886 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
15. March 1942 886 NAS formed at RNAS Donibristle
19. July 1944 886 NAS merged with 885 NAS at RNAS Lee-on-Solent
Planes:
  Mar 1942 - Mar 1943
Fulmar II		  

 

   
  Feb 1943 - Mar 1943
Spitfire Vb 		 

 

   
  Mar 1943 - Feb 1944
Seafire L.IIc		  

 

   
  Jun 1943 - Oct 1943
Swordfish II 		 

 

   
  Mar 1944 - Jul 1944
Seafire L.III		  

 

   
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886 NAS Deployments 
         
         
         
         
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886 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt J. C. M. Harman, RN  Mar 1942 Jul 1942
Lt-Cdr (A) R. H. H. L. Oliphant, RN Jul 1942 Oct 1943
Lt-Cdr P. E. I. VBailey, RN Oct 1943 Jul 1944
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History 

The squadron formed at RNAS Donibristle as a Fleet Fighter squadron in March 1942 with 6 Fulmar IIs.
In August 1942 the squadron joined No 13 Group RAF Fighter Command at Turnhouse and subsequently No 14 Group RAF at Peterhead, subsequently leaving for RNAS Stretton in October 1942.
Most of 1943 was spent at Turnhouse where the squadron re-equipped with Seafire L.IICs in March, and a Swordfish flight was added 3 months later. 
In June 1943 the squadron embarked on HMS Attacker and took part in the Salerno landings in September, a small detachment formed at Paestrum, and another consisting of the Swordfish at Gibraltar.
In October 1943, the squadron returned to the Machrihanish having disbanded the Swordfish flight, and subsequently joined the 3rd Naval Fighter Wing at Burscough. 
In May 1944, the squadron moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent in preparation for D-Day. The squadron now equipped with 10 Seafire L,IIIs formed part of the Air Spotting Pool of No 34 Reconnaissance Wing, 2nd Tactical Air Force, providing offensive sweeps and bombardment spotting duties, remaining at RNAS Lee-on-Solent until July 1944 when it was absorbed into 885 NAS and disbanded.

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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. March 2011

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