1832 Naval Air Squadron
| 1832 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Squadron badge | |
| Active | 15 August 1943 - 1 June 1944 1 July 1947 - 10 March 1957 1980 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
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| Role | Carrier-based fighter squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Motto(s) | Robur in pace (Latin for 'Strong in peace') |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft flown section for full list. |
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| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge Description | Barry wavy of six white and blue, a sword red surmounted by a dove volant white holding in its beak a sprig of olive proper (1949) |
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| Fin Shore Code | CH (Seafire, Harvard, Sea Fury FB.11/T.20) |
1832 Naval Air Squadron (1832 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). Established in August 1943, at HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland, with a complement of ten Grumman Wildcat Mk V fighter aircraft, the squadron initially relocated to RAF Speke, near Liverpool, in September. Its primary mission was to develop four fighter flights that could be integrated into TBR squadrons operating from escort carriers. The squadron subsequently moved to HMS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton, in Cheshire, in December and returned to RNAS Eglinton in February 1944, where it integrated the remaining aircraft and personnel from 878 Naval Air Squadron before officially disbanding in June 1944.
It was re-established as a fighter squadron within the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Branch, subsequently becoming part of the Southern Air Division, from 1947 until its disbandment in 1957. In 1980, it was reconstituted as a Royal Naval Reserve squadron; however, the initial concept quickly became obsolete due to its incompatibility with the requirements of the contemporary Fleet Air Arm.