1852 Naval Air Squadron

Inactive flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm May 2017 May 2017 1852 Naval Air Squadron 300px| A Fleet Air Arm Goodyear FG-1D Corsair; an example of the type used by 1852 NAS 1945 18 August 1945Sturtivant Ballance 1994 360 UK Single-seat fighter squadron Fighter squadron Eighteen aircraft Fleet Air Arm See Naval air stations section for full list. Home station Lieutenant Commander(A) I.F. Voller, RNVR 1V10+ single letters (May 1945) Identification Markings Vought Corsair 1852 Naval Air Squadron (1852 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). It formed at RN Air Section Brunswick, in the United States on 1 February 1945 as a fighter squadron, with eighteen Vought Corsair Mk IV fighter aircraft. Following deck landing training aboard the USS Charger, it embarked in HMS Patroller for the United Kingdom on 5 May. It disembarked to HMS Gadwall, RNAS Belfast, on 25 May, but due to V-J Day it disbanded on 29 August. History Single-seat fighter squadron (1945) 1852 Naval Air Squadron formed on 1 February 1945 in the United States at RN Air Section Brunswick, which was located at United States Naval Air Station (USNAS) Brunswick, Maine, as a Single Seat Fighter Squadron, Brunswick https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Brunswick.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day 17 September 2024 under the command of Lieutenant Commander(A) I.F. Voller, RNVR.Wragg 2019 199 It was equipped with eighteen Vought Corsair aircraft, an American carrier-borne fighter-bomber. These were the Goodyear built FG-1D variant, designated Corsair Mk IV by the Fleet Air Arm.Thetford 1991 80&83 Aerodrome Dummy Deck Landings (ADDLs) were undertaken at the nearby Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (NAAF), Bar Harbor, Maine. The squadron flew to RN Air Section Norfolk situated at USNAS Norfolk, to enable it to undertake Deck Landing Training (DLT) with the escort carrier Charger, before returning to RN Air Section Brunswick.A history of 1852 Naval Air Squadron https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1852_Squadron.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Royal Naval Air Squadrons 1938 - present day 17 September 2024 It then returned to RN Air Section Norfolk arriving on 30 April for embarkation in the Ruler escort carrier, Patroller D07 6, for transportation to the United Kingdom.Norfolk https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Norfolk.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day 17 September 2024 By the May all aircrew, equipment and aircraft were embarked in HMS Patroller, at Naval Station Norfolk, and she sailed to New York City to embark further passengers. On 10 May HMS Patroller then joined Convoy CU.69 and sailed for Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1852 Naval Air Squadron disembarked on 25 May to Royal Naval Air Maintenance Yard Belfast.Convoy CU.69 https://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/convoy2.php?suffix=CU.69&prefix=CU convoyweb.org.uk 29 March 2025 The squadron moved to RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Derry, Northern Ireland, the next day, and while here it began to convert from a normal reflector gunsight to a gyro gunsight.Wragg 2019 199 The squadron was to form part of the 18th Carrier Air Group, along with 822 Naval Air Squadron. When the Japanese surrendered on 15 August, the 18th Carrier Air Group became unnecessary and on 29 August the squadron moved to RNAS Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail), County Antrim, Northern Ireland, disbanding on arrival.Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 299 Aircraft flown 1852 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 299 Vought Corsair Mk IV fighter bomber (February - August 1945) Naval air stations 1852 Naval Air Squadron operated from a naval air stations of the Royal Navy, in the United Kingdom, a number overseas, and a Royal Navy escort carrier:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 299 RN Air Section Brunswick, Maine, (1 February - 30 April 1945) RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, (Detachment Deck Landing Training (DLT) Charger) 3 - 8 April 1945) RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, (30 April - 4 May 1945) Patroller D07 6 (4 - 26 May- 1945) Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton (HMS Gannet), County Londonderry, (26 May - 9 August 1945) Royal Naval Air Maintenance Yard Belfast (HMS Gadwall), County Antrim, (9 - 29 August 1945) Royal Naval Air Station Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail), County Antrim, disbanded (29 August 1945) Commanding officers List of commanding officers of 1852 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:Wragg 2019 199Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 299 Lieutenant Commander(A) I.F. Voller, RNVR, from 1 February 1945 disbanded - 29 August 1945 Note: Abbreviation (A) signifies Air Branch of the RN or RNVR.Wragg 2019 257 References Citations Bibliography Ballance Theo Howard Lee Sturtivant Ray The Squadrons and Units of the Fleet Air Arm 2016 Air Britain Historians Limited 978-0-85130-489-2 en Sturtivant R Ballance T The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm 1994 Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd Tonbridge, Kent, UK 0-85130-223-8 Thetford Owen British Naval Aircraft since 1912 1991 Putnam Aeronautical Books, an imprint of Conway Maritime Press Ltd London, UK 0-85177-849-6 Wragg David The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 2019 The History Press Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK 978-0-7509-9303-6 en External links http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1852_Squadron.htm A History of 1852 Naval Air Squadron 26 September 2021 The Royal Navy Research Archive Category:1800 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945