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847 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It operates AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1 helicopters and provides armed reconnaissance and light transport support to 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Along with 845 and 846 naval air squadrons, it forms part of the Commando Helicopter Force. The squadron was re-formed from 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron on 1 September 1995.[1][2][3]
The unit is based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, a Royal Naval establishment, with helicopters drawn from an Army Air Corps pool and flown by Royal Marines and Royal Navy aircrews.[1]
An 847 NAS Gazelle AH.1, takes off from Camp Justice, Oman in 2002
A former 3 CBAS Lynx AH.7, in service with 847 NAS in 2005
An 847 NAS Lynx AH.9A helicopter flying over the desert training areas surrounding Naval Air Facility El Centro in California, USA during 2012
Wildcat AH.1
^ ab847 NAS Affiliations, UK MoD, 2014, retrieved 3 October 2014
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Defence Council Instructions, Royal Navy (PDF) (Report). Royal Navy. 12 May 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^Lt Gen Sir Robert Ross KCB OBE (28 July 1995). Royal Marines Routine Orders (PDF) (Report). Royal Marines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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