1830 Naval Air Squadron
| 1830 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943-45 1947-57[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | 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]
Naval Reserve
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
References
Citations
- ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 342.
- ^ Winton 1970, pp. 70–74.
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.
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