803 Naval Air Squadron
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803 Naval Air Squadron, sometimes called 803 Squadron, is an inactive Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. It most recently operated the Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 carrier
An 803 Squadron Fairey Fulmar Mk I during the Battle of Cape Matapan, 1941.
An 803 NAS Sea Hawk on USS Antietam in 1953.
HMS Victorious in 1960. A Supermarine Scimitar on the flight deck
An 803 NAS Scimitar F.1 from HMS Hermes.
890 Naval Air Squadron
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890 Naval Air Squadron, sometimes known as 890 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. It most recently operated de Havilland Sea Vixen carrier-based fleet
803 Naval Air Squadron
…aircraft carrier HMS Eagle. The strength of the squadron was increased to twelve aircraft and the F.1s replaced with FB.2s following the disbandment of 890 Squadron in December 1952. In August 1954, the Attackers were substituted with twelve Sea Hawk FB.3s, which 803 then embarked in the Centaur-class aircraft…
Grumman Martlet Mk.IV; an example of the type used by 890 Squadron
HMS Eagle, with Supermarine Attacker aircraft
DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ609 of 890 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton in 1971
HMS Illustrious