878 Naval Air Squadron
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878 Naval Air Squadron, sometimes called 878 Squadron, is an inactive Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. It was briefly active during the Second World War and operate
Grumman Martlet Mk IV, as used by 878 NAS
HMS Illustrious
RNAS Eglinton
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Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton was a Royal Navy airbase located 1.3 miles north east of Eglinton, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It opened as a Royal Air Force Station in 1941, before bein
878 Naval Air Squadron
…of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was briefly active during the Second World War and operated with Grumman Wildcat fighters. It disbanded at HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland, in January 1944, with its aircraft being transferred to 816 and 1832 Naval Air Squadrons. Established in March 1943…
RNAS Eglinton on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1941