771 Naval Air Squadron

771 Naval Air Squadron

Active	1939–1955 1961–1964 1967–2016
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy
Role	Search and Rescue Training
Garrison/HQ	RNAS Culdrose
Motto	"Non Nobis Solum" (Latin: "Not unto us alone")
Equipment	Sea King HAR.5

771 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm was formed on 24 May 1939 at Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Requirements Unit with 14 Fairey Swordfish TSR biplanes. The Squadron carried out various exercises with ships and provided towed targets for naval air gunners and was decommissioned on 22 March 2016.

Second World War

The Squadron initially had a northern element (X Flight), and a southern element (Y Flight). 'X' Flight broke away on 28 September 1939 to become 772 Naval Air Squadron. The reshaped 771 NAS was based at RNAS Hatston flying a variety of fixed-wing aircraft, ranging from Supermarine Walruses to Hawker Hurricanes, from airfields across the UK and abroad.

A notable point in 771s wartime history was that they started the chain that led to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. The Commanding Officer of HMS Sparrowhawk, Capt Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt, RN, had been ordered to identify and sink the Bismarck at the earliest opportunity. The two squadrons of Albacore TSRs he had did not have sufficient range to attack the battleship whilst in harbour. He was relying on the Royal Air Force to carry out flights over Bergen, and inform the Royal Navy when the Battleship had left port. On 22 May 1941 RAF Coastal Command deemed the weather unsuitable for flight; however, Capt Fancourt, RN volunteered to put together a crew to fly 771s Martin Maryland twin engined plane to carry out the sortie. Temporary Lieutenant (A) Noel Ernest Goddard, RNVR, at the time the Senior Pilot of 771 NAS, volunteered to pilot the sortie, with his crew of Acting Leading Airman John Walker Armstrong as TAG-WO, and Leading Airman J. D. Milne as TAG-AG. The extremely experienced observer Commander Geoffry Alexander Rotherham, at the time the Air Stations XO, stepped up to act as Mission Commander. Goddard flew on instruments at low level over the sea, making landfall on target. Having identified that the ships had sailed already they attempted to radio their discovery back to RAF Coastal Command. However, they did not receive any reply. Rotherham decided to contact the Air Station directly on the Towed Target frequency and also fly directly to HMS Sparrowhawk's forward airfield, Sumburgh, where the Albacores were ready to intercept. Acting on Rotherhams's radio message, the Home Fleet were set to sea and engage the Bismarck and her escorts intercepting her at the Battle of the Denmark Straits. On 16 September 1941 The London Gazette reported the awarding of the following honours: Rotherham received the DSO,^[1] Goddard the DSC,^[2] and Armstrong the DSM.^[2] Goddard went on to Command 771 NAS as a Temporary Lieutenant Commander (A) on 15 October 1941. On 1 July 1942 771 NAS moved to RNAS Twatt to fly more modern aircraft in a similar role.

Post Second World War

In February 1945, 771 received the Sikorsky Hoverfly, making it the first naval air squadron to operate helicopters, which it used until May 1947. After victory in Europe the Fleet moved from Scapa Flow to Portsmouth and the anchorage at Portland. 771 NAS followed south to RNAS Zeals and then to RNAS Lee-on-Solent and RNAS Ford. Here the Squadron flew Miles Martinets, Douglas Bostons, Vought Corsairs, Grumman Wildcats, Airspeed Oxfords, Grumman Hellcats, Supermarine Seafires, North American Harvards, de Havilland Mosquitoes, Hawker Sea Furys, Short Sturgeons, as well as the Hoverfly. The Hoverflies were transferred to 705 Naval Air Squadron as it was formed. During the Defence reductions following the Second World War it was decided that 771 would be disbanded in August 1955 (whilst operating the Avro Anson, de Havilland Sea Hornet, Gloster Meteor, de Havilland Sea Vampire and Fairey Firefly) when it combined with 703 Naval Air Squadron to form 700 Naval Air Squadron.

Helicopter-only squadron

771 NAS reformed in 1961 and assumed the helicopter trials and training roles from 700 NAS with the Westland Whirlwind, Westland Dragonfly, and the Westland Wasp prototype at RNAS Portland. During this time 771 was able to pioneer and develop many Search And Rescue techniques; including helicopter in-flight refueling (HIFR), hi-line transfer, free diver drop and cliff winching techniques. Soon after standing up again, the Squadron gained two Westland Whirlwind HAR.3s and assumed the RNAS Portland SAR commitment. The Squadron was disbanded on 1 December 1964, on being absorbed into 829 Naval Air Squadron.

