1702 Naval Air Squadron

Inactive flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm February 2018 February 2018 1702 Naval Air Squadron 300px Supermarine Sea Otter; an example of the type used by 1702 NAS 1945–1946 12 September 1946 UK Amphibian Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron *Air Sea Rescue Special Service six aircraft Fleet Air Arm See Naval air stations section for full list. Home station 02A+ on OceanBallance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 Identification Markings Supermarine Sea Otter 1702 Naval Air Squadron (1702 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA), which last disbanded during September 1946. It was formed in June 1945 at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, as a Special Service squadron.http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/squadrons/1702.html 1702 NAS at the Fleet Air Arm Archive website 2010-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619154227/http://fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/1702.html 19 June 2010 usurped It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter, and by the end of the Second World War the squadron remained at Lee-on-Solent. It joined HMS Trouncer in September 1945 to search for mines in the Mediterranean. A detachment of three aircraft were aboard HMS Ocean when the squadron disbanded at Malta and this became the Ship's Flight.Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 History Special Service Squadron (1945-1946) 1702 Naval Air Squadron formed on 1 August 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England.Lee-on-Solent https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Lee_on_Solent.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day 4 May 2024 It was designated as a Special Service Squadron under the command of Lieutenant(A) O.G.W. Hutchinson, RNVR.1702 Naval Air Squadron https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1702_Squadron.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Royal Naval Air Squadrons 1938 to present day 4 May 2024 The squadron was equipped with six Supermarine Sea Otter, an amphibious maritime patrol and air sea rescue aircraft, intended for operations in the Pacific.Wragg 2019 189 Instead, with the surrender of Japan, the squadron deployed to the Mediterranean. It embarked in the Ruler escort carrier Trouncer D85 6, via RNAS Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Paisley, Scotland, arriving on 5 September,Abbotsinch https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Abbotsinch.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day 4 May 2024 for passage to Malta on 13 and disembarked on 22 at RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon), undertaking air sea rescue duties. During October the squadron took on mine hunting work around Greece and from May 1946 performed the same task in Tunisia. It returned to Malta in July moving to RNAS Takali (HMS Goldfinch) where it disbanded on 12 September 1946.Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 Aircraft flown 1702 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 Supermarine Sea Otter I/II maritime patrol aircraft (June 1945 - September 1946) Naval air stations 1702 Naval Air Squadron operated from a couple of naval air stations of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom, some overseas in Malta, and other airbases:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, (1 June - 5 September 1945) Royal Naval Air Station Abbotsinch (HMS Sanderling), Renfrewshire, (5 - 13 September 1945) Trouncer D85 6 (13 - 22 September 1945) Royal Naval Air Station Hal Far (HMS Falcon), Malta, (22 September - 27 October 1945) Hassani (Athens), Greece, (27 October 1945 - 25 May 1946) Calato, Rhodes, (Detachment 5 March - 23 May 1946) Araxos, Greece, (Detachment 17 April - 27 May 1946) Royal Naval Air Station Hal Far (HMS Falcon), Malta, (Detachment 23 - 25 May 1946) El Aouina, Tunisia, (25 - 28 May 1946) Bizerta, Tunisia, (28 May - 19 July 1946) El Aouina, Tunisia, (Detachment 5 -19 July 1946) Royal Naval Air Station Takali (HMS Goldfinch), Malta, (19 July 46 - 12 September 1946) Ocean R68 6 (Detachment three aircraft 25 July - 12 December 1946) disbanded - (12 September 1946) Commanding Officers List of commanding officers of 1702 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 276 Lieutenant(A) O.G.W. Hutchinson, RNVR, from 1 June 45 Lieutenant(A) R.H. Kilburn, RNVR, from 15 January 1946 disbanded - 12 September 1946 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 Wragg David The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 2019 The History Press Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK 978-0-7509-9303-6 en External links https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1702_Squadron.htm A History of 1702 Naval Air Squadron 26 September 2021 The Royal Navy Research Archive Category:1700 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1946