1834 Naval Air Squadron (1834 NAS) was a

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of the United Kingdom’s

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(RN). It was established as a single-seat fighter squadron in July 1943, at RNAS Quonset Point (HMS ''Saker'' II) in the United States. During its formation, the squadron underwent deck landing training aboard the USS ''Charger''. The squadron embarked in HMS ''Khedive'' in November, from where it traveled to the UK, disembarking at RNAS Maydown. The squadron then relocated to RN Air Section Speke, returned to RNAS Maydown on November 22, and ultimately settled at HMS ''Blackcap'' the Royal Naval Air Station at Stretton in December. In January 1944, it became part of the 47th Naval Fighter Wing, and in February the squadron moved to HMS ''Landrail'', RNAS Machrihanish, to prepare for deck landing training on HMS ''Ravager'', before joining the aircraft carrier HMS ''Victorious''. Following its provision of air cover during assaults on the battleship ''Tirpitz'', the squadron embarked with the carrier to the Far East in June, disembarking at HMS ''Berhunda'', RNAS Colombo Racecourse in July. From July to January 1945, the squadron supported operations against Sumatra, later joining the British Pacific Fleet and participating in missions against the Sakishima Gunto from March to May 1945. As part of the 1st Carrier Air Group, the squadron conducted strikes in the Tokyo region, with the carrier proceeding to Australia after the conclusion of the war. In the postwar period, the squadron left its aircraft at HMS ''Nabbington'', RNAS Nowra, near Sydney, and returned home aboard the carrier, officially disbanding upon arrival in October. It reformed as a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Branch fighter squadron, in the Southern Air Division, from 1953 and disbanded in 1955.

History

Single-seat fighter squadron (1943-1945)

The personnel of 1834 Naval Air Squadron gathered at both HMS ''Merlin'', the

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and , which served as the Fleet Air Arm Transit Camp, Royal Naval Air Establishment (RNAE) Townhill, Dunfermline,

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, on 15 June 1943 for passage to the

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. The squadron was formally established on 15 July at RNAS Quonset Point (HMS ''Saker'' II), which refers to the United States

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situated in

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. The

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obtained access to this facility beginning in October 1942. The unit was established as a single-seat fighter squadron, led by Lieutenant Commander(A) A.M. Tritton, DSC,

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, and was originally equipped with a fleet of ten Vought Corsair aircraft. The aircraft in question were the F4U-1 variants, constructed by Vought Chance, which were designated as the Corsair Mk I within the Fleet Air Arm. Following initial familiarisation, the flying training regimen encompassed

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exercises, low-altitude maneuvers,

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, and combat tactics. Additionally, training included Aerodrome Dummy Deck Landing (ADDL) and night flying. On 27 August, the squadron relocated to RN Air Section Brunswick at the US

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to further their training. Another critical skill that required extensive practice was carrier deck landing. Consequently, the squadron temporarily transferred to RN Air Section Norfolk at USNAS Norfolk on 14 October to engage in Deck Landing Training (DLT) aboard the training carrier in

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, before returning to Brunswick on the 17. On the 30, the squadron departed for the RN Air Section at USNAS Floyd Bennett Field to replace their Mk I aircraft with Mk II. Following this exchange, they boarded the , , which then set sail for

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to join convoy UT.4a. This convoy departed from New York on Friday, November 5, with its destination set for the Clyde. UT.4a reached the Clyde on Monday, November 15, after which HMS ''Khedive'' continued to

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the next day to unload its cargo. Subsequently, the squadron flew to

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in Northern Ireland, arriving on the 22, before relocating to RNAS Stretton (HMS ''Blackcap''),

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. The squadron became part of the newly formed

47th Naval Fighter Wing 47th Naval Fighter Wing (47 Wing) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) aircraft wing of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN), which was active during World War II. It was formed in January 1944 at HMS ''Blackcap'', the Royal Naval Air Station at Stretton, ...

(47 Wing), in conjunction with the

1836 Naval Air Squadron 1836 Naval Air Squadron (1836 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). It was established at HMS ''Saker'' II, RNAS Quonset Point, in August 1943, with Vought Corsair aircraft as a single-seat f ...