771 Squadron Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 SAR rescue helicopter at Portland in 1967.

On 23 June 1967, the squadron reformed with the new primary task of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Fleet Requirements Unit, in addition to the Portland SAR duty. Nine Whirlwind HAS.7 were used by the Squadron at this time. The Westland Wessex was introduced in 1969 with the Mk 1. This marked the beginning of a long association of the aircraft with the squadron. By 1970, the ASW role had been passed on to 737 Naval Air Squadron, making SAR 771's primary role, a role that has remained to the present day.

The Squadron moved to RNAS Culdrose in September 1974. Six of its Wessex aircraft were left at RNAS Portland, to form the basis of 772 Naval Air Squadron. The Wessex HAS.1 was replaced by the twin turbine-powered Wessex HU.5 in 1979, when it was involved with the 1979 Fastnet race rescues. During the Falklands Conflict all of 771 aircraft were taken for troop transport roles, some went to 722 Naval Air Squadron, but the majority reformed 847 Naval Air Squadron and 848 Naval Air Squadron along with some of 771 NASs aircrew. The remaining crew went either to their old aircraft type, or to new roles in the Lynx or Wasp fleets. Two Wessex Mk.5 from Wroughton were used in August 1982 to form the backbone of 771 NAS as it took the SAR commitment back from the RAF. In January 1983 the Squadron once again operated mixed fleets of rotary and fixed wing aircraft as it absorbed the Station Flight, taking ownership of two Chipmunks and 2 Sea Devons. It operated these until the end of 1989 when the Sea Devon was withdrawn from service. In 1985 the Squadron absorbed 707 Naval Air Squadron's Wessex helicopters when 771 NAS took over Commando Helicopter Training. The Wessex were replaced by Westland Sea King HAS.5s, converted to HAR.5s, in October 1987 as the Squadron assumed a long range, day/night and all weather SAR capability. In July 2001, 771 Squadron assumed the responsibility for Advanced and Operational Flying Training for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) pilots and Observers, as well as the residual Sea King HAS.5 & HAS.6 Pilot Conversion and Refresher Courses.

In its final years the Squadron operated the Sea King HAR.5 in the grey and red colours, with nine permanently stationed at RNAS Culdrose. 771's sister unit, Gannet Flight operates 3 HAR.5s performing a similar role from HMS Gannet on Prestwick Airport. 771's primary role was one of military Search and Rescue, with secondary roles in civilian Search and Rescue, Pilot and Observer refresher training, utility and liaison and ab-initio Pilot Conversion and operational training. To perform these roles, one of the helicopters was on 15 minutes notice to fly during the day, and 45 minutes during the night, with a duty crew on call for 24 hours. This duty was maintained for 365 days of the year, with a second standby aircraft ready to assist should the emergency have demanded it.

It stopped rescue duties on 1 January 2016 and was decommissioned on 22 March 2016. The squadron was responsible for saving over 15,000 lives on more than 9,000 missions.^[3]^[4]

Ace of Clubs

771s Helicopters feature the unofficial Ace of Clubs Squadron Logo. The origin of this logo is unclear, but it is widely believed to follow a similar pedigree as the Royal Navy Historic Flight Hawker Sea Hawk, wearing 806 NAS's Ace of Diamonds logo. Shortly after the Second World War Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm often had an in-house display team. Each of the display aircraft were painted with identification marks. Playing card suits were chosen by some Squadrons as they were a neat identification that allows clear hierarchy; the Squadron Commanding Officer would take the Ace card, the XO the King and so on until each aircraft had a value relating to the seniority in the Squadron/display team of that pilot. Today 771 does not assign an aircraft to each pilot, instead operating a pool of aircraft allowing each pilot to fly any helicopter. It was chosen that only the Ace of Clubs would be painted on each of the helicopters in the Squadrons fleet.

