1820 Naval Air Squadron
| 1820 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1944[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Dive-bomber squadron |
| Role | Dive Bomber |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander(A) H.I.A. Swayne, DSC, RN |
1820 Naval Air Squadron (1820 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
It formed at Brunswick (Maine) 1 April 1944 and embarked on HMS Arbiter in July. However its aircraft were judged unsatisfactory for their intended role and the squadron disbanded on 16 December 1944 at RNAS Burscough.
The squadron only flew one type of aircraft, the Curtiss Helldiver I.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 341.
References[edit]
- Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
External links[edit]
- "A History of 1820 Naval Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 22 October 2021.
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