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RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern)
RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern) is a former Royal Navy Air Station located near Twatt, Orkney, Scotland. Twatt was mainly used as a training airfield. On 30 March 1944 initial plans were to make Twatt the only airfield suitable to aid the disembarkation of squadrons of the Home Fleet. The following units were here at some point: * 700 Naval Air Squadron * 771 Naval Air Squadron * 802 Naval Air Squadron * 804 Naval Air Squadron * 807 Naval Air Squadron * 809 Naval Air Squadron * 812 Naval Air Squadron * 817 Naval Air Squadron * 818 Naval Air Squadron * 819 Naval Air Squadron * 820 Naval Air Squadron * 821 Naval Air Squadron * 822 Naval Air Squadron * 832 Naval Air Squadron * 846 Naval Air Squadron * 880 Naval Air Squadron * 884 Naval Air Squadron 884 Naval Air Squadron (884 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the delivery of naval air power both from land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twatt, Orkney
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern),1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Etymology The settlement name originates from the Old Norse ''þveit'', meaning 'small parcel of land'. The Norse word commonly produces in England the place name element Thwaite. The name Twatt is similar to the common English expletive "twat", an insult used to express contempt or derision for a person. The village's name featured at number four in a list of the most vulgar-sounding names in ''Rude Britain'', along with its Shetland counterpart. There is also an Upper Twatt Road on the island in Stenness. Local services A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
812 Naval Air Squadron
812 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active between 1933 and 1956, and saw service in both World War II and the Korean War. Service history First formation The squadron was first formed on 3 April 1933 aboard the aircraft carrier , then part of the Mediterranean Fleet, by amalgamating No 461 and 462 (Fleet Torpedo) Flights. Originally equipped with the Blackburn Ripon, these were replaced with the Blackburn Baffin in January 1934, with the squadron being the first to be fully equipped with this improved derivative of the Ripon. In June 1934, when ''Glorious'' returned to Britain for a refit, the Squadron transferred over to and in February 1935, moved over to , disembarking in March and remaining shore based at Hal Far airfield in Malta until ''Glorious'' returned to the Mediterranean in September that year. On 24 November 1936, a cyclone hit Hal Far, destroying three hangars and wrecking seven of the squadron's Baffin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
880 Naval Air Squadron
880 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft carrier-based squadron formed in January 1941. The squadron served throughout the Second World War being embarked in the carriers , , and serving off East Africa, in the Mediterranean, off Norway and in the Far East. It was disbanded on 11 September 1945 at Schofields, Sydney, Australia. The squadron was reformed on 1 May 1951 as a carrier-based anti-submarine squadron in the Royal Canadian Navy. It was redesignated VS 880, in 1952. After the decommissioning of , Canada's last aircraft carrier in 1970, the squadron transferred to shore based inshore anti-submarine operations, and in 1973 changed role again to protection of Canada's Exclusive Economic Zone, this changing the squadron's designation to MR 880. It ceased operations in April 1990 when its aircraft were retired. Royal Navy The squadron was first formed as a fighter squadron of the Fleet Air Arm on 15 January 1941 at RNAS Arbroath in Scotland. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
846 Naval Air Squadron
846 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. Between December 1979 and the summer of 2013, 846 Naval Air Squadron operated the Westland Sea King HC4 helicopter to provide troop transport and load lifting support to 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, 846 NAS stood down in the summer of 2013 and its personnel, buildings and equipment were amalgamated into 845 Naval Air Squadron. The squadron stood up on 30 September 2014 with the AgustaWestland Merlin HC3 and it now holds the Operational Conversion Flight and Maritime Counter Terrorism Role. History Second World War 846 Naval Air Squadron was established in April 1943 at the Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States. It was equipped with 12 Grumman Avenger I torpedo bombers. Two months later the squadron embarked on the escort carrier and was transferred to the UK. Before being assigned to in January 1944, four Grumman Wildcat V fighters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
832 Naval Air Squadron
832 Naval Air Squadron (832 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the delivery of naval air power both from land and at sea. The Fleet Air Arm operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime strike, the AW159 Wil .... References 800 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II {{UK-navy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
822 Naval Air Squadron
822 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadron before and during World War II. History Pre-war 822 squadron was formed on 3 April 1933 from a merger of No's 442 and 449 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flights at Netheravon and posted to the Home Fleet aboard . From March to November 1936 it was equipped with Fairey Seals passed on from 821 Squadron, soon replaced by Blackburn Sharks, to carry out a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance role. In August 1937 the squadron received Fairey Swordfish aircraft, which it continued to operate from ''Furious'' until February 1939, when the squadron was re-allocated to HMS ''Courageous'' as a deck landing training unit. ''Furious '' and ''Courageous'' were 1st class cruisers which had been converted in 1924 to serve as an aircraft carriers. When ''Courageous'' was sunk by the German submarine U-29 in September 1939, the squadron was disbanded. World War II The squadron was re-formed in October 1941 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
821 Naval Air Squadron
