| 706 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
 706 NAS badge | |
| Active | 10 April 1945 - 31 May 1946 7 September 1953 - 15 March 1954 4 January 1962 - 27 February 1998[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role | Fighter/torpedo-bomber and helicopter training squadron |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Motto(s) | Montez (French for 'Go upwards') |
| Aircraft | |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge | Blue, over water barry wavy of four white and blue a winged horse volant langued red wings addorsed and supporting between the forelegs a dagger point downward and piercing the water all gold (1979)[2] |
| Identification Markings | 780-787 (Whirlwind) 501-512 (Wessex / Wasp to July 1965) 566-599 (Wessex / Wasp / Sea King)[2] |
706 Naval Air Squadron (706 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. Established as a fighter and torpedo-bomber training unit in Australia at the end of World War Two, it was briefly reformed as a helicopter squadron in the early 1950s, before becoming a helicopter training unit in 1962, and operating until 1998.
- ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 29.
- ^ a b Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 14.