850 Squadron RAN

850 Squadron RAN
Active	1953–1954
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Navy
Type	Carrier based squadron
Role	Fighter
Part of	RAN Fleet Air Arm

850 Squadron was a short-lived Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm fighter squadron. 850 Squadron was formed at HMAS Albatross on 12 January 1953. Equipped with Hawker Sea Fury aircraft, the Squadron was embarked on HMAS Sydney during her post- Korean War patrol of Korean waters in 1953. It operated briefly out of Hong Kong before returning to Australia in early 1954 where it embarked aboard HMAS Vengeance for a short period. It was then was disbanded on 3 August 1954.^[1]

Notes

↑ Eather 1995, p. 140.

References

Eather, Steve (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-15-3.

External links

RAN history of 850 Squadron

Royal Australian Navy flying units

Active units

Fleet Air Arm	723 Squadron 725 Squadron 808 Squadron 816 Squadron

Australian Hydrographic Service	Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight

Related RAAF units	No. 2 Flying Training School No. 32 Squadron

Disbanded units

Fleet Air Arm	724 Squadron 805 Squadron 817 Squadron 850 Squadron 851 Squadron RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam

Related RAAF units	No. 101 Flight No. 5 Squadron No. 9 Squadron

List of Fleet Air Arm flying squadrons

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