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The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). The FAA is one of five RN fighting arms.[7] As of 2023[update] it is a predominantly "rotary" force, with helicopters undertaking roles once performed by biplanes such as the Fairey Swordfish.[8][failed verification]
It operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime strike and the AW159 Wildcat and AW101 Merlin for commando and anti-submarine warfare.
The RAF was formed by the 1918 merger of the RN's Royal Naval Air Service with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps. The FAA did not come under the direct control of the Admiralty until mid-1939. During the Second World War, the FAA operated aircraft on ships as well as land-based aircraft that defended the Royal Navy's shore establishments and facilities.
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losses: 2 Army Air Corps 4 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines 17 FleetAirArm Passengers 1 Royal Air Force 18 Special Air Service (Army) 3...
service with the FleetAirArm from 1954 to 1958. Wyverns equipped 813 Squadron, 827 Squadron, 830 Squadron and 831 Squadron of the FleetAirArm. In September...
total production, were delivered to the FleetAirArm. FG-1A and FG-1D (called Corsair Mk IV by the FleetAirArm): This was the designation for Corsairs...
manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy FleetAirArm (FAA) during the Second World War. The Albacore, popularly known as...
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a range of obsolescent and stop-gap aircraft being operated by the FleetAirArm. Development of the Sea Fury proceeded, and the type entered operational...
Brize Norton". 11 October 2022. "Royal Air Force's newest aircraft fleet reaches full-service capability". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 4 October 2022. Cartlidge...
portions of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations to be operated by the FleetAirArm (FAA). The Gannet was originally developed to meet a Second World War...
cantilever monoplane aircraft, as well as the first dive bomber in FleetAirArm (FAA) service. The aircraft took its name from the sea bird which 'divebombs'...
been purchased by the U.S. Navy, the French Navy and the Royal Navy FleetAirArm (FAA) had ordered the Wildcat, with their own configurations, via the...
Over 350 IIIFs were operated by the FleetAirArm, making it the most widely used type of aircraft in FleetAirArm service between the wars and also the...
It was the first aircraft of this type operated by the Royal Navy's FleetAirArm (FAA) to be fabricated entirely from metal. The Barracuda was developed...
Junglies"". Royal Navy FleetAirArm Museum. FleetAirArm Museum. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017. Air International May...
service. List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service List of aircraft of the FleetAirArm List of FleetAirArm aircraft in World War II List of active...
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