Rescues

771 NAS is one of the busiest SAR units in the UK being called out an average of 220 times per year. With the limitations in civilian flight rules for the Cornwall Air Ambulance pilots 771 is also often called upon to perform patient and hospital transfers throughout the West Country. These are typically when the Air Ambulance is engaged in other duties, in poor weather, at night or where no suitable landing place is close by, allowing the Sea King to utilise its winch. Individual honours have included 4 George Medals, 3 Air Force Crosses, 6 Queens Gallantry Medals, and 14 Queen's Commendation for Bravery awards. Some of the more memorable rescues have been:

1978 – Ben Asdale, Air Force Cross awarded to Lt AJM Hogg RN, and Lt Cdr MJ Norman RN^[5]
1979 – Fastnet Race^[6]
1985 – Fastnet Race, George Medal awarded to the Rescue Diver; POACMN L Slater^[7] for his rescue of Simon Le Bon and 19 other survivors from the Yacht Drum
1985 – Yacht Master Cube
1989 – MV Secil Japan,^[8] Air Force Medal awarded to the Rescue Diver CPOACMN JPR Grinney^[9]
1989 – MV Murree,^[10] George Medal awarded to each of the 2 Rescue Divers; POACMN DS Wallace, POACMN SW Wright ^[11]
1992 – Boyd Trophy won for night rescue of five crew from yacht Sine Seorra off Guernsey, Air Force Medal awarded to LA I Chambers^[12]
2004 – Boyd Trophy won for Boscastle Flood rescues,^[13] Air Force Cross awarded to Lt Cdr MJ Ford RN^[14]
2005 – Boyd Trophy won for the recovery of critically ill crewman from fishing vessel 240 miles off coast in gale force winds and very poor visibility
2007 – MSC Napoli, PO J O'Donnel awarded Queen's Gallantry Medal
2008 – Pesca del Verdes, CPOACMN D Rigg awarded Queen's Gallantry Medal^[15]
2009 – Fishing Vessel Trevessa, PO D Lacy awarded Queen's Gallantry Medal^[16]
2011 – Yacht Andriette, Sgt A Russell RM awarded George Medal for his role in the rescue^[17]

RN SAR 60

As one of only two presently commissioned units of the ten that have operated in the dedicated Royal Navy Search and Rescue role, 771 NAS are a core part of the year-long celebration to recognise 60 years of RN Helicopter Search and Rescue. Events are taking place throughout the country and media all year, with the RN SAR Force raising £60,000 for charity.

Aircraft Operated by 771 NAS

There are 68 different marks of aircraft known to have been operated by 771 NAS.

