850 Squadron was a short-lived
Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm fighter squadron.
Previously 850 Naval Air Squadron (850 NAS) had been a
Naval Air Squadron A naval air squadron (NAS) is the title of naval aviation squadrons in some countries.
Poland
The Polish ''Morski Dywizjon Lotniczy'' #Naval Air Squadron# was formed in 1920 with two ''Escadrille''s#
United Kingdom
The squadrons of the Fleet Air ...
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 ...
.
The squadron had been active in 1943 and 1943-1944.
850 Squadron was (re)formed by Australia at
HMAS ''Albatross'' on 12 January 1953. Equipped with
Hawker Sea Fury
The Hawker Sea Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. It was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, and one of the fastest production single reciprocating engine aircraft e ...
aircraft, the Squadron was embarked on
HMAS ''Sydney'' during her post-
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
patrol of Korean waters in 1953. It operated briefly out of
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
before returning to Australia in early 1954 where it embarked aboard
HMAS ''Vengeance'' for a short period. It was then disbanded on 3 August 1954.
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References
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RAN history of 850 Squadron
Flying squadrons of the Royal Australian Navy
Military units and formations established in 1953
Military units and formations disestablished in 1954
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