| 715 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
 A Supermarine Walrus similar to ones used by the 715 NAS after being re-equipped in 1936. | |
| Active | Royal Air Force 15 July 1936 - 24 May 1939 Royal Navy 24 May 1939 – 21 January 1940 17 August 1944 – 31 March 1946 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role | Maritime Attack (1936-1940) Training (1944-1946) |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station |
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| Insignia | |
| Identification Markings | 43-45 (Walrus) WM-WW (Walrus 1936) 43-45 (Walrus 1937) K9A+ (Walrus from May 1939) S4A+ (all types 1944) S3+ (Harvard)[1][2] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Hawker Osprey |
| Fighter | Vought Corsair Supermarine Seafire Supermarine Spitfire |
| Patrol | Supermarine Walrus |
| Trainer | North American Harvard Miles Master |
715 Naval Air Squadron (715 NAS) was a Naval air squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm created in July 1936 to serve as a catapult flight of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force. It was elevated to squadron status at the end of 1937, before being disbanded in January 1940. It was re-formed in August 1944 to operate as the Fighter Wing of the School of Air Combat, before being disbanded in March 1946, and absorbed into 736 Naval Air Squadron.[3]
- ^ Wragg 2019, p. 114.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 21.
- ^ "715 Naval Air Squadron". www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2021.