8th Carrier Air Group
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The 8th Carrier Air Group of the Fleet Air Arm was formed on 30 June 1945. It was based on the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable for service in the British Pacific Fleet and contained No. 828 NAS flying the TBF Avenger, No. 801 NAS and No. 880 NAS flying the Supermarine Seafire and No. 1771 NAS flying the Fairey Firefly. It was disbanded in April 1946, but some of its squadrons disbanded earlier.
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