806 Naval Air Squadron

806 Naval Air Squadron (806 NAS) was a fighter squadron in the Fleet Air Arm that existed from February 1940 to December 1960 and saw active service in the Norwegian campaign, the Dunkirk evacuation and the Malta Convoys.

806 Naval Air Squadron
Active1940–1943; 1945–1947; 1948; 1953–1955; 1957–1960
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Anniversariesnone
Battle honours
  • Norway 1940
  • Dunkirk 1940
  • Mediterranean 1940–1941
  • Libya 1940–1941
  • Matapan 1941
  • Diego Suarez 1942
  • Malta Convoys 1942
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