| 733 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 January 1944 – 31 December 1947[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role | Fleet Requirements Unit |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Garrison/HQ | RN Air Section Minneriya RNAS Trincomalee (HMS Bambara) |
| Motto(s) | Sursum rubes (Latin for 'Upwards into the clouds') |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft flown section for full list. |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge Description | White, upon a pellet two beams of light in saltire white surmounted by an eagle valiant gold armed and langue's red (1944)[1] |
| Identification Markings | C8A+ & C9A+[2] uncoded (from 1946)[3] |
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733 Naval Air Squadron (733 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active between January 1944 and December 1947, entirely in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), as a Fleet Requirements Unit, based mainly at R.N. Air Section China Bay, which became HMS Bambara, RNAS Trincomalee, China Bay, Ceylon. The squadron initially formed at R.N. Air Section Minneriya, at RAF Minnerya, Ceylon, two weeks after an advance party arrived there, remaining for three months after formation before relocating.
- ^ a b Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 55.
- ^ Wragg 2019, p. 120.
- ^ Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016, p. 39.