825 Naval Air Squadron

825 Naval Air Squadron
A Fairey Firefly Mark IV FR from 825 Naval Air Squadron flying a reconnaissance mission from HMS Ocean along the eastern seaboard of Korea.
Active	1934–1945 1946–1951 1961–1962 1982 2014-present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force (1934–1937) Royal Navy (1937–present)
Type	Carrier based squadron
Role	Offensive Support
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Motto(s)	Latin: Nihil Obstat (Translation: "Nothing Stops Us")
Battle honours	Dunkirk 1940 English Channel 1940–42 Norway 1940 Bismarck 1941 Malta Convoys 1941 Arctic 1942–45 Atlantic 1944 Japan 1945 Korea 1952 Falkland Islands 1982
Commanders
Current commander	Commander Glyn Owen Royal Navy

825 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Naval Air Squadron which was re-commissioned on 10 October 2014 and currently flies the AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA.2.

It was a carrier-based squadron that was formed on 8 October 1934 from the aircraft and personnel of 824 Naval Air Squadron. It operated in most of the theatres of the Second World War, carrying out a number of attacks on prominent German warships, including the battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic and the pocket battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen during their Channel Dash. The squadron also saw action in later conflicts, including the Korean War and the Falklands War.

825 Squadron's first assignment after commissioning was to board HMS Eagle for service on the China Station. This was short-lived, and by January 1935 both the squadron and the carrier were in the Mediterranean. The squadron was transferred to Hal Far, Malta in March, while Eagle returned to Britain for a refit. HMS Glorious replaced Eagle, and the squadron alternated its time between the carrier and the aerodrome at Hal Far. They returned briefly to the UK in May 1937 to attend the Coronation Fleet Review, before retaking their station in the Mediterranean, and were transferred to Admiralty control on 24 May 1939.