803 Naval Air Squadron
803 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron.
| 803 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
803 Naval Air Squadron crest | |
| Active | 3 April 1933 – 1 October 1937 21 November 1938 – August 1941 March 1942 – August 1943 June 1945 – January 1946 (RN) January 1946 – 1 May 1951 (RCN) 1953 – 1957 (RN) 1958 – 1 October 1966 3 July 1967 – 18 December 1969 |
| Country | United Kingdom (1933–1946; 1951–1969) Canada (1946–1951) |
| Branch | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
| Role | Fighter squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Motto(s) | Cave Punctum (Latin for "Beware of the sting") |
| Anniversaries | none |
| Battle honours | North Sea 1939 Norway 1940 Libya 1940–41 Matapan 1941 Crete 1941 Mediterranean 1941–44 |
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