877 Naval Air Squadron
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877-naval-air-squadron-223-3425976
title:
877 Naval Air Squadron
text:
877 Naval Air Squadron was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. The squadron formed at Tanga, Tanganyika Territory in April 1943 as a Fleet Fighter unit for local defence duties, using RAF Hurricane IIBs. In July 1943 the squadron moved to Port Reitz, Mombasa with the intention to fly with long-range fuel tanks to the defence of Ceylon but this was cancelled and the squadron disbanded in December 1943.
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/877_Naval_Air_Squadron
date created:
2014-12-12T22:42:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T04:44:29Z
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