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809 Naval Air Squadron (809 NAS) is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom. It was first formed in 1941 and flew in the Soviet Union, the Mediterranean and the Far East during the Second World War. After active service during the Suez Crisis, 809 was disbanded in 1959. Reformed in 1963 to fly Blackburn Buccaneers, the squadron was disbanded briefly in 1965-66, and then again in 1978. A brief period during the Falklands War saw 809 reformed to bring Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft south to the UK task group and to fly from Illustrious.

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  • 809 Naval Air Squadron (809 NAS) is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom. It was first formed in 1941 and flew in the Soviet Union, the Mediterranean and the Far East during the Second World War. After active service during the Suez Crisis, 809 was disbanded in 1959. Reformed in 1963 to fly Blackburn Buccaneers, the squadron was disbanded briefly in 1965-66, and then again in 1978. A brief period during the Falklands War saw 809 reformed to bring Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft south to the UK task group and to fly from Illustrious. In September 2013, it was announced that the first Royal Navy squadron equipped with the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning would be named 809 Naval Air Squadron with the nickname "Immortals". In 2016 it had been planned that the squadron would re-commission in April 2023 as the UK's second operational F-35B squadron after No. 617 Squadron RAF. However, as of 2021 it was no longer clear that this objective would be met and a specific date for 809 squadron to re-commission had yet to be confirmed. In September 2022, it was reported that 809 Squadron would formally re-commission in 2023 but that it would not be considered "deployable" for a further two years. (en)
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  • Burma 1945
  • Aegean 1944
  • Arctic 1941
  • Falklands 1982
  • Malta Convoys 1942
  • North Africa 1942
  • Salerno 1943
  • South France 1944
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  • North Africa 1942 (en)
  • Salerno 1943 (en)
  • South France 1944 (en)
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  • 809 Naval Air Squadron (809 NAS) is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom. It was first formed in 1941 and flew in the Soviet Union, the Mediterranean and the Far East during the Second World War. After active service during the Suez Crisis, 809 was disbanded in 1959. Reformed in 1963 to fly Blackburn Buccaneers, the squadron was disbanded briefly in 1965-66, and then again in 1978. A brief period during the Falklands War saw 809 reformed to bring Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft south to the UK task group and to fly from Illustrious. (en)
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