Tag: Second World War
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Grumman Hellcats of 1840 Naval Air Squadron
Grumman Hellcats of 1840 Naval Air Squadron No. 1840 NAS formed on March 1st 1944 at RNAS Burscough as a single seater fighter squadron equipped with 10 Hellcat Is. A large proportion of the squadron pilots were Dutch, mainly from the Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service. 1840 NAS operated from HMS Furious for Operation Mascot, a strike Read more
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Grumman Hellcats of 896 Naval Air Squadron
Grumman Hellcats of 896 Naval Air Squadron 896 NAS reformed at Wingfield, Cape Town on 9. January 1945 equipped with 24 Hellcat Mk.II fighters. The squadron embarked on HMS Ameer in April 1945. In July fighter cover and bombing were undertaken during operations in the Car Nicobar area, then 896 NAS transferred to HMS Empress Read more
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HMS Roberts (1941)
HMS Roberts (1941) HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Built by John Brown & Company, of Clydebank, she was laid down 30 April 1940, launched 1 April 1941 and completed on 27 Read more