815 Naval Air Squadron

815 Naval Air Squadron
Squadron badge
Active
  • 1939–1943
  • 1943–1944
  • 1944–1945
  • 1947–1958
  • 1958–1959
  • 1959–1960
  • 1961–1966
  • 1981 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeHelicopter flying squadron
RoleMaritime attack
SizeApprox. 240 personnel[1]
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Home stationRNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)
Motto(s)Strike Deep
WebsiteOfficial Twitter
Commanders
Current
commander		Commander James Woods[1]
Aircraft flown
HelicopterAgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2

815 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron flying the AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA.2 helicopter and is the Navy's front line Wildcat Naval Air Squadron. The squadron is based at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) in Somerset. The squadron is capable of carrying out multiple roles such as: counter-narcotics, anti-piracy, Above Surface Warfare (ASuW), search and rescue, disaster relief and flying and engineering training.[2] In the early 2000s, the Navy said that the squadron was largest helicopter squadron in Europe.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RN2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ This article contains OGL licensed text This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence v3.0: "815 Naval Air Squadron". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Introduction - 815 Naval Air Squadron". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 20 February 2003.