826 Naval Air Squadron

826 Naval Air Squadron
826 Squadron Westland Sea King HAS.1 based on HMS Eagle in 1970.
ActiveMarch 1940 – August 1943
December 1943 – October 1944
August 1945 – February 1946
? – November 1955
March 1966 – March 1970
June 1970 – July 1993
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeCarrier based squadron
RoleTorpedo Spotter Reconnaissance (TSR)
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Battle honoursDunkirk 1940, English Channel 1940–44, Atlantic 1940, Matapan 1941, Crete 1941, Mediterranean 1941–43, Libya 1941–2, Falklands 1982, Kuwait 1991

826 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadron formed during World War II which has been reformed several times since then until last disbanded in 1993.