, under the leadership of Lieutenant Commander F.R.A. Turnbull, DSC, RN. By 1 February 1944, it relocated to RNAS Machrihanish (HMS ''Landrail''),

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, Scotland, to prepare for deck landing training on the ,, subsequently joining the , on 12 February. The squadron was later tasked with participating in several planned operations, including

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, a Fleet Air Arm mission aimed at the German battleship ''Tirpitz'', which was stationed in a norwegian fjord. In June, HMS ''Victorious'' departed from the UK, destined for

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(now

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). The carrier reached Ceylon the following month, at which point the Vought Corsair aircraft belonging to the squadron were disembarked to RNAS Colombo Racecourse (HMS ''Berhunda''),

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, Ceylon, on 7 July. The Royal Navy during the Second World War A25750

Operations were conducted against targets from July 1944 to January 1945.

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involved assaults on airfields located near Sabang, Sumatra.

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comprised a sequence of assaults aimed at the Padang airfield, Emmehaven harbour, and the Indaroeng Cement Works located in

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represented a dual-faceted initiative designed to carry out air strikes against Japanese military forces located in

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, Northern Sumatra, while simultaneously engaging in

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missions over the

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. Operation Millet involved a series of naval bombardments and aerial strikes targeting Japanese facilities in the Nicobar Islands, conducted between 17 and 20 October. On 22 November, HMS ''Victorious'' and her squadrons were transferred to the newly formed

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(BPF). Operation Lentil subsequently commenced, concentrating on targeting the

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located in

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, Northern Sumatra.

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followed, focusing on the Japanese oil assets located in the

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area of southern Sumatra.

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was subsequently initiated with the objective of neutralising six airfields situated in the

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. On 30 June, the 47th Naval Fighter Wing was officially disbanded as the Admiralty transitioned to the United States model of Carrier Air Groups. In the revised organisational framework, all squadrons allocated to a carrier were consolidated into a Carrier Air Group (CAG). HMS ''Victorious'' was assigned the

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, comprising 1834, 1836, and

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s, under the command of

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J.C.N. Shrubsole, RN. The squadron was re-equipped with a new variant of the Vought Corsair, specifically the FG-1D model produced by Goodyear, which was designated as the Corsair Mk IV by the Fleet Air Arm. The squadron engaged in missions aimed at the Japanese mainland, focusing specifically on targets within the

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area. After

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, the carrier made its way to Australia. In the aftermath of the war, the squadron left its aircraft at RNAS Nowra (HMS ''Nabbington''),

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, Australia, before the personnel made the journey back to the United Kingdom aboard the carrier, where it was officially disbanded upon arrival on 31 October 1945.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Squadron

Fighter squadron

On 10 October 1953, 1834 Naval Air Squadron was re-established at

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, serving as a fighter unit within the

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under the Southern Air Division, under the command of Lieutenant Commander(A) A.C.B. Ford VRD, DSC, RNVR. The squadron was primarily outfitted with

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aircraft. On 16 January 1954, it relocated to RNAS Yeovilton (HMS ''Heron'') in

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, where it was officially disbanded on 30 April 1955.

Aircraft flown

1834 Naval Air Squadron flew different variants of only one aircraft type during World War II: * Vought Corsair Mk I

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(July - October 1943) * Vought Corsair Mk II fighter aircraft (October 1943 - August 1945) * Vought Corsair Mk IV fighter aircraft (April - August 1945) *

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aircraft (October 1953 - April 1955) * Hawker Sea Fury T.20 two-seat training aircraft (October 1953 - April 1955) *

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IIB advanced

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(October 1953 - April 1955) *

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T.Mk 21 advanced trainer aircraft (October 1954 - April 1955)

Battle honours

The

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awarded to 1834 Naval Air Squadron are: * Norway 1944 * Sabang 1944 * East Indies 1944-45 * Palembang 1945 * Okinawa 1945 * Japan 1945

Assignments

1834 Naval Air Squadron was assigned as needed to form part of a number of larger units: *

(17 January 1944 - 30 June 1945) *

(30 June - 8 September 1945)

Naval air stations

1834 Naval Air Squadron operated mostly from a number of naval air stations of the Royal Navy in the UK and overseas, a Royal Navy fleet carrier and a couple of escort carriers: HMS Khedive IWM A22596

1943 - 1945 * Royal Naval Air Station Quonset Point (HMS ''Saker'' II), Rhode Island, (15 July - 27 August 1943) * RN Air Section Brunswick, Maine, (27 August - 31 October 1943) ** RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, (Detachment Deck Landing Training (DLT) 14 - 17 October 1943)p * RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, (transit) (31 October - 1 November 1943) * (1 - 16 November 1943) * Royal Naval Air Station Maydown, County Londonderry, (16 - 19 November 1943) * RN Air Section Speke, Merseyside, (19 - 22 November 1943) * Royal Naval Air Station Maydown, County Londonderry, (22 November - 20 December 1943) * Royal Naval Air Station Stretton (HMS ''Blackcap''), Cheshire, (20 December 1943 - 1 February 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS ''Landrail''), Argyll and Bute, (1 - 7 February 1944) * DLT (7 - 11 February 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS ''Landrail''), Argyll and Bute, (11 - 12 February 1944) * (12 - 15 February 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS ''Landrail''), Argyll and Bute, (15 February - 8 March 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (8 - 20 March 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS ''Landrail''), Argyll and Bute, (20 - 24 March 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Grimsetter (HMS ''Robin''), Mainland, Orkney, (24 - 30 March 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (30 March - 7 July 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Colombo Racecourse (HMS ''Berhunda''), Ceylon, (7 - 19 July 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (19 - 27 July 1944) * RN Air Section Minneriya, Ceylon, (27 July - 10 August 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (10 - 28 August 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Colombo Racecourse (HMS ''Berhunda''), Ceylon, (28 August - 14 September 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (14 - 25 September 1944) * Royal Naval Air Station Puttalam (HMS ''Rajaliya''), Ceylon, (25 September - 11 October 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' 11.10.44 * Royal Naval Air Station Colombo Racecourse (HMS ''Berhunda''), Ceylon, (28 October - 19 December 1944) * HMS ''Victorious'' (19 December 1944 - 10 February 1945) * Royal Naval Air Station Nowra (HMS ''Nabbington''), New South Wales (10 - 27 February 1945) * HMS ''Victorious'' (27 February - 5 June 1945) * Royal Naval Air Station Schofields (HMS ''Nabthorpe''), New South Wales (5 - 26 June 1945) * HMS ''Victorious'' (26 June - 23 August 1945) * Royal Naval Air Station Bankstown (HMS ''Nabberley''), New South Wales / Royal Naval Air Station Maryborough (HMS ''Nabstock''), Queensland, (23 August - 25 September 1945) * HMS ''Victorious'' (crews) (25 September - 31 October 1945) * disbanded UK - (31 October 1945) 1953 - 1955 * Royal Air Force Benson, Oxfordshire, (10 October 1953 - 16 January 1954) * Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton (HMS ''Heron''), Somerset, (16 January 1954 - 30 April 1955) * disbanded - (30 April 1955)

Commanding officers

List of

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s of 1834 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment: Note: Abbreviation (A) signifies Air Branch of the RN or RNVR. 1943 - 1945 * Lieutenant Commander(A) A.M. Tritton, ,

, from 15 July 1943 * Lieutenant Commander(A) P.N. Charlton, , RN, from 23 December 1943 * Lieutenant Commander(A) R.D.B. Hopkins, RN, from 10 October 1944 * Lieutenant Commander J.G. Baldwin, DSC, RN, from 26 April 1945 * Lieutenant Commander(A) D.A. Dick, RNVR, from 10 September 1945 * disbanded - 31 October 1945 1953 - 1955 * Lieutenant Commander(A) A.C.B. Ford, RNVR, from 10 October 1953 * disbanded - 30 April 1955

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