List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy
This is a List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy.
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Fleet Air Arm squadrons 1939 - present[edit]
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List of Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Naval Air Wings between 1943 and 1945:
- 2nd Naval TBR Wing (24 January 1944 - Unknown) renamed No. 2 Strike Wing on 10 December 1944[1]
- 3rd Naval Fighter Wing (25 October 1944 - 9 December 1945)[1]
- 4th Naval Fighter Wing (25 October 1943 - 25 January 1946)[1]
- 5th Naval Fighter Wing (December 1943 - 30 November 1945)[1]
- 6th Naval Fighter Wing (February 1944 - 30 June 1945)[2]
- 7th Naval Fighter Wing (30 October 1943 - 16 December 1944)[2]
- 8th Naval TBR Wing (25 October 1943 - 3 October 1944)[2]
- 9th Naval TBR Wing (11 February 1944 - 23 October 1944)[2]
- 10th Naval Fighter Wing (14 October 1944 - 30 June 1945)[2]
- 11th Naval TBR Wing (21 April 1944 - 6 July 1944)[3]
- 12th Naval TBR Wing (24 January 1944 - 28 December 1944)[3]
- 15th Naval Fighter Wing (8 November 1943 - 28 July 1945)[3]
- 18th Naval MAC-Ship Wing - see 836 Naval Air Squadron[3]
- 21st Naval TBR Wing (25 October 1943 - 30 June 1944)[3]
- 24th Naval Fighter Wing (25 October 1943 - 30 June 1945)[3]
- 30th Naval Fighter Wing (10 October 1944 - 30 June 1945)[3]
- 45th Naval TBR Wing (25 October 1943 - 21 April 1944)[3]
- 47th Naval Fighter Wing (17 January 1944 - (30 June 1945)[4]
- 52nd Naval TBR Wing (26 November 1943 - 9 July 1944)[4]
Carrier Air Groups 1945 - 1954[edit]
List of Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Carrier Air Groups between 1945 and 1954:
- 1st Carrier Air Group (June - October 1945, October 1947 - May 1951)[5]
- 2nd Carrier Air Group (June - October 1945)[5]
- 3rd Carrier Air Group (August - October 1945)[6]
- 7th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - March 1946) reformed as the 7th Night Air Group[5]
- 7th Night Air Group (December 1950 - June 1951)[7]
- 8th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - April 1946)[8]
- 11th Carrier Air Group (June - November 1945)[8]
- 13th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - August 1946, October 1946 - November 1950, August 1951 - December 1952)[8]
- 14th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - July 1946, October 1946 - December 1947, January 1948 - May 1952)[8]
- 15th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - March 1947, May 1947 - January 1952)[8]
- 16th Carrier Air Group (June 1945 - October 1947)[8]
- 17th Carrier Air Group (October 1947 - October 1949, October 1949 - May 1950, March - December 1952)[9]
- 20th Carrier Air Group (March 1946 - July 1948)[9]
Training Air Groups 1946 - 1954[edit]
List of Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Training Air Groups between 1946 and 1954:
- 50th Training Air Group (May 1948 - January 1952)[10]
- 51st Training Air Group (May - November 1946)[10]
- 51st Miscellaneous Air Group (July 1948 - January 1950)[10]
- 52nd Training Air Group (August 1946 - March 1947, February 1950 - August 1951)[10]
- 53rd Training Air Group (June 1950 - January 1952)[10]
Aircraft Force[edit]
Various Aircraft Force Commanders managed FAA aircraft under the Command of Fleet Assistant Chief of Staff (Aviation), later ACNS (Aviation and Carriers).[11]
- Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) (June 1984 - present)[12]
- Lynx Helicopter Force (LHF) (June 2001 - July 2012) became Lynx Wildcat Maritime Force (LWMF)
- Lynx Wildcat Maritime Force (LWMF) (July 2012 - March 2017) became Wildcat Maritime Force (WMF)
- Wildcat Maritime Force (WMF) (March 2017 - present)
