766 Naval Air Squadron
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title:
766 Naval Air Squadron
text:
766 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was to have initially formed in 1939 at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, as a Seaplane School, however, it formed at HMS Landrail, RNAS Machrihannish, as a Night ALT Course, in 1942. It moved to HMS Nightjar, RNAS Inskip, in 1943, to become part of No. 1 Naval Operational Training Unit. By 1944, it was operating over 30 Swordfish aircraft, but, during the year, also acquired Firefly aircraft from 1772 NAS, and
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Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Squadron
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/766_Naval_Air_Squadron
date created:
2015-04-14T21:10:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:31:38Z
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