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817 Naval
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15 March 1941 |
817 NAS formed at RNAS
Crail, Scotland |
Aug 1943 |
817 NAS disbanded at
RNAS |
1.
December 1943 |
817 NAS
reformed at RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
23 August 1945 |
817 NAS disbanded at
RNAS |
25 April 1950 |
817 NAS
reformed at RNAS
St Merryn, Cornwall |
27 April 1955 |
817 NAS disbanded at
NAS Nowra, Australia |
23 August 1955 |
817 NAS
reformed at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall |
18 August 1958 |
817 NAS disbanded at
NAS Nowra, Australia |
18 July 1963 |
817 NAS
reformed at NAS
Nowra, Australia |
1970 |
817 NAS redesignated HS-817 |
1997 |
HS-817 redesignated 817 NAS |
16 Dec 2011 |
817 NAS disbanded at
NAS Nowra, Australia |
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Mar 1941 - Aug 1943
Albacore I |
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Dec 1945 - 19??
Barracuda II |
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Apr 1950 - Apr 1955
Firefly AS.5 |
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Aug 1955 - Aug 1958
Gannet AS.1 |
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Jul 1963 - Feb 1976
Wessex HAS.31 |
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Feb 1976 - Dec 2011
Sea King HAS.50 |
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Dec 2007
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Dec 2011
MRH 90 Taipan |
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817 NAS Commanding Officers |
Lt-Cdr Sanderson, DSC, RN |
March 1941 |
Feb 1942 |
Lt-Cdr P. G. Sugden, RN |
Feb 1942 |
June 1942 |
Lt L. E. D. Walthall, DSC, RN |
June 1942 |
July
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Lt-Cdr N. R. Corbet-Milward, RN |
July 1942 |
Aug 1943 |
Lt-Cdr(A) T. W. May, SANF(V) |
Aug 1943 |
Feb 1945 |
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Feb 1945 |
Apr 1945 |
Lt-Cdr(A) M. A. Lacayo, RN |
Apr 1945 |
23 Aug 1945 |
Lt-Cdr R.B. Lunberg, RN |
25 Apr 1950 |
14 Jul 1952 |
Lt-Cdr A.L. Oakley, DFC |
14 Jul 1952 |
15 Aug 1953 |
Lt-Cdr D.S. Harvey |
15 Aug 1953 |
13 Oct 1953 |
Lt-Cdr J.D. Goble |
13 Oct 1953 |
27 Apr 1955 |
Lt-Cdr J.A. Gledhill, DSC |
4 Aug 1955 |
9 Nov 1956 |
Lt-Cdr J.S. Hickson |
9 Nov 1956 |
7 Jan 1957 |
Lt-Cdr H.E. Bailey, DSC |
7 Jan 1957 |
18 Aug 1958 |
Cdr G. McC. Jude |
18 Jul 1963 |
19 Sep 1963 |
Lt-Cdr R.J. Simmonds |
19 Sep 1963 |
4 Oct 1965 |
Lt-Cdr D.J. Orr |
4 Oct 1965 |
7 Jun 1966 |
Lt-Cdr F. Hillier |
7 Jun 1966 |
26 Jul 1966 |
Lt-Cdr A.A.H. Evans |
26 Jul 1966 |
23 Oct 1967 |
Lt-Cdr R.A Waddell-Wood |
23 Oct 1967 |
15 Jan 1968 |
Lt-Cdr D.N. Rodgers |
15 Jan 1968 |
1 Jul 1968 |
Lt-Cdr G.A. Thomas, RN |
1 Jul 1968 |
28 Nov 1968 |
Lt-Cdr D.S. Ferry |
28 Nov 1968 |
16 Mar 1969 |
Lt-Cdr D.N. Rodgers |
16 Mar 1969 |
5 Jan 1970 |
Lt-Cdr A.G. Whitton |
5 Jan 1970 |
31 May 1971 |
Lt-Cdr D.C. MacLaren |
31 May 1971 |
26 Jul 1972 |
Lt-Cdr D.G. Debus |
26 Jul 1972 |
28 Jun 1974 |
Lt-Cdr T.S.J. Pennington |
28 Jun 1974 |
9 Jun 1975 |
Lt-Cdr I.M. Speedy |
9 Jun 1975 |
2 Feb 1976 |
Cdr E.S. Bell |
2 Feb 1976 |
8 Feb 1976 |
Lt-Cdr R.K. Waldron |
8 Feb 1976 |
12 Feb 1977 |
Lt-Cdr J.W. Firth |
12 Feb 1977 |
29 May 1978 |
Lt-Cdr A.H. Craig |
29 May 1978 |
4 May 1979 |
Lt-Cdr K.B. Englesman |
4 May 1979 |
3 Apr 1980 |
Lt-Cdr W.M. Kimpton |
3 Apr 1980 |
30 Mar 1981 |
Lt-Cdr J.W.J. Nicoll |
30 Mar 1981 |
21 Jan 1983 |
Lt-Cdr H.E. Campey |
21 Jan 1983 |
6 Jul 1984 |
Lt-Cdr K.W. Eames |
6 Jul 1984 |
21 Dec 1984 |
Lt-Cdr R.J. Cooper |
21 Dec 1984 |
5 Dec 1986 |
Lt-Cdr L.N. Phillips |
5 Dec 1986 |
1 Jul 1988 |
Lt-Cdr A.F. Wright |
1 Jul 1988 |
8 Dec 1989 |
Lt-Cdr T. Gorman |
8 Dec 1989 |
6 Jan 1991 |
Lt-Cdr J.H. Edwards |
6 Jan 1991 |
13 Dec 1993 |
Lt-Cdr P.R. Lea |
13 Dec 1993 |
5 Apr 1994 |
Lt-Cdr R.J. Smith |
5 Apr 1994 |
25 Apr 1996 |
Lt-Cdr T.W. Barrett |
25 Apr 1996 |
1 Jan 1997 |
Cdr T.W. Barrett |
1 Jan 1997 |
5 May 1997 |
Lt-Cdr G. Sydney |
5 May 1997 |
26 Jun 1999 |
Lt-Cdr D.J. Gwyther |
26 Jun 1999 |
1 Jan 2000 |
Cdr D.J. Gwyther |
1 Jan 2000 |
7 Sep 2000 |
Cdr K. MacAuley-Black |
7 Sep 2000 |
9 Oct 2003 |
Cdr J.O. Tobin |
9 Oct 2003 |
28 Nov 2005 |
Cdr T.R. Leonard |
28 Nov 2005 |
14 Dec 2007 |
Cdr R.I. Gagnon |
14 Dec 2007 |
11 Aug 2009 |
Cdr P. Moggach |
11 Aug 2009 |
16 Dec 2011 |
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History
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817 NAS was commissioned
in 1941, with the ASW Fairey Albacore aircraft, and was involved in
skirmishes in Icelandic waters, Norway, Sicily and in Algeria. The
Squadron was reformed on 1 December 1943 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent with
12 Fairey Barracuda aircraft. Bombing operations were conducted in
Sumatra.
On 25 April 1950 817 NAS
reformed at RNAS St Merryn as a Royal Australian Navy squadron
equipped with Fairey Fireflies. They embarked on HMAS Sydney as part
of the 21st CAG.
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