Lysander

Martinet TT.1

Royal Navy Hurricane

Hellcat

Seafire F.15

Mosquito Mk.16

Sea Hornet FR.20

Sea Fury T.20

Sturgeon TT.2

Firefly T.1

Firefly AS.6

Dragonfly

Westland Wasp HAS.1

Whirlwind

Wessex HU.5 similar given to 847 NAS and 848 NAS for the Falklands Conflict

Aircraft Equipment	Entered Service	Left Service
Swordfish	000000001939-05-01-0000May 1939	000000001945-04-01-0000Apr 1945
Henley III	000000001939-10-01-0000Oct 1939	000000001943-08-01-0000Aug 1943
Walrus I	000000001939-11-01-0000Nov 1939	000000001940-02-01-0000Feb 1940
Skua II	000000001940-04-01-0000Apr 1940	000000001943-04-01-0000Apr 1943
Roc I	000000001940-04-01-0000Apr 1940	000000001944-05-01-0000May 1944
Albacore I	000000001941-11-01-0000Nov 1941	?
Blenheim I	000000001941-04-01-0000Apr 1941	000000001943-06-01-0000Jun 1943
Blenheim IV	000000001944-04-01-0000Apr 1944	000000001945-05-01-0000May 1945
Sea Gladiator	000000001941-12-01-0000Dec 1941	000000001944-06-01-0000Jun 1944
Maryland	000000001940-10-01-0000Oct 1940	000000001944-09-01-0000Sep 1944
Walrus	000000001944-03-01-0000Mar 1944	000000001944-06-01-0000Jun 1944
Defiant TT.1	000000001942-06-01-0000Jun 1942	000000001943-08-01-0000Aug 1943
Chesapeake I	000000001942-05-01-0000May 1942	000000001944-04-01-0000Apr 1944
Proctor Ia	000000001942-08-01-0000Aug 1942	000000001943-10-01-0000Oct 1943
Lysander TT.III	000000001943-07-01-0000Jul 1943	000000001943-12-01-0000Dec 1943
Martinet TT.I	000000001943-08-01-0000Aug 1943	000000001951-10-01-0000Oct 1951
Havoc I	000000001942-12-01-0000Dec 1942	000000001944-09-01-0000Sep 1944
Boston II	000000001943-11-01-0000Nov 1943	000000001944-08-01-0000Aug 1944
Boston III	000000001944-02-01-0000Feb 1944	000000001944-08-01-0000Aug 1944
Hurricane FB.IIc	000000001944-05-01-0000May 1944	000000001945-04-01-0000Apr 1945
Sea Otter	000000001944-04-01-0000Apr 1944	000000001949-08-01-0000Aug 1949
Corsair II	000000001944-09-01-0000Sep 1944	000000001945-04-01-0000Apr 1945
Corsair III	000000001944-12-01-0000Dec 1944	000000001945-09-01-0000Sep 1945
Wildcat IV	000000001945-07-01-0000Jul 1945	000000001945-11-01-0000Nov 1945
Wildcat V	000000001945-11-01-0000Nov 1945	000000001946-03-01-0000Mar 1946
Wildcat VI	000000001945-10-01-0000Oct 1945	000000001946-03-01-0000Mar 1946
Oxford I	000000001946-03-01-0000Mar 1946	?
Hellcat I	000000001945-09-01-0000Sep 1945	?
Hoverfly I	000000001945-02-01-0000Feb 1945	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947
Hoverfly II	000000001945-12-01-0000Dec 1945	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947
Seafire III	000000001946-03-01-0000Mar 1946	000000001947-01-01-0000Jan 1947
Seafire F.15	000000001946-11-01-0000Nov 1946	000000001951-01-01-0000Jan 1951
Seafire F.45	000000001947-12-01-0000Dec 1947	000000001950-09-01-0000Sep 1950
Seafire F.46	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947	000000001947-12-01-0000Dec 1947
Anson I	000000001947-04-01-0000Apr 1947	000000001955-08-01-0000Aug 1955
Harvard T.2B	000000001948-01-01-0000Jan 1948	?
Mosquito FB.6	000000001950-07-01-0000Jul 1950	000000001952-04-01-0000Apr 1952
Mosquito PR.16	000000001948-12-01-0000Dec 1948	000000001952-08-01-0000Aug 1952
Mosquito B.25	000000001945-08-01-0000Aug 1945	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947
Sea Mosquito TR.33	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947	000000001950-03-01-0000Mar 1950
Mosquito PR.34	000000001948-11-01-0000Nov 1948	000000001950-01-01-0000Jan 1950
Sea Mosquito TR.37	000000001948-12-01-0000Dec 1948	000000001949-07-01-0000Jul 1949
Mosquito TT.39	000000001950-01-01-0000Jan 1950	000000001952-01-01-0000Jan 1952
Sea Hornet FR.20	000000001950-05-01-0000May 1950	000000001950-06-01-0000Jun 1950
Sea Hornet NF.21	000000001950-01-01-0000Jan 1950	000000001952-10-01-0000Oct 1952
Sea Fury T.20	000000001950-07-01-0000Jul 1950	000000001950-12-01-0000Dec 1950
Meteor T.7	000000001950-05-01-0000May 1950	000000001955-03-01-0000Mar 1955
Sea Vampire F.20	000000001952-03-01-0000Mar 1952	000000001955-08-01-0000Aug 1955
Sea Vampire F.21	000000001951-01-01-0000Jan 1951	000000001951-09-01-0000Sep 1951
Sturgeon TT.2	000000001950-09-01-0000Sep 1950	000000001952-11-01-0000Nov 1952
Firefly FR.1	000000001950-01-01-0000Jan 1950	000000001955-07-01-0000Jul 1955
Firefly T.1	000000001950-07-01-0000Jul 1950	?
Firefly T.2	000000001950-07-01-0000Jul 1950	000000001952-08-01-0000Aug 1952
Firefly TT.4	000000001951-11-01-0000Nov 1951	000000001955-08-01-0000Aug 1955
Firefly TT.5	000000001952-06-01-0000Jun 1952	?
Firefly AS.6	000000001950-10-01-0000Oct 1950	000000001953-12-01-0000Dec 1953
Dragonfly HR.5	000000001961-07-01-0000Jul 1961	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963
Wasp P-531 O/N	000000001961-07-01-0000Jul 1961	000000001964-12-01-0000Dec 1964
Wasp HAS.1	000000001963-11-01-0000Nov 1963	000000001964-12-01-0000Dec 1964
Whirlwind HAR.1	000000001961-07-01-0000Jul 1961	000000001961-07-01-0000Jul 1961
Whirlwind HAR.3	000000001961-10-01-0000Oct 1961	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
Whirlwind HAS.7	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962	000000001965-01-01-0000Jan 1965
Whirlwind HAS.7 (2^nd service period)	000000001967-06-01-0000Jun 1967	000000001970-01-01-0000Jan 1970
Whirlwind HAS.22	000000001961-07-01-0000Jul 1961	000000001961-11-01-0000Nov 1961
Wessex HAS.1	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
Wessex HAS.1(2^nd service period)	000000001969-12-01-0000Dec 1969	000000001979-07-01-0000Jul 1979
Wessex HU.5	000000001979-03-01-0000Mar 1979	000000001988-03-01-0000Mar 1988
Chipmunk T.10	000000001983-01-01-0000Jan 1983	000000001993-03-01-0000Mar 1993
Sea Devon C.20	000000001983-01-01-0000Jan 1983	000000001989-12-01-0000Dec 1989
Sea King HAR.5	000000001987-10-01-0000Oct 1987	000000002016-03-01-0000Mar 2016