- Merlin Helicopter Force (MHF) (January 2000 - present)
- Sea King Helicopter Force (SKF) (September 2001 - September 2018)
- Sea Harrier Force (SHAR) (April 2000 - March 2006)
- Naval Strike Wing (NSW) (March 2007 - April 2010)
- Fixed Wing Force (FWF) (May 2013 - present)
Carrier Ships' Flights[edit]
List of aircraft carriers and their ships’ flights active dates:[13]
- HMS Albion (R07) (September 1954 - July 1958)
- HMS Ark Royal (R09) (March 1955 - June 1977)
- HMS Begum (D38) (July - October 1945)
- HMS Bulwark (R08) (September 1954 - October 1957)
- HMS Campania (D48) (April - December 1952)
- HMS Centaur (R06) (July 1954 - September 1965)
- HMS Eagle (R05) (January 1953 - January 1972)
- HMS Emperor (D98) (May - November 1944)
- HMS Formidable (67) (June -July 1944)
- HMS Glory (R62) (1947 - September 1954)
- HMS Hermes (R12) (May 1960 - April 1978)
- HMS Illustrious (87) (1945 - December 1954)
- HMS Implacable (R86) (1948 - 1950)
- HMS Indomitable (92) (November 1941 - April 1953)
- HMS Invincible (R05) (April - December 1980)
- HMS Ocean (R68) (September 1946 - September 1957)
- HMS Premier (D23) (August - September 1945)
- HMS Theseus (R64) (November 1946 - October 1953)
- HMS Triumph (R16) (January 1947 - December 1955)
- HMS Unicorn (I72) (June 1950 - March 1953)
- HMS Venerable (R63) (February 1946 - February 1947)
- HMS Vengeance (R71) (April 1947 - May 1951)
- HMS Victorious (R38) (January 1945 - March 1968)
- HMS Warrior (R31) (October 1953 - October 1957)
Station flights[edit]
- RNAS Abbotsinch[14]
- Stinson Reliant I, Supermarine Sea Otter, de Havilland Dominie, Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3, Fairey Gannet T.2 & T.5, de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 & Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21
- RNAS Anthorn[14]
- Airspeed Oxford, Beech Traveller I, Fairey Swordfish II, Supermarine Seafire III & F.17, de Havilland Tiger Moth II, Avro Anson I, North American Harvard IIa, de Havilland Dominie, Westland Dragonfly HR.3, Fairey Firefly FR.5 & T.2, Fairey Gannet T.2, Hawker Sea Hawk F.1 & de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.20
- RNAS Arbroath[14]
- RNAS Ayr[14]
- RNAS Ballyhalbert[14]
- RNAS Bankstown[14]
- Belfast?[14]
- RNAS Bramcote[14]
- RNAS Brawdy[15]
- Brunswick[15]
- RNAS Burscough[15]
- RNAS China Bay[15]
- RNAS Colombo Racecourse[15]
- RNAS Church Fenton[15]
- RNAS Culdrose[15]
- RNAS Culham[15]
- RNAS Dale[15]
- Dkeheila?[15]
- RNAS Donibristle[15]
- RNAS Drem[15]
- RNAS Dunino[15]
- East Haven?[15][16]
- Eastleigh (Kenya or Southampton?)[15]
- RNAS Eglinton[15]
- RNAS Evanton[15]
- RNAS Fearn[15]
- RNAY Fleetlands[15]
- RNAS Ford[15]
- HMS Siskin (Gosport)[15]
- HMS Falcon (Hal Far)[15][17]
- RNAS Hatston[17]
- RNAS Henstridge[17]
- RNAS Heston[17]
- RNAS Inskip[17]
- HMS Nabswick (Jervis Bay)[17]
- RNAS Kai Tak[17]
- HMS Ukussa (Katukurunda)[17]
- RNAS Lee-on-Solent[17]
- RAF Linton-on-Ouse[17]
- RNAS Lossiemouth[17]
- RNAS Machrihanish[17]
- RNAS Maryborough[17]
- RNAS Maydown[17]
- RNAS Merryfield[17]
- RNAS Piarco[17]
- HMS Naboran (Ponam)[17]
- RNAS Portland[17]
- RNAS Prestwick[17]
- Puttalam?[17]
- RNAS Rattray[17]
- RNAS Ronaldsway[17]
- RNAS St Merryn[17]
- HMS Nabthorpe (Schofields)[17]
- RNAS Sembawang[17]
- RAF Speke[17]
- RNAS Stretton[17]
- Tambaram?[17]
- Tanga?[17]
- RNAS Twatt[17]
- RNAS Woodvale[17]
- RNAS Worthy Down[17]
- RNAS Yeovilton[17]
Air Station Helicopter SAR Flights[edit]
List of Air Station Search and Rescue (SAR) Flights, (generally parented by Station Flights, usually not part of a numbered squadron):[18]
- RNAS Anthorn (December 1953 - November 1956), part of Station Flight.
