| 759 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
 759 NAS badge | |
| Active | 1 May 1939 - 5 February 1946 16 August 1951 - 12 October 1954 1 August 1963 - 24 December 1969[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role |
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| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft operated section for full list. |
| Decorations | Boyd Trophy 1965 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Captain Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin CB, CBE, DSO, DSC & Bar, RN Admiral Sir Raymond Derek Lygo, KCB, RN |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge | Blue, in front of a torch inflamed two swords in saltire winged at the hilts all gold (1942)[2] |
| Identification Markings | single letters Y1A+ to Y7A+ later[3] 161-179 Seafire 180-183 Firebrand 210-215 Sea Fury 410-417 Meteor 451-456 Sea Hornet 180-182 Sea Vampire (1951) 220-240 Sea Vampire (1953) 655-664 to 800-811 Hunter[2] |
759 Naval Air Squadron (759 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was created on November 1, 1939, and was disbanded on December 24, 1969. It was initially intended as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training Squadron but became a Fighter School and Pool Squadron in 1939, at RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven). It operated out of RNAS Yeovilton from 1940 to 1946, as part of the Naval Air Fighter School. In 1943 a detachment operated out of RNAS Angle (HMS Goldcrest), working with 794 NAS and known as the Naval Air Firing Unit.[2] It was again the Naval Air Fighter School upon reformation in 1951 and disbandment in 1954, firstly at RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) and then moving to RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), in 1953. The squadron reformed again, this time at RNAS Brawdy (HMS Goldcrest) in 1963, as the Naval Advanced Flying Training School, before finally disbanding in 1969.
- ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 77.
- ^ a b c Ballance 2016, p. 60.
- ^ Wragg 2019, p. 126.
- ^ "WT702 FRADU". www.fradu.info. Retrieved 23 March 2023.