821 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the transferral and amalgamation of the Fairey III aircraft from 446 and half of 455 Flight (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flights Royal Air Force to the newly formed Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force. The squadron operated during the Second World War. History Pre-war The squadron was upgraded to use the Fairey Seal aircraft, and then embarked aboard with the Home Fleet in May 1933. The Abyssinian crisis in August 1935 caused the squadron to be briefly transferred to the Mediterranean, but it returned to the UK in February 1936. It then transferred its Seals to 822 Naval Air Squadron and received as replacements Blackburn Shark IIs, which it used to take up the role of Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance. By September 1937 the Sharks had been replaced by Fairey Swordfish and the Squadron transferred to the new aircraft carrier in November 1938. They sailed to the Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
820 Naval Air Squadron
820 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier-based squadron flying the AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 in an Anti-Submarine role from RNAS Culdrose. The Squadron was formed at RNAS Gosport on 3 April 1933 with the transferral of the Fairey III aircraft from 450 Flight and half of 445 Flight of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. History Second World War The squadron's first assignment on its formation was to carry out spotter-reconnaissance duties for the aircraft carrier . They were later re-equipped with Fairey Seals and Blackburn Sharks, eventually receiving Fairey Swordfish in autumn 1937. The squadron was reassigned in November the following year to the new aircraft carrier . The squadron operated from ''Ark Royal'' for the next three years, initially on anti-submarine duties, but later as surface search and torpedo-attack aircraft. The squadron went with ''Ark Royal'' to the Atlantic, and by April 1940 they were supporting Allies of World War II, Allied operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
819 Naval Air Squadron
819 Naval Air Squadron (819 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. History Along with No. 815 Squadron, it performed the successful night attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto on 11 November 1940. The attack was performed with Swordfish torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier '' Illustrious''. More recently, 819 operated Sea Kings HAS6 from HMS Gannet at Prestwick Airport. Constituted to have two flights supporting RFA ships and one SAR flight. In 2001, 819 NAS was decommissioned; its SAR flight transitioning into annet SAR Flightand now operating the Sea Kings HU5. Gannet SAR Flight went on to be one of the busiest SAR flights in the UK and holds the record for the most callouts in a single year. It decommissioned on 1 January 2016 as part of the contractorisation of military SAR. Aircraft operated The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions: * Fairey Swordfish I, II & III * Grumman Wildcat IV, V & VI * Westland Whirlwind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
818 Naval Air Squadron
818 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier-based squadron formed in August 1939. It served on a number of the Navy's aircraft carriers during the Second World War, serving in most of the theatres of the war, before decommissioning at the end of the war. History Norway and the Mediterranean 818 Squadron was formed as a torpedo reconnaissance squadron at Evanton in August 1939. This was some two months earlier than had originally been planned, owing to the increased threat of war. The squadron was initially equipped with nine Fairey Swordfish Is, and then embarked on the aircraft carrier at the navy's base at Scapa Flow. ''Ark Royal'' was then deployed to search for enemy shipping off Norway. 818 Squadron then transferred to in April 1940, after the German invasion of Norway. On 11 April aircraft from the squadron attacked two German destroyers in Trondheim Fjord. The squadron then moved ashore, spending the period between May and June 1940 flying out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
817 Naval Air Squadron
817 Naval Air Squadron was a unit of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. In 1941, the squadron operated Fairey Albacore aircraft in the Anti-Submarine Warfare role in Icelandic and Mediterranean waters. The Squadron was reformed in 1943, with Fairey Barracuda aircraft and carried out operations in the Far East before disbanding at the end of the war. The squadron was reformed as 817 Squadron RAN 817 Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron. It was originally formed as part of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for service during World War II and took part in combat operations in Norway, North Africa, Sicily and off the ... in 1950. Aircraft * Fairey Albacore I March 1941–August 1943 * Fairey Barracuda II December 1943–January 1945 *Barracuda II (ASH) April 1945–August 1945 {{Royal Naval Air Squadrons Military units and formations established in 1941 800 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
809 Naval Air Squadron
809 Naval Air Squadron (809 NAS) is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom. It was first formed in 1941 and flew in the Soviet Union, the Mediterranean and the Far East during the Second World War. After active service during the Suez Crisis, 809 was disbanded in 1959. Reformed in 1963 to fly Blackburn Buccaneers, the squadron was disbanded briefly in 1965-66, and then again in 1978. A brief period during the Falklands War saw 809 reformed to bring British Aerospace Sea Harrier, Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft south to the UK task group and to fly from ''Illustrious''. In September 2013, it was announced that the first Royal Navy squadron equipped with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning would be named 809 Naval Air Squadron with the nickname ''"Immortals"''. In 2016 it had been planned that the squadron would re-commission in April 2023 as the UK's second operational F-35B squadron after No. 617 Squadron RAF. However, as of 2021 it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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