1830 Naval Air Squadron
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| 1830 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943-45 1947-57[1] |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
1830 Naval Air Squadron (1830 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. From HMS Illustrious 1830 NAS participated in Operation Robson over Sumatra in December 1944.[2]
1831 Squadron reformed at RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling (now Glasgow Airport ) in Renfrewshire on 15 August 1947 as part of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, equipped with Fairey Firefly fighters.[3]
References
Citations
- ↑ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 342.
- ↑ Winton 1970, pp. 70–74.
- ↑ "A history of 1830 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 29 December 2022.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
- Winton, John (1970). The Forgotten Fleet: The British Navy in the Pacific, 1944–1945. New York: Coward-McCann.
External links
- "A History of 1830 Naval Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 18 December 2021.