- RNAS Brawdy (March 1953 - January 1971), part of Station Flight.
- RNAS Culdrose (May 1953 - June 1974), part of Station Flight.
- RNAS Eglinton (December 1952 - March 1959), part of Station Flight from February 1954.
- RNAS Hal Far (December 1952 - August 1965), part of Station Flight 1953 - 63.
- RNAS Lee-on-Solent (November 1972 - March 1982), independent SAR Flight. (February 1983 - August 1985), 772 NAS 'C' Flight. (August 1985 - March 1988), independent SAR Flight.
- RNAS Lossiemouth (March 1955 - February 1973), part of Station Flight.
- RNAS Portland (May 1959 - March 1964), Station Flight. Resident helicopter squadrons from March 1964.
- RNAS Prestwick (July 1989 - December 2015), autonomous SAR Flight.
- RNAS Yeovilton (December 1955 - January 1974), part of Station Flight.
Aircraft Ferry Units 1942 - 1968[edit]
List of various FAA Ferry Units:[19]
- Ferry Pool, Arbroath[20]
- Ferry Pool Anthorn (November 1944 - February 1945, 1949 - 1958) became No.4 Ferry Pool in 1945.
- Ferry Pool Belfast (September 1945 - March 1946)
- Ferry Pool Culham (September 1945 - January 1946)
- Ferry Pool Donibristle (April 1942 - November 1945), became No. 5 Ferry Squadron.
- Ferry Pool Stretton (September 1945 - January 1946), became No. 5 Ferry Pool.
- Ferry Pool Worthy Down (June - November 1945), became No. 6 Ferry Pool.
- No. 1 Ferry Pool (February 1946 - September 1946), became No. 1 Ferry Squadron.
- No. 2 Ferry Pool (February 1946 - May 1947), became No. 2 Ferry Flight.
- No. 4 Ferry Pool (February 1945 - June 1947), became No. 3 Ferry Flight.
- No. 5 Ferry Pool (January 1946)
- No. 6 Ferry Pool (November 1945 - February 1946)
- No. I Ferry Squadron (September 1946 - February 1947), became No. 1 Ferry Flight.
- No. 2 Ferry Squadron (January 1946 - June 1947), became No. 2 Ferry Flight.
- No. 5 Ferry Squadron (November 1945 - September 1946), became No. 4 Ferry Flight.
- No. 1 Ferry Flight (February 1947 - August 1950)
- No. 2 Ferry Flight (May 1947 - 1950)
- No. 3 Ferry Flight (June 1947 - 1949), became Ferry Pool Anthorn in 1949.
- No. 4 Ferry Flight (September 1946 - 1950)
- Naval Ferry Flight Belfast (1950 - 1954), civilian operated.
- Shorts Ferry Flight Rochester (November 1950 - January 1968), civilian operated.
Communications flights[edit]
- HMS Bherunda (Ceylon (Sri Lanka))[21]
- Christchurch?[21]
- RNAY Sulur (Coimbatore)[21]
- HMS Grebe (Dekheila)[21]
- RNAS Donibristle (Donibristle)[21]
- RAF Fayid (Fayid)[21]
- RAF Ta' Qali (Malta, Ta Kali)[21]
Other flights[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of aircraft wings of the Royal Navy
- List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
- List of Fleet Air Arm groups
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 301.
- ^ a b c d e Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 302.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 303.
- ^ a b Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 304.
- ^ a b c Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 305.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 2305.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 305-306.
- ^ a b c d e f Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 306.
- ^ a b Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 307.
- ^ a b c d e Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 309.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 314.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 313.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 318-319.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 441.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 443.
- ^ "R.N.A.S. East Haven". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 444.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 323-324.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 325-326.
- ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 445.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 446.
Bibliography[edit]
- Ballance, Theo; Howard, Lee; Sturtivant, Ray (2016). The Squadrons and Units of the Fleet Air Arm. Air Britain Historians Limited. ISBN 978-0-85130-489-2.
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.