1702 Naval Air Squadron

1702 Naval Air Squadron
1702 Naval Air Squadron
	Naval Ensign
Active	June 1945 - 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Role	Special service
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Battle honours	None
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Lt(A)O W G Hutchinson RNVR

1702 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in June 1945 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as a Special Service squadron.^[1] It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter, and by the end of World War II the squadron remained at Lee-on-Solent.

The squadron joined HMS Trouncer in September 1945 to search for mines in the Mediterranean.^[1]

Aircraft flown

1702 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type:

Supermarine Sea Otter

References

^ a b "1702 NAS at the Fleet Air Arm Archive website". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

"A History of 1702 Naval Air Squadron". The Royal Navy Research Archive. 26 September 2021.

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[FAAA-1] "1702 NAS at the Fleet Air Arm Archive website". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)