709 Naval Air Squadron
| 709 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
Supermarine Seafire L Mk III, of the type used by 709 NAS | |
| Active | 15 September 1944 - 26 January 1946 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role | Ground Attack School |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | RNAS St Merryn |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander D.B. Law, DSC, RN |
| Insignia | |
| Identification Markings | S5A+ |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | |
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709 Naval Air Squadron (709 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) which last disbanded during January 1946. It formed in September 1944 within the School of Naval Air Warfare as the Ground Attack School using both the British Supermarine Seafire and the American Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft for training. The squadron spent its