800 Naval Air Squadron
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800 Naval Air Squadron also referred to as 800 Squadron, is an inactive Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. It most recently operated the Harrier II GR.7/7A/9/9A V/STO
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Six Blackburn Skuas of 800 Squadron line up on deck before taking off from HMS Ark Royal
Supermarine Seafire Mk 47 of the type was used operationally in Korea by 800 Squadron, seen on HMS Unicorn
800 Squadron Supermarine Attackers of HMS Eagle in 1952/53
HMS Hermes (R12)
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HMS Hermes was a conventional British light aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class.
800 Naval Air Squadron
…in the lead ship of a new class of light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible until June 1981 when it transferred to the Centaur-class aircraft carrier HMS Hermes,which had recently undergone modifications to include a 12° ski-jump and the necessary facilities for operating the Harrier. On the outbreak of the…
Hermes with her final air wing prior to converting to the Commando/ASW carrier role
Hermes in 1962
F-4B Phantom of the US Navy conducting 'touch and go' on Hermes in 1963. Although the Admiralty initially indicated that Hermes would be modernised to operate the Phantom, the plan proved unworkable owing to the ship's small size.
Hermes at sea in March 1982