712 Naval Air Squadron
712 Naval Air Squadron (712 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
| 712 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1938-1940 1944-1945[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
It was initially established as a flight in 1936 before being upgraded to squadron status in 1938. It was charged with operating Supermarine Walrus seaplanes for the cruisers HMS Glasgow, HMS Newcastle, HMS Sheffield and HMS Southampton, which all commissioned during 1937.[2]
In 1944-45 it operated as a communications squadron from RNAS Hatston.
Notes
- Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 34.
- "Fleet Air Arm".
References
- 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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