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united kingdom 857 squadron

Fleet Air Arm


1944 to present    


Unit History:

857 squadron
Formed at Squantum (Dennison Field, Mass.) in the US on 1 Apr 1944 as a Torpedo / Reconnaisance unit with Avenger IIs. It returned to the UK in Jun 1944 and re-trained for anti-submarine operations, departing for the Far East and the Pacific in Sep 1944. After about a year of operations, its aircraft were left at Nowra (Australia) and it returned to the UK, to disband on 20 Nov 1945.
The unit reformed with the Sea King ASaC.7 on 13 Dec 2006 at RNAS Culdrose from 849 Squadron, B Flight.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
2006/nowRNAS Culdrose



Models served in this unit: Login to Edit    

YearsModels
2006/nowsea king








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