Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
This was formed on 7 October 1932 at RAF Base Gosport for service with HMS Glorious, equipped with three Hawker Nimrods and three Hawker Ospreys under the command of Flt Lt H A Purvis.
Date | Location |
7 Oct 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
17 Oct 1932 | RAF Netheravon |
25 Jan 1933 | HMS Glorious |
31 Jan 1933 | RAF Hal Far |
1 Mar 1933 | HMS Glorious |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
No Personnel listings in the available AFLs |
It was absorbed into No 802 Squadron on 3 April 1933.
Re-equipment and movement dates are based on those shown in 'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' by Ray Sturtivant
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