781 Naval Air Squadron

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Active 1940-45 1946-81 Branch Royal Navy		Country United Kingdom Part of Fleet Air Arm

781 Naval Air Squadron (781 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

Aircraft operated

The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions between 1947 & 1981:

North American Harvard T.2b & T.3

Hawker Sea Fury F.10, FB.11 & T.20

Gloster Meteor T.7

Fairey Swordfish TS.3

de Havilland Vampire T.11/22

de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22

Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21

de Havilland Sea Devon C.20

Percival Sea Prince C.1, C.2 & T.1

de Havilland Tiger Moth T.2

Westland Whirlwind HAR.1, HAR.3, HAS.7 & HAS.22

Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6

Westland Wessex HU.5

de Havilland Sea Heron C.2

de Havilland Heron C.4 & CC.4

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10

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