782 Naval Air Squadron
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782 Naval Air Squadron (782 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It initially formed in October 1939 as an Armament Training Squadron but disbanded in November to provide personnel for 774 Naval Air Squadron. In December 1940 it reformed at HMS Merlin, RNAS Donibristle, as the Northern Communications Squadron, providing links between the Naval Air Stations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Shetland and Orkney islands. It finally disbanded in October 1953.[1]
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782 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 23 October 1939 - 10 November 1939 1 December 1940 - 9 October 1953[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
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Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | Green, a horse's head erased and with wings elevated white gorged with a chaplet of roses thistles and shamrocks proper (1949)[2] |
Identification Markings | MERLIN plus individual numbers (1941-46) B8A+ (from ~1945 to 1946) 201-205 & 801-815 (from 1946 to 1953)[3][2] |
Tail Codes | DO (1946 to 1953)[2] |
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