772 Naval Air Squadron

772 Naval Air Squadron
A Westland Wessex HU.5 of 772 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton during 1978.
Active	1939-48 1974-95[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Part of	Fleet Air Arm

772 Naval Air Squadron (772 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

History[]

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The squadron was created as a Fleet Requirements Unit on 28 September 1939, from flight 'X' of 771 Naval Air Squadron, which up to that moment had a northern element (X Flight), and a southern element (Y Flight).

Aircraft operated[]

The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:^[1]

• Fairey Swordfish I & II
• Blackburn Skua II
• Blackburn Roc I
• Vought Chesapeake I
• Boulton Paul Defiant TT.1
• Stinson Reliant I
• Fairey Fulmar I & II
• Miles Master II
• Supermarine Walrus
• Bristol Blenheim IV
• Hawker Hurricane IIc
• Percival Proctor II
• Vought Corsair III
• Douglas Boston III
• Douglas A-20 Havoc I
• Fairey Firefly I & NF.II
• Bristol Beaufighter X
• Grumman Martlet IV & V
• Supermarine Sea Otter
• Avro Anson I
• de Havilland Mosquito T.3, PR.XVI, B.25 & PR.34
• Supermarine Seafire L.III
• Westland Wessex HAS.1 & HU.5
• Westland Sea King HC.4

References[]

Citations[]

Bibliography[]

• Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.

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