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History
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1. May 1951 |
870 NAS formed
at RCAF Dartmouth by renumbering NAS 803 |
November 1952 |
870 NAS
redesignates VF-870 |
30. March 1954 |
VF-870 disbanded at
RCAF Summerside,
Prince Edward Island |
1. November 1954 |
VF-870 reformed at
RCAF
Summerside,
Prince Edward Island |
7. September 1962 |
VF-870 disbanded at
RCAF Summerside,
Prince Edward Island |
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May 1951 - Mar. 1954
Sea Fury FB.11 |
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Nov. 1954 - Sep. 1962
Banshee F2H-3 |
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870 NAS, VF-870 Deployments |
January 1954 - 9. March 1954 |
HMCS Magnificent CVL-21
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31 Air Group |
Sea Fury |
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3. September 1957 - 30.
October 1957 |
HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22 |
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Banshee |
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7. September 1959 - 13.
September 1959 |
HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22 |
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Banshee |
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14. November 1960 - 16.
December 1960 |
HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22 |
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Banshee |
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19. April 1961 - 28. April
1961 |
HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22 |
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Banshee |
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9. April 1962 - 29. June
1962 |
HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22 |
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Banshee |
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870 NAS, VF-870
Home Port Assignments |
RCAF Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia |
1. May 1951 |
24. Sep. 1953 |
RCAF
Summerside,
Prince Edward Island |
24. Sep. 1953 |
30. Mar. 1954 |
RCAF
Summerside,
Prince Edward Island |
1. Nov. 1954 |
7. Sep. 1962 |
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870
NAS VF-870 Commanding Officers |
1951
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Lt-Cdr D. D.
Peacocke,
RCN |
1. May 1951 |
9. Feb. 1953 |
Lt-Cdr D. M.
McLeod,
RCN |
9. Feb. 1953 |
30. Mar. 1954 |
1954
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Lt-Cdr D. M.
McLeod,
RCN |
1. Nov. 1954 |
1. Nov. 1955 |
Lt-Cdr R. H.
Falls,
RCN |
1. Nov. 1955 |
14. Jan. 1958 |
Lt-Cdr W. J.
Walton,
RCN |
14. Jan. 1958 |
30. Jun. 1960 |
Lt-Cdr K. S.
Nichelson,
CD, RCN |
30. Jun. 1960 |
7. Sep. 1962 |
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History
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Squadron was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on 24. January
1946 when HMS Warrior was commisissoned, in which she was
re-numbered 870 Squadron (RCN) in May 1951 (with the 803 designation
returning to the Royal Navy).
It was renamed VF 870
under the US system of numbering in November 1952 and continued
service until it was first disbanded in March 1954. It was then
reformed in March 1955 and then disbanded a final time in September
1962.
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