818 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 1939–1942 1942–1944 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Carrier based squadron |
Role | Offensive Support |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Battle honours | Norway 1940 Narvik 1940 English Channel 1940 Spartivento 1940 Mediterranean 1940-1 Bismarck 1941[1] |
818 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier-based squadron formed in August 1939. It served on a number of the Navy's aircraft carriers during the Second World War, serving in most of the theatres of the war, before decommissioning at the end of the war.