1848 Naval Air Squadron

Inactive flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm May 2017 May 2017 1848 Naval Air Squadron 300px Vought Corsair; an example of the type used by 1848 NAS 1944 21 November 1944Sturtivant Ballance 1994 358 UK Single-seat fighter squadron Fighter squadron Eighteen aircraft Fleet Air Arm See Naval air stations section for full list. Home station 1+ V9 individual letters Identification Markings Vought Corsair 1848 Naval Air Squadron (1848 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). It officially formed in the United States at RN Air Section Brunswick, in July 1944 as a fighter squadron. It was quipped with Vought Corsair fighter aircraft. The squadron embarked in HMS Ranee in October for the Atlantic crossing back to the United Kingdom. However, soon after arrival it disbanded at HMS Landrail, at RNAS Machrihanish, in November, its resources shared equally between 1843, 1845 and 1846 Naval Air Squadrons. History Single-seat fighter squadron (1944) 1848 Naval Air Squadron formed on 1 July 1944 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 21 September 2024 under the command of Lieutenant Commander(A) E.J. Clark, RNVR.Wragg 2019 198 It was initially equipped with twelve Vought Corsair aircraft, an American carrier-borne fighter-bomber. These were made up of a mixture of the F4U-1 and F4U-1A variant, designated Corsair Mk I and II respectively, by the Fleet Air Arm.Thetford 1991 80&83 As part of the training programme, aerodrome Dummy Deck Landings (ADDLs) were undertaken at the nearby Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (NAAF), Bar Harbor, Maine, from 30 July returning to RN Air Section Brunswick on 5 August.A history of 1848 Naval Air Squadron https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1848_Squadron.htm Royal Navy Research Archive - Royal Naval Air Squadrons 1938 - present day 21 September 2024 On completion of working up the squadron strength was increased to eighteen aircraft and the squadron flew to RN Air Section Norfolk, situated USNAS Norfolk, Virginia, on 15 October, and then on 18 it embarked in the Ruler escort carrier, Ranee D03 6, for passage 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 21 September 2024 The carrier sailed for New York City on 22 October and then joined with the Liverpool bound Convoy CU.44 for the Atlantic crossing, but broke off for Belfast, Northern Ireland, with the squadron disembarking to Royal Naval Air Maintenance Yard Belfast (HMS Gadwall).Convoy CU.44 https://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/convoy2.php?suffix=CU.44&prefix=CU convoyweb.org.uk 29 March 2025 1848 Naval Air Squadron flew to Scotland, to be based at RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll and Bute, on 3 November. However, on 21 November the squadron was disbanded and its aircraft and pilots were shared equally between Nos. 1843, 1845 and 1846 Naval Air Squadrons, bringing them up to twenty four aircraft each.Wragg 2019 198 Aircraft flown 1848 Naval Air Squadron flew two variants of only one aircraft type:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 297 Vought Corsair Mk I fighter bomber (July - October 1944) Vought Corsair Mk II fighter bomber (July - November 1944) Naval air stations 1848 Naval Air Squadron operated from a couple of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, in the United Kingdom, and number overseas, and a Royal Navy escort carrier:Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 297 RN Air Section Brunswick, Maine, (1 July - 15 October 1944) RN Air Section Norfolk, Virginia, (15 - 16 October 1944) Ranee D03 6 (16 October - 3 November 1944) Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll and Bute, (3 - 21 November 1944) disbanded - (21 November 1944) Commanding officers List of commanding officers of 1848 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:Wragg 2019 198Ballance Howard Sturtivant 2016 297 Lieutenant Commander(A) E.J. Clarke, RNVR from 1 July 1944 disbanded - 21 November 1944 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/1848_Squadron.htm A History of 1848 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 1944 Category:Air squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1944