Commanding Officers

Rank	Name	Date
Lt Cdr	KW Beard RN	24 May 1939
Lt Cdr	FEC Judd RN	13 Sep 1940
Maj	AR Burch RM	15 Jan 1941
Lt Cdr (A)	NE Goddard DSC RNVR	15 Oct 1941
Lt Cdr (A)	HT Molyneaux RNVR	4 May 1942
Lt Cdr (A)	W Dobson RN	13 Feb 1944
Lt Cdr( A)	CC Burke RNZNVR	11 Apr 1945
Lt Cdr	GMT Osborn DSO DSC RN	24 Oct 1945
Lt Cdr	CR Bateman RN	23 Feb 1948
Lt Cdr (A)	RWM Walsh RN	7 Jan 1949
Lt Cdr	JG Baldwin DSC RN	18 Nov 1949
Lt Cdr	JA Welpy RN	19 Dec 1950
Lt Cdr	MW Rudorf DSC RN	5 May 1952
Lt Cdr	Pridham-Wippell RN	15 Sep 1952
Lt Cdr	BE Bullivant RN	3 Jun 1953
Lt Cdr	RW Turral RN	28 Mar 1955
	squadron disbanded	17 Aug 1955
Lt Cdr	AIR Shaw MBE RN	11 Jul 1961
Lt Cdr	RV Woodward RN	23 Mar 1962
Lt Cdr	JRJ Rutherford RN	28 Mar 1964
	squadron disbanded	1 Dec 1964
Lt Cdr	JT Rawlins MBE RN	23 Jun 1967
Lt Cdr	R McLean MVO RN	14 Aug 1968
Lt Cdr	I Lachlan RN	20 May 1970
Lt Cdr	CL MacGregor RN	4 Oct 1971
Lt Cdr	RN Woodward RN	5 Sep 1974
Lt Cdr	CP West RN	16 Sep 1974
Lt Cdr	KJMcK Ayres RN	16 Jun 1976
Lt Cdr	R Mortimer RN	10 May 1978
Lt Cdr	PA Fish RN	28 Sep 1979
Lt Cdr	GRK Gadsden RN	20 Sep 1982
Lt Cdr	EK Bramall RN	10 Jan 1983
Lt Cdr	RHS Everall RN	8 Apr 1983
Lt Cdr	DR George RN	15 Oct 1985
Lt Cdr	MJ Lawrence RN	18 Dec 1988
Lt Cdr	IS Dominey RN	28 Jul 1989
Lt Cdr	SD Pendrich AFC RN	15 Mar 1991
Lt Cdr	L Matthews RN	23 Jul 1993
Lt Cdr	GBM Milton RN	5 Mar 1996
Lt Cdr	PC Richings RN	19 May 1998
Lt Cdr	D Whitehead RN	7 Jul 2000
Lt Cdr	DA Cunningham RN	6 Aug 2002
Lt Cdr	JC Barnbrook RN	21 Jul 2004
Lt Cdr	CA Godwin RN	24 Jul 2006
Lt Cdr	GJ Finn RN	27 Jul 2008
Lt Cdr	CP Canning RN	30 Mar 2010
Lt Cdr	MP Shepherd RN	29 Mar 2012
Cdr	MP Shepherd RN	30 Jun 2013
Lt Cdr	ST Armstrong RN	4 Apr 2014
Lt Cdr	RT Calhaem RN	12 Jan 2015

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