| Fleet Air Arm | |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Size | 6,200 personnel 200 aircraft[1] |
| Part of | Royal Navy |
| Engagements | World War II Korean War Operation Musketeer (Suez Crisis) Falklands War Gulf War |
| Commanders | |
| Commodore-in-Chief | HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York |
| Insignia | |
| Roundels |   |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Harrier, Lynx |
| Patrol | Merlin, Lynx |
| Trainer | Firefly, Tutor, Hawk, Jetstream |
| Transport | Sea King |
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| Components |
| Royal Navy |
Royal Marines
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| History |
| History of the Royal Navy |
| History of the Royal Marines |
| Future of the Royal Navy |
| Ships |
| Current Fleet |
| Current deployments |
| Historic ships |
| Personnel |
| The Admiralty |
| Senior Officers |
| Uniforms |
| Officer rank insignia |
| Ratings rank insignia |
| Related Civilian Agencies of the MOD |
| Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service |
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The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The role of the Royal Marines Reserve ( RMR) of the United Kingdom is to support the regular Royal Marines[http //www The British Royal Navy was formally created after the Union between England and Scotland in 1707 which merged the English Navy with the Royal Scots Navy The Corps of Royal Marines, the Infantry land fighting element of the Royal Navy, was formed as part of the naval service in 1755 At the beginning of the 1990s the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War - with its three small aircraft carriers and a force of ASW frigates and destroyers its main This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of July 2008 Although the majority of the Royal Navy fleet unless required remains training and exercising in and around Home Waters the Navy has a number of standing commitments including those Fictional Many novels about the Royal Navy feature fictional ships, but most use real names. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy. Lord High Admirals 1413&ndash1628 Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter 1413&ndash1426 The uniforms of the Royal Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued by Lord Anson in 1748 Officers Uniforms for naval officers were not authorised until 1748 Trade (Branch Badges Ratings in the Royal Navy also carry trade badges on the right sleeve to indicate their specific job (the information carried on the left arm is the individual's The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ( RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world Organisation The RMAS merged with the former Port Auxiliary Service in 1976 to form a component of the Naval Service that is known as Marine Services The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters, as well as the Harrier GR7/GR9. 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History
Beginnings
The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was first established in January 1914 under the Air Department of the Admiralty . The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British The Air Department of the British Admiralty was established prior to World War I by Winston Churchill. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. By the outbreak of the First World War in August, it had more aircraft under its control than the Army's Royal Flying Corps (RFC). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The main roles of the RNAS were fleet reconnaissance, patrolling coasts for enemy ships and submarines, attacking enemy coastal territory and defending Britain from enemy air-raids. In April 1918 the RNAS, which at this time had 67,000 officers and men, 2,949 aircraft, 103 airships and 126 coastal stations, was merged with the RFC to form the Royal Air Force.
Fleet Air Arm
On 1 April 1924, the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force was formed, encompassing those RAF units that normally embarked on aircraft carriers and fighting ships. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] On 14 May 1937 the Fleet Air Arm was returned to Admiralty control[3] under the Inskip Award and officially renamed the Air Branch of the Royal Navy. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 At the onset of the Second World War, the Fleet Air Arm consisted of 20 squadrons with only 232 aircraft. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including By the end of the war the strength of the Fleet Air Arm was: 59 aircraft carriers, 3,700 aircraft, 72,000 officers and men and 56 air stations all over the world. The aircraft carrier had replaced the battleship as the Fleet's capital ship and its aircraft were now strike weapons in their own right. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were The capital ships of a Navy are its "important" warships the ones with the heaviest Firepower and Armor.
Post-war history
After the war the FAA faced the difficulty of flying jet aircraft from their carriers. A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as The jet aircraft of the era were considerably less effective at low speeds than propeller aircraft, but propeller aircraft could not effectively fight jets at the high speeds flown by jet-aeroplanes. The FAA took on its first jet, the Sea Vampire, in the late 1940s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Sea Vampire was itself the first jet credited with taking off and landing on a carrier. The Air Arm continued with high-powered prop aircraft alongside the new jets resulting in the FAA's being woefully outpowered during the Korean War. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Nevertheless, jets were not yet wholly superior to propellor driven aircraft and a flight of ground-attack Hawker Sea Furies downed a MiG-15 and damaged others in a single engagement. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
As jets became larger, more powerful and faster they required more space to take off and land. The US Navy simply built much larger carriers. The Royal Navy had a few large carriers built and completed after the end of the war but a more "natural" solution was looked for. This led to the introduction of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier VTOL aircraft, which could be operated effectively from any size of ship. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing. VTOL describes Fixed-wing aircraft that can lift off vertically Defence cuts across the British armed forces during the 1960s led to the outright cancellation of all Royal Navy aircraft carriers, but by sleight-of-hand a new series of cruiser-sized carriers, the Invincible class, were built and equipped with the Sea Harrier. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. Development The Invincible class has its origins in a sketch design for a 6000 ton, guided-missile armed helicopter carrying escort cruiser intended as WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Today the Harrier forms the basis of the RN's fixed-wing strike forces.
Helicopters also became important combat vehicles in their own right starting in the 1960s. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. At first they were employed on the carriers alongside the fixed-wing aircraft, but as time went on they were also deployed on most smaller ships as well. Today at least one helicopter is found on all ships of frigate size or larger. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Wasps and Sea Harriers played an active part in the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict, whereas Lynx helicopters played a significant attack role against Iraqi patrol boats in the 1991 Gulf War and Commando Sea Kings assisted in suppressing rebel forces in Sierra Leone. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
The Fleet Air Arm has a museum on the edge of RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) in Somerset. Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, or RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron) is an airfield of the Royal Navy, sited in South West England a few miles Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county
FAA today
The Fleet Air Arm has approximately 6,200 personnel, which is over 10% of the Royal Navy's total strength. They operate about 200 combat aircraft and over 50 support and training aircraft. The Harrier GR9 strike aircraft, along with the Harrier T12 two-seat trainer variant are shared with the Royal Air Force as part of the Joint Force Harrier, naval pilots train to fly the Harrier at the Joint Force Harrier Operational Conversion Unit (20(R) Squadron) at RAF Wittering in Rutland. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout No20 (R Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the current OCU ( Operational Conversion Unit) for the RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station near Stamford, Lincolnshire. Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by
Squadrons
Fleet Air Arm squadrons are named "# NAS", where # is a cardinal number; and NAS stands for Naval Air Squadron. This article describes cardinal numbers in mathematics For cardinals in linguistics see Names of numbers in English. The nomenclature used by the FAA is to assign numbers in the 700-799 range to training and operational conversion squadrons and numbers in the 800-899 range to operational squadrons. During WWII the 1700 and 1800 ranges were also used for operational squadrons.
Squadrons presently active in the FAA are:
- 700M Naval Air Squadron
- 702 Naval Air Squadron
- 703 Naval Air Squadron
- 705 Naval Air Squadron
- 727 Naval Air Squadron
- 750 Naval Air Squadron
- 771 Naval Air Squadron
- 792 Naval Air Squadron
- 800 Naval Air Squadron
- 801 Naval Air Squadron
- 814 Naval Air Squadron
- 815 Naval Air Squadron
- 820 Naval Air Squadron
- 824 Naval Air Squadron
- 825 Naval Air Squadron
- 829 Naval Air Squadron
- 845 Naval Air Squadron
- 846 Naval Air Squadron
- 847 Naval Air Squadron (a Royal Marines unit)
- 848 Naval Air Squadron
- 849 Naval Air Squadron
- 854 Naval Air Squadron
- 857 Naval Air Squadron
Squadrons that were active at some point can be found in the Squadron List. 702 Naval Air Squadron (702 NAS is a naval Squadron of the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm. 727 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. 750 Naval Air Squadron (motto Teach and Strike) founded on 24 May 1939 from the Royal Navy Observer School. 771 Naval Air Squadron ( motto non nobis solum) of the Fleet Air Arm was formed in 1939 at Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Requirements Unit flying 800 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 by amalgamating No's 402 and 404 (Fleet Fighter 801 Naval Air Squadron (NAS was a Fleet Air Arm squadron of the Royal Navy formed in 1933 that fought in World War II, the Korean War and 815 Naval Air Squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset UK and is the front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm 845 Naval Air Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. 846 Naval Air Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. 847 Naval Air Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy 848 Naval Air Squadron is a Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. 849 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm formed on 1 August 1943 at the Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island with Avenger Is 854 Naval Air Squadron was first formed on 1 January 1944 at Squantum Naval Air Station in the USA. On 1 April 1944, 857 NAS formed at Squantum NAS in the USA as a Torpedo / Reconnaissance unit with Avenger IIs This is a list of Fleet Air Arm squadrons. Those listed in bold are still active within the Royal Navy according to the Royal Navy website
Operational Aircraft
The FAA operates both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The FAA uses the same designation system for aircraft as the RAF. Since the end of the First World War, aircraft types in British military service have generally been known by a "type name" assigned by their Manufacturer
Four different types of fixed-wing aircraft are operated by the FAA; three for training, and one operationally.
Pilot training is carried out using the Grob Tutor and Slingsby Firefly. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Observer training is done in the Jetstream T2. The Handley Page HP137 Jetstream is a small twin Turboprop airliner with a pressurised fuselage designed to meet the requirements of the United States Regional airline
By far the most famous of the fixed-wing aircraft of the FAA was the Sea Harrier FA2. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Its primary role was as a fleet defence fighter, using AMRAAM missiles, but it also carried out strike and Suppression of Enemy Air Defence missions using bombs. The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced am-ram is a modern Beyond Visual Range (BVR air-to-air Missile SEAD (pronounced see-add or seed or Suppression of Enemy Air Defences, also known as " Wild Weasels quot and "Iron Hand" operations in the USA are It has been replaced in FAA service by the Harrier GR7/GR9, which is a dedicated ground attack variant, leaving a significant capability shortfall with regard to air-to-air defence and anti-shipping attack. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
The fourth type is the Hawk T1, which is used to simulate enemy aircraft for a variety of training purposes, from AEW to Fighter Control, to air-to-air combat for Harrier pilots. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Today the larger section of the FAA is the rotary-wing part. Its aviators fly four different types of helicopter, and within each type there are usually several marks/versions which carry out different roles.
The oldest aircraft in the fleet is the venerable Sea King, which performs a variety of missions in several versions. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Sea King HC4 serves as a medium-lifter and troop-transporter in support of the Royal Marines. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The HAS5U model operates in the search and rescue and utility roles, while the Sea King HU5 is designed specifically for search and rescue work (although it should be noted that the HAS5Us are often called HU5s as well). For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. The HAS6C is used for assault transport training; and finally the ASaC7 operates in the Airborne Early Warning role on board Britain's aircraft carriers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Intermediate in age is the Lynx. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Lynx AH7s, serve the FAA in the observation and anti-armour helicopter roles, but are mainly a light-lift helicopter. Along with the Sea King HC4s, they are part of the Commando Helicopter Force, which provides support to 3 Commando Brigade of the Royal Marines. The Commando Helicopter Force ( CHF) is a part of the Fleet Air Arm and is an element of the Joint Helicopter Command of the British Armed Forces; which 3 Commando Brigade is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces and the main manoeuvre formation of the Royal Marines.
The surface combatants of the Royal Navy have their helicopters provided for the most part by the Lynx HAS3 and HMA8 aircraft. These Lynxes have primarily an anti-submarine warfare role and anti-surface vessel role. They are able to fire the Sea Skua anti-surface missile, which was most prominently used to combat the Iraqi navy in the 1991 Gulf War. The Sea Skua is a British lightweight short range Air-to-Surface missile (ASM designed use from Helicopters against ships In addition, it can be armed with Stingray air-launched torpedoes and depth charges for anti-submarine warfare, as well as a machine gun. The Lynx was originally envisaged for surface combatants that were too small for the Sea King, but now equips most surface ships of the Royal Navy.
The newest helicopter in the FAA is the Merlin HM1. This has now replaced the Sea King HAS6 in the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) role, and is deployed on aircraft carriers in addition to some of the other surface ships of the Royal Navy. The EH101 airframe is also one of the contenders to replace the Sea King ASaC7s in the AEW role on Britain's planned new aircraft carriers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
In 2000 the Sea Harrier force was merged with the RAF's Harrier GR7 fleet to form Joint Force Harrier. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Joint Force Harrier is the British military formation which controls the STOVL Harrier aircraft of the Royal Air Force and The Fleet Air Arm began withdrawing the Sea Harrier from service in 2004 with the disbandment of 800 NAS. 800 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 by amalgamating No's 402 and 404 (Fleet Fighter 801 NAS disbanded on 28 March 2006 at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron). 801 Naval Air Squadron (NAS was a Fleet Air Arm squadron of the Royal Navy formed in 1933 that fought in World War II, the Korean War and Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, or RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron) is an airfield of the Royal Navy, sited in South West England a few miles 800 NAS is re-forming with the Harrier GR9. Once this is fully operational, 801 NAS will then reform with the Harrier.
Future Plans
The Royal Navy plans to replace the Harrier force with the STOVL F-35B Lightning II from 2012. STOVL is an acronym for S hort T ake O ff and V ertical L anding WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout These new aircraft will operate from the Navy's new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, which are expected to be almost three times larger than the current carriers and operate 48 F-35s. History Requirement The 22000 tonne Invincible class aircraft carriers ''Invincible'', ''Illustrious'' and ''Ark Royal''
Notable members
- Captain Henry Fancourt
- Henry Allingham - last survivor of Battle of Jutland[4]
- Lieutenant Commander John Moffat - crippled the German battleship Bismarck on 26 May 1941
- Lieutenant Commander(A) Eugene Esmonde VC, DSO - killed whilst leading 825 Naval Air Squadron Swordfish on the 12 February 1942 attack on the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the "Channel Dash"
- Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, FRAeS who holds the world record for the most types of aircraft flown by an individual (487 types). Please see Captain (naval for other versions of this naval rank Captain Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt, DSO, RN ( April 1, 1900 - January 8, 2004) was a pioneering Naval aviator, and Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) is at age 112 a Supercentenarian World War I veteran and Britain's oldest living fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior John William Charlton Moffat (b 1919 was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot famous for crippling the German battleship ''Bismarck'' during Operation Background Design of the ship started in the early 1930s following on from Germany's development of the ''Deutschland'' class cruisers and the ''Scharnhorst'' class Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt RAF, Lt-Cdr (A RN ( 1 March 1909 – 12 See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the German armoured cruiser commissioned in 1907 see SMS Scharnhorst The sisters - Scharnhorst and Gneisenau The Construction She was laid down in February 1934 at Deutsche Werke Kiel. Please see Captain (naval for other versions of this naval rank Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, FRAeS, RN is a former Royal Navy officer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the entire global Aerospace As a test pilot he made the first ever a jet landing on an aircraft carrier in December 1945
- Lieutenant Laurence Olivier - Legendary English stage and screen actor and director, volunteered as a navy pilot during World War II and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York - served during the Falklands War
- Sir George Martin - record producer for the Beatles
See also
- Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit
- List of air stations of the Royal Navy
- List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
- List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
- Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
- List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
- Royal Air Force
- List of RAF stations
External links
- Fleet Air Arm website
- Fleet Air Arm Archive
- RUM RATION - The VERY unofficial Royal Navy forum - sister site to the famous ARRSE
- Fleet Air Arm Rating Aircrewmans Association
- Fleet Air Arm Association
- Aircraft Handlers Association
References
- ^ About Fleet Air Arm
- ^ Sea Your History - Interwar: Fleet Air Arm
- ^ Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association - Notable Dates
- ^ Jutland Veteran Celebrated as Hologram. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Fleet Requirements Air Direction Unit (FRADU is operated by the contractor Serco Defence and Aerospace using 13 Bae Hawk T1 advanced jet trainer aircraft on This is a list of Naval Air Stations of the Royal Navy. Naval Air Stations are Military Airbases and consist of permanent land-based operations locations This is a list of Fleet Air Arm squadrons. Those listed in bold are still active within the Royal Navy according to the Royal Navy website This is a list of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft please see here. The Fleet Air Arm (more formally known as the Australian Navy Aviation Group) is the operational part of the Royal Australian Navy responsible for the operation of This is a list of currently-active Military aircraft in use by the United Kingdom. This List of RAF stations is a comprehensive list of all stations, Airbases airfields and administrative Headquarters of the Royal Air Force IWM. “Britain’s oldest man and the last known survivor of the Battle of Jutland, Henry Allingham aged 109 has been captured as a hologram”
- Ray Sturtivant & Theo Ballance, The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm, first edition 1994, Air Britain, Kent UK, ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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