769 Naval Air Squadron
| 769 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
A Fairey Swordfish, an example of the type used by 769 NAS | |
| Active | 24 May - 1 December 1939 29 November 1941 - 29 October 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role |
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| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft operated section for full list. |
| Insignia | |
| Identification Markings | T6A+ (all types 1939) individual letters (Swordfish 1941-1943) individual numbers (Albacore 1941-1943) E3A+ and E4A+(all types 1943-1945) I4A+, I5A+ and I6A+ (Barracuda 1945) |
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769 Naval Air Squadron (769 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It last disbanded and merged with 717 Naval Air Squadron after the Second World War. 769 Naval Air Squadron Formed at HMS Merlin, RNAS Donibristle, during May 1939, by renumbering 801 Naval Air Squadron. Its role was a fighter Deck Landing Training Squadron, using HMS Furious for advanced training, before disbanding in the December. It reformed in November 1941, as a unit within the Deck Landing Training School at HMS Condor, RNAS Arbroath, and in November 1943, it moved to HMS Peewit, RNAS East Haven. Its role changed to Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Training in 1944, before moving to HMS Merganser, RNAS Rattray, in July 1945.