799 Naval Air Squadron
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799 Naval Air Squadron (799 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which last disbanded during August 1952. It initially formed as a Pool Squadron in South Africa during September 1943, sharing Fairey Albacore aircraft with 798 Naval Air Squadron and providing flying time for aircrew prior to front line squadron assignment, disbanding in June 1944. It reformed in July 1945 as a Flying Check and Conversion Refresher Squadron at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Made up of three distinct flights, two of those operated away from Lee-on-Solent with a flight at HMS Siskin, RNAS Gosport, giving junior officers air experience, and another flight at HMS Dipper providing Supermarine Sea Otter conversion training. By May 1948 the whole unit had moved to HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton. In 1951, 799 Naval Air Squadron relocated to RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail).
799 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 10 September 1943 - 20 June 1944 30 July 1945 - 12 August 1952[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
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Motto(s) | To d'ey nicata (South African dialect for ‘May the right prevail’)[2] |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | Barry wavy of twelve white and blue, a rounde per fess black and blue charged with an eagle volant gold in the claws a torpedo white in chief three estoiles gold (1943)[2] |
Identification Markings | uncoded (1943-1944) L8A+ & L9A+ (1945)[3] 751-787 (1946) 100-154 & 200-206 (from May 1948) 201-235 (from January 1952)[2] |
Tail Codes | LP (1946) VL (from May 1948) MA (from January 1952)[2] |