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1820 Naval Air Squadron
1820 Naval Air Squadron (1820 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
| 1820 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1944[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Role | Dive Bomber |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt Cdr(A) HIA Swayne DSC RN |
It formed at Brunswick (Maine) 1 April 1944 and embarked on HMS Arbiter in July. However its aircraft were judged unsatisfactory for their intended role and the squadron disbanded on 16 December 1944 at RNAS Burscough.
The squadron only flew one type of aircraft, the Curtiss Helldiver I.
Notes edit
- ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 341.
References edit
- Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
External links edit
- "A History of 1820 Naval Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 22 October 2021.