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726 Naval Air Squadron
726 NAS badge
Active7 July 1943 - 3 November 1945[1]
Country726 Naval Air Squadron United Kingdom
Branch726 Naval Air Squadron Royal Navy
TypeFleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron
RoleFleet Requirements Unit
SizeSquadron
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Garrison/HQRN Air Section Durban (HMS Kongoni)
Insignia
Squadron BadgePer fess blue and Barry wavy of six white and blue, two assegais in saltire points in base surmounted by a Zulu shield all proper (1945)[1]

726 Naval Air Squadron (726 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed as a Fleet Requirements Unit from 1943 to 1945, operating out of R.N. Air Section Durban (HMS Kongoni), at S.A.A.F. Station Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa, during its existence. It operated various aircraft including, Bristol Beaufighter, Boulton Paul Defiant, Fairey Fulmar, North American Harvard, Vought Kingfisher, Miles Martinet and Fairey Swordfish.

  1. ^ a b Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 48.

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