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1790 Naval Air Squadron

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

Field	Value
unit_name	1790 Naval Air Squadron
image	[[File:The Firefly - Fleet Air Arm Fighter Aircraft. 8 and 9 February 1943, on the Clyde, on Board HMS Illustrious, the Fairey Firefly the Royal Navy's Latest Aircraft, Is a Two Seater Long Range Fighter, Designed For A14867.jpg	300px]]
image_size	200
caption	Fairey Firefly; an example of the type used by 1790 NAS
dates	1945–1946
disbanded	3 June 1946
country
branch
type	Two-seat fighter squadron
role	Night fighter
size	Squadron
command_structure	Fleet Air Arm
garrison	See Naval air stations section for full list.
garrison_label	Home station
notable_commanders	Lieutenant Commander(A) J.H Kneale, RNVR
identification_symbol	4A+
282-298 (later on)
identification_symbol_label	Identification Markings
aircraft_fighter	Fairey Firefly

282-298 (later on) 1790 Naval Air Squadron (1790 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). It was formed on 1 January 1945 at RNAS Burscough as a night fighter squadron.

History

Night Fighter Squadron (1945–1946)

1790 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, England, on 1 January 1945, as a night fighter squadron. It was initially equipped with Fairey Firefly I, a carrier-borne fighter, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft. These were replaced with the NF.Mk I night fighter variant during May, which was fitted with radar in a centre-line container.

Around the end of May / beginning of June the squadron was embarked in the for deck landing practice and later it embarked in the for passage to Australia. It arrived in Australia two days before the end of the second world war, disembarking for RNAS Schofields (HMS Nabstock), New South Wales, on 13 August 1945, with V-J Day on 15 August.

In January 1790 Naval Air Squadron embarked on the name ship of her class , replacing the Fairey Firefly equipped 1771 Naval Air Squadron within the 8th Carrier Air Group. It disembarked from the carrier on 28 March to RNAS Schofields remaining there for around one month, however, it was one of the last front-line units to depart the airbase along with 801 Naval Air Squadron when they both re-joined HMS Implacable for passage to the United Kingdom on 29 April.

Upon arrival at Devonport, 1790 Naval Air Squadron disbanded on 3 June 1936.

Aircraft flown

1790 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type, two variants:

Fairey Firefly I fighter and anti-submarine aircraft (January - May 1945)
Fairey Firefly NF.Mk I night fighter (May 1945 - April 1946)

Naval air stations

1790 Naval Air Squadron operated from a naval air stations of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom, one in Australia and a Royal Navy aircraft carrier and a couple of escort carriers:

Royal Naval Air Station Burscough (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, (1 January - 24 June 1945)
- (Deck Landing Practice (DLP) 25 May - 5 June 1945)
(24 June - 13 August 1945)
Royal Naval Air Station Schofields (HMS Nabthorpe/HMS Nabstock), New South Wales, (13 August 1945 - 16 January 1946)
(16 January - 28 March 1946)
Royal Naval Air Station Schofields (HMS Nabstock), New South Wales, (28 March - 29 April 1946)
HMS Implacable (29 April - 3 June 1946)
disbanded - United Kingdom (3 June 1946)

Commanding officers

List of commanding officers of 1790 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:

Lieutenant Commander(A) J.H. Kneale, RNVR, from 1 January 1945
Lieutenant Commander(A) B.C. Lyons, RNVR, from 9 November 1945
disbanded - 3 June 1946

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

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

"1790 NAS at the Fleet Air Arm Archive website".
"Schofields". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day.

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