848 Naval Air Squadron
| 848 Naval Air Squadron | |
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848 NAS badge
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| Active | 1 June 1943-45 1952-56 1958-63 1964-76 1982 1990-91 1995-2013 2015-2016 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Land based and amphibious squadron |
| Role | Commando Helicopter training |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Garrison/HQ | RNAS Yeovilton |
| Motto(s) |
Accipe Hoc Latin: "Take That" |
| Battle honours | Normandy 1944 Okinawa 1945 Japan 1945 Falkland Islands 1982 Kuwait 1991 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Cdr Gav Simmonite DFC RN |
848 Naval Air Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. It operated the Westland Sea King HC.4 helicopter and previously provided advanced flying training to pilots for the other squadrons in the Commando Helicopter Force. The squadron was based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset and was decommissioned on 24 March 2016.
The squadron was officially formed in June 1943 as a torpedo bomber, reconnaissance, Avenger squadron at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, and subsequently embarked on HMS Trumpeter in October 1943, for the UK.
Assigned to HMS Formidable between 1944 and 1945, 848 Squadron provided air support for the invasion of Okinawa (Operation Iceberg).
The squadron reformed at RNAS Gosport (HMS Siskin) on 29 October 1952 with American-built Westland Whirlwind HAS.21s for work in Malaya.
848 reformed at RNAS Culdrose on 7 May 1964 with 18 Westland Wessexes. Between August 1967 and April 1973 these were joined by Westland Wasp HAS.1's.
During its 69-year history, 848 Squadron had been disbanded and reformed several times but had a more permanent standing, having been made the Commando Helicopter Training Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton.
Part of this Squadron was taken to form 847 NAS during Operation Corporate to retake the Falkland Islands 1982. The Squadron operated Westland Wessex HU.5 aircraft at this time.
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