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817 Squadron RAN
817 Squadron's crest
Active
1941–1945
1950–2011
Country
Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy
Engagements
Second World War Korean War Vietnam War
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (United States)
Military unit
817 Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron. It was originally formed as part of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for service during World War II and took part in combat operations in Norway, North Africa, Sicily and off the coast of France. Following the conclusion of hostilities, the squadron was disbanded in 1945. In 1950, it was re-raised as part of the Royal Australian Navy and subsequently took part in the Korean War. Recent deployments have included Operation Falconer, Operation Slipper and Operation Sumatra Assist. In December 2011, the squadron was disbanded.
817Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron. It was originally formed as part of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for service during...
end of the war. The squadron was reformed as 817SquadronRAN in 1950. Sturtivant, pp. 233–234 Sturtivant, Ray (1984). The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm...
temperature hover performance. Australia's Sea Kings were flown by 817SquadronRAN from HMAS Melbourne until the carrier was retired from service, without...
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter (tail number N16-100, call sign "Shark 02") of 817SquadronRAN at approximately 4 pm (local...
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three-month tour. Sydney carried two squadrons of Sea Furies – 805 SquadronRAN and 808 SquadronRAN, and 817SquadronRAN equipped with Fireflies. Sydney...
craft and an anti-aircraft contingent, a Sea King helicopter from 817SquadronRAN, and a bomb disposal team. A detachment from the Army's 16th Air Defence...
HMAS Tarakan HMAS Success (until 28 May) Two Sea King helicopters, 817SquadronRAN The Royal Australian Navy force committed to Operation Astute is apparently...
S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter from 816 SquadronRAN (until 28 May) and two Sea King helicopters from 817SquadronRAN. The Royal Australian Navy force committed...
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816 Squadron is a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron that started out as a Royal Navy unit, 816 Naval Air Squadron. 816 is currently active as...
This is a list of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels which were damaged or sunk causing loss of life, in warlike and non-warlike circumstances. The list...
725 Squadron is a naval aviation squadron of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Air Arm. The squadron was originally created in August 1943 as part...
the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres. 805 Squadron was recreated as a unit of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1948, and operated from Australian aircraft...
Squadron was recommissioned as an Australian unit on 1 June 1955 at the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) main air station HMAS Albatross. The squadron's...
St Merryn as a RAN Air Group in March 1950, made up of 808 Naval Air Squadron equipped with Sea Fury aircraft and 817 Naval Air Squadron, operating with...
the end of the war. It was re-formed in 1950 as 808 SquadronRAN, a carrier-based attack squadron of the Royal Australian Navy's Fleet Air Arm, and saw...
between the UK and Canada In 1948 it was re-formed as 816 SquadronRAN an Australian squadron with the Fairey Firefly and embarked on HMAS Sydney. Norway...
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