802 Naval Air Squadron

802 Naval Air Squadron
Active3 April 1933–April 1940
21 November 1940–21 December 1941
1 February–15 November 1942
1 May 1945–30 March 1947
1 May 1947–10 December 1952
2 February 1953–22 November 1955
6 February 1956–10 April 1959
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeSingle-seat fighter squadron
RoleNaval Air Defence/Attack
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Motto(s)Prima Ferire
(Latin: "First to Strike")
Aircraft flown
FighterHawker Nimrod
Hawker Osprey
Gloster Sea Gladiator
Grumman Martlet
Hawker Sea Hurricane
Supermarine Seafire
Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Hawk

802 Naval Air Squadron (802 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.[2]

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  2. ^ "802 Squadron". Fleet Air Arm Archive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.