1771 Naval Air Squadron
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title:
1771 Naval Air Squadron
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1771 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm which disbanded at HMS Nabbington, RNAS Nowra, near Sydney, in October 1945. Notably, the squadron was the first British & Commonwealth unit to fly over Japan in the Second World War. The squadron formed at HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton at the start of February 1944, as a Fighter Squadron and also operated from HMS Ringtail, RNAS Burscough, and HMS Landrail, RNAS Machrihanish, with deck landing training on the escort
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Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Squadron
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1771_Naval_Air_Squadron
date created:
2015-04-17T21:31:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T13:29:55Z
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