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781 Naval Air Squadron
2026-11-15 08:56:18 · Cedar Herald Index
781 Naval Air Squadron (781 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
Aircraft operated
The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions between 1947 & 1981:

North American Harvard T.2b & T.3
Hawker Sea Fury F.10, FB.11 & T.20
Gloster Meteor T.7
Fairey Swordfish TS.3
de Havilland Vampire T.11/22
de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21
de Havilland Sea Devon C.20
Percival Sea Prince C.1, C.2 & T.1
de Havilland Tiger Moth T.2
Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, HAR.3, HAS.7 & HAS.22
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6
Westland Wessex HU.5
de Havilland Sea Heron C.2
de Havilland Heron C.4 & CC.4
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
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700 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons
Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II
