712 Naval Air Squadron

712 Naval Air Squadron (712 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

712 Naval Air Squadron
712 (Catapult) Flight FAA
Active1938-1940
1944-1945[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron
SizeSquadron
Part ofFleet Air Arm

It was initially established as a flight in 1936 before being upgraded to squadron status in 1938. It was charged with operating Supermarine Walrus seaplanes for the cruisers HMS Glasgow, HMS Newcastle, HMS Sheffield and HMS Southampton, which all commissioned during 1937.[2]

In 1944-45 it operated as a communications squadron from RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk).

Notes

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  1. ^ Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 34.
  2. ^ "Fleet Air Arm".

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