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1840 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 1944-45 1951-57 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Single-seat fighter squadron |
Role | Carrier-based fighter squadron |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
1840 Naval Air Squadron (1840 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). During World War II over 80% of the pilots were from the Royal Netherlands Naval Aviation Service.
References
Citations
- Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 352.
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.
External links
- "A History of 1840 Naval Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 3 November 2021.
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