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848 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Active | 1 June 1943-45 1952-56 1958-63 1964-76 1982 1990-91 1995-2013 2015-2016 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Land based and amphibious squadron |
Role | Commando Helicopter training |
Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Motto(s) | Accipe Hoc Latin: "Take This" |
Battle honours | Normandy 1944 Okinawa 1945 Japan 1945 Falkland Islands 1982 Kuwait 1991 |
848 Naval Air Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It operated the Westland Sea King HC.4 helicopter and previously provided advanced flying training to pilots for the other squadrons in the Commando Helicopter Force. The squadron was based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset and was decommissioned on 24 March 2016.[1]