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Personnel of No 1 Squadron RNAS in late 1914. The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, and existed formally from 1 July 1914 [1] to 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), the world's first independent air force.
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Four Sea Harrier FA2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton, are shown flying in formation Royal Navy Merlin HM2 on HMS Illustrious McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1 of 892 Naval Air Squadron. This is a List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons.
Historically, RNAS referred to the Royal Naval Air Service, which was the aviation branch of the Royal Navy. This merged in 1918 with the Royal Flying Corps, of the British Army, to form an independent service, the Royal Air Force (RAF). Currently the abbreviation RNAS stands for "Royal Naval Air Station", and in common with Royal Air Force ...
No 204 Squadron RAF; Active: Royal Naval Air Service 23 March 1915 – 15 October 1915 31 December 1916 – 1 April 1918 Royal Air Force 1 - April 1918 - 31 December 1919 1 February 1929 – 30 June 1945 1 August 1947 – 20 February 1953 1 January 1954 – 1 April 1971 1 April 1971 – 1 May 1972 [1] [2] Country: United Kingdom: Branch: Royal ...
Percival Proctor, of the type used by 756 NAS. 756 Naval Air Squadron (756 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was initially formed as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training Squadron, operating from May to August 1939, out of RNAS Worthy Down (HMS Kestrel), in Hampshire, England.
755 Naval Air Squadron reformed at RNAS Colombo Racecourse (HMS Bherunda), in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 24 March 1945, as a Communications Squadron. It was equipped with Beech Expeditor C.2 , a twin-engined trainer , transport and utility aircraft , which it operated in the communications role throughout its existence. 755 ...
780 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Hampshire, on 2 October 1939, as a Conversion Course Unit. [5] The squadron was tasked with training experienced civilian pilots in naval flying and it operated a variety of aircraft, including Hawker Hart Trainer, a two-seat dual-control trainer aircraft, Hawker Nimrod, a British biplane fighter aircraft, Blackburn Shark, a biplane ...