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1703 Naval Air Squadron

Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm

Field	Value
unit_name	1703 Naval Air Squadron
image	1703 Naval Air Squadron Badge.png
image_size	200
caption	Squadron Badge (Wartime unofficial)
dates	1945
disbanded	18 September 1945
country
branch
type	Amphibian Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron
role	Air Sea Rescue
size	six aircraft
command_structure	Fleet Air Arm
garrison	RNAS Lee-on-Solent
garrison_label	Home station
motto	Elephanti Albi! (White elephant! - unofficial)
notable_commanders	Lieutenant(A) K.A. Chare RNVR
identification_symbol	An elephant's head (Wartime unofficial)
identification_symbol_label	Squadron Badge Description
identification_symbol_2	not coded
identification_symbol_2_label	Identification Markings
aircraft_patrol	Supermarine Sea Otter

Supermarine Sea Otter, an example of the type used by 1703 NAS

1703 Naval Air Squadron (1703 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was formed in August 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) for Air Sea Rescue duties in the Pacific. It was equipped with Supermarine Sea Otter. The Second World War ended in the same month that the squadron was formed, and it never deployed or saw action.

History

Air Sea Rescue (1945)

1703 Naval Air Squadron formed on 1 August 1945 as an Air Sea Rescue (ASR) squadron at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England. It was equipped with six Supermarine Sea Otter, an amphibious maritime patrol and air sea rescue aircraft, and planned for operations in the Pacific. The squadron suffered from considerable issues with its aircraft and their engines, It was active for only forty-nine days, disbanding at RNAS Lee-on-Solent on 18 September 1945.

Aircraft flown

1703 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type:

Supermarine Sea Otter ABR.1 air sea rescue aircraft (August - September 1945)

Naval air stations

1703 Naval Air Squadron operated from a single naval air station of the Royal Navy, in England:

Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, (1 August 1945 - 18 September 1945)
disbanded - (18 September 1945)

Commanding Officers

List of commanding officers of 1703 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:

Lieutenant(A) K.A. Chare, RNVR, from 1 August 1945
disbanded - 18 September 1945

Note: Abbreviation (A) signifies Air Branch of the RN or RNVR.

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

"1703 NAS".
"Lee-on-Solent". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day.
"1703 Naval Air Squadron". Royal Navy Research Archive - Royal Naval Air Squadrons 1938 to present day.

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