Later reserved for Royal Canadian Navy use. Nos.870 to 879 Single-seat fighter squadrons. Later reserved for Dutch-manned and then Dutch Navy squadrons. Nos.860 to 869 Torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadrons. Nos.820 to 859 Spotter reconnaissance squadrons, later torpedo spotter reconnaissance and torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadrons. Nos.810 to 819 Torpedo bomber squadrons in carriers, later torpedo spotter reconnaissance and torpedo bomber reconnaissance squadrons. Nos.800 to 809 Single-seat fighter squadrons in carriers. Into blocks, organised by type and function: Squadrons were to be numbered in two blocks – 800 – 899 for first-lineĪnd 700-799 for second-line units once these numbers were exhausted 1700Īnd 1800 series numbers were allocated. Renamed theĪir Branch of the Royal Navy, at the onset of the Second World War, theįleet Air Arm consisted of only 20 squadrons and 232 aircraft. Formed on April 1st 1924 the Fleet Air Arm encompassed all RAFĪircraft that operated from carriers and other fighting ships. On May 24th 1939 administrative control of the Fleet Air Arm, the naval aviation wing of the Royal Navy, was transferred to the Board of Admiralty from the Royal Air Force under the "InskipĪward".
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