Indomitable at the beginning of August 1945 but saw no further action before VJ-Day. Instead the ship sailed for Hong Kong, where the squadron saw active service against Japanese suicide boats on 31 August and 1 September 1945.

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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