877 Naval Air Squadron
877 Naval Air Squadron (877 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. The squadron formed at Tanga, Tanganyika Territory in April 1943 as a Fleet Fighter unit for local defence duties, using RAF Hurricane IIBs. In July 1943 the squadron moved to Port Reitz, Mombasa with the intention to fly with long-range fuel tanks to the defence of Ceylon but this was cancelled and the squadron disbanded in December 1943.[1]
| 877 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
References
- Drucker, Graham R F. "Fleet Air Arm 877 squadron profile. Squadron Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945". www.fleetairarmarchive.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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- Sturtivant, Ray; Ballance, Theo (1994). The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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