706 Naval Air Squadron
| 706 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Squadron badge | |
| Active | 10 April 1945 - 31 May 1946 7 September 1953 - 15 March 1954 4 January 1962 - 27 February 1998 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
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| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Motto(s) | Montez (French for 'Go upwards') |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft flown section for full list. |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander(A) R.E. Bradshaw, DSC & Two Bars, RN |
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| Squadron Badge Description | Blue, over water barry wavy of four white and blue a winged horse volant langued red wings addorsed and supporting between the forelegs a dagger point downward and piercing the water all gold (1979) |
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706 Naval Air Squadron (706 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). Established as a fighter and torpedo-bomber training unit in Australia at the end of World War Two, it was briefly reformed as a helicopter squadron in the early 1950s, before becoming a helicopter training unit in 1962, and operating until 1998.