850 Squadron RAN
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Commemorative plaque for 850 Squadron RAN at Rockingham Naval Memorial Park | |
Active | 1953–1954 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Carrier based squadron |
Role | Fighter |
Part of | RAN Fleet Air Arm |
850 Squadron was a short-lived Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm fighter squadron. Previously 850 Naval Air Squadron (850 NAS) had been a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.[1] The squadron had been active in 1943 and 1943-1944.
850 Squadron was (re)formed by Australia at HMAS Albatross on 12 January 1953. Equipped with Hawker Sea Fury aircraft, the Squadron was embarked on HMAS Sydney during her post- Korean War patrol of Korean waters in 1953. It operated briefly out of Hong Kong before returning to Australia in early 1954 where it embarked aboard HMAS Vengeance for a short period. It was then disbanded on 3 August 1954.[2]
Notes
- ^ "850 Squadron". Fleet Air Arm Archive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Eather 1995, p. 140.
References
- Eather, Steve (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-15-3.
External links
- RAN history of 850 Squadron
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