763 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
15. December 1939 763 NAS formed at RNAS Worthy Down
8. July 1940 763 NAS disbanded at RNAS Worthy Down
20. April 1942 763 NAS formed at HMS Pegasus
13. February 1944 763 NAS disbanded at HMS Pegasus
14. April 1944 763 NAS formed at RNAS Inskip
31. July 1945 763 NAS disbanded at RNAS Inskip
 
Planes:
 

 

 

 Dec. 1939 - Jul. 1940
Swordfish I		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1940 - Jul. 1940
 Albacore I		      
 

 

 

 Apr. 1942 - Feb. 1944
Walrus I		      
 

 

 

 Apr. 1944 - Jul. 1945
Avenger I, II		      
 

 

 

 May 1944 - Aug. 1945
Anson I		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1945 - Jul. 1945
 Swordfish II		      
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763 NAS Home Port Assignments
1939 - 1940
RNAS Worthy Down 15. Dec.1939 11. Mar. 1940
Jersey Airport 11. Mar. 1940 31. May 1940
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 31. May 1940 4. Jul. 1940
RNAS Worthy Down 4. Jul. 1940 8. Jul. 1940
1942 - 1944
HMS Pegasus 20. Apr. 1942 13. Feb. 1944
1944 - 1945
RNAS Inskip 14. Apr. 1944 31. Jul. 1945
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763 NAS Commanding Officers 
1939 - 1940
Lt-Cdr P. L. Mortimer, RN 15. Dec.1939 8. Jul. 1940
1942 - 1944
Lt J. R. W. Groves, RN 20. Apr. 1942 20. May 1943
Lt S. M. Howard, RN 20. May 1943 13. Feb. 1944
1944 - 1945
Lt-Cdr C. R. Mallett, RNVR 14. Apr. 1944 13. Jul.1944
Lt-Cdr R. J. G. Brown, RNVR 13. Jul. 1944 20. Dec. 1944
Lt-Cdr N. G. Haigh, RNVR 20. Dec. 1944 31. Jul. 1945
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History 

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last update 22. October 2022

written 22. October 2022

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