Catalogue No: | C1322 |
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Category: | Corporate/Business |
Object Type: | Plaque/Certificate |
Object Name: | 810 Squadron Plaque |
Part No: | None |
Serial No: | None |
Manufacturer: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
Division: | Not Applicable |
Platform(s): | |
Year of Manufacture: | Unknown |
Dimensions: |
Width (mm): 230 Height (mm): 280 Depth (mm): 40 Weight (g): 1,274 |
Location: | Cupboard CC (Awards 2) [Main Store] |
810
810 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the amalgamation of the 12 Blackburn Dart aircraft from 463 and 44 Flight (Fleet Torpedo) Flights Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm. The squadron saw action during the Second World War, the Suez Crisis and the Korean War.
810 Squadron was decommissioned in July 2001, with its main role passing to 814 Naval Air Squadron, and its Search and Rescue element passing to 771 Naval Air Squadron. For more information on 810 Squadron, see this Wkipedia article.
It is not known what the connection is with BAE Systems at Rochester.