781 Naval Air Squadron
| 781 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
 A Westland Wessex HU.5 of 781 NAS in flight during 1975. | |
| Active | 1940-45 1946-81[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
781 Naval Air Squadron (781 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
Aircraft operated[]
The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions between 1947 & 1981:[2]
De Havilland DH.104 Sea Devon C.20 of 781 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Lee-on-Solent in 1969
- North American Harvard T.2b & T.3
- Hawker Sea Fury F.10, FB.11 & T.20
- Gloster Meteor T.7
- Fairey Swordfish TS.3
- de Havilland Vampire T.11/22
- de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22
- Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21
- de Havilland Sea Devon C.20
- Percival Sea Prince C.1, C.2 & T.1
- de Havilland Tiger Moth T.2
- Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, HAR.3, HAS.7 & HAS.22
- Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6
- Westland Wessex HU.5
- de Havilland Sea Heron C.2
- de Havilland Heron C.4 & CC.4
- de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 101.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 102.
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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