846 Naval Air Squadron
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846 Naval Air Squadron, sometimes referred to as 846 Squadron, is a Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. The squadron represents one of the two primary AgustaWestland M
An 846 NAS Grumman Avenger from HMS Trumpeter in flight, 1944–45.
A Grumman Wildcat of 846 Squadron displaying invasion stripes
Westland Wessex HU.5, 846 Squadron
Westland Wessex HU.5 of 846 Squadron during a joint forces cold weather airlift exercise on 1 February 1981
Pebble Island raid
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The raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War. The raid on Pebble Island took place on the night of 14–15 May 1982. Pebble Island
846 Naval Air Squadron
…a significant campaign, the squadron provided support to ground troops and participated in various covert operations, which included the deployment of forty-five Special Forces personnel on Pebble Island on 14 May. There, they successfully destroyed or severely damaged eleven Argentine aircraft, while one helicopter undertook a one-way mission that…
Post-raid photo taken from an RAF Harrier showing a T-34 Mentor and a Pucara on the airstrip
Damaged IA 58 "Pucará" at Pebble Island, 1982
Argentine "Sea King" helicopters departing to rescue the troops at Pebble Island, June 1982