761 Naval Air Squadron
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761 Naval Air Squadron (761 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed at HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton, as the Advanced Training Squadron of the Fleet Fighter School, in 1941. The squadron moved to HMS Dipper, RNAS Henstridge, in 1943, as part of the No. 2 Naval Air Fighter School. It remained at HMS Dipper and in this role, until January 1946, when the squadron disbanded.
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761 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 1 August 1941 - 16 January 1946[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
Role | Naval Air Fighter School |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Garrison/HQ | RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander Richard John Cork, DSO, DSC Commander Stanley Gordon Orr, DSC & Two Bars, AFC |
Insignia | |
Identification Markings | unknown (All types 1941 - 1942) G1A+ to G6A+ (All types 1943)[2] |
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