801 Naval Air Squadron

801 Naval Air Squadron
801 Naval Air Squadron
	Squadron badge
Active	Royal Air Force; 1933–1939; Royal Navy; 1940–1941; 1941–1946; 1947–1955; 1955–1956; 1957–1960; 1962–1965; 1965–1970; 1981–2006; 2006–2007;
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Single-seat fighter squadron
Role	Carrier-based fighter squadron; Carrier-based Maritime Strike;
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Motto(s)	On Les Aura; (French for 'We'll have them')
Aircraft	See Aircraft flown section for full list.
Engagements	World War II; Korean War; Falklands War; NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Decorations	Boyd Trophy 1967, 1981
Battle honours	Norway 1940-44; Dunkirk 1940; Atlantic 1940; Malta Convoys 1942; North Africa 1942-43; Japan 1945; Korea 1952-53; Falkland Islands 1982;

801 Naval Air Squadron (801 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) formed in 1933 which fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Falklands War.

801 Naval Air Squadron
Squadron badge
Active	Royal Air Force 1933–1939 Royal Navy 1940–1941 1941–1946 1947–1955 1955–1956 1957–1960 1962–1965 1965–1970 1981–2006 2006–2007
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Single-seat fighter squadron
Role	Carrier-based fighter squadron Carrier-based Maritime Strike
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Motto(s)	On Les Aura (French for 'We'll have them')
Aircraft	See Aircraft flown section for full list.
Engagements	World War II Korean War Falklands War NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Decorations	Boyd Trophy 1967, 1981
Battle honours	Norway 1940-44 Dunkirk 1940 Atlantic 1940 Malta Convoys 1942 North Africa 1942-43 Japan 1945 Korea 1952-53 Falkland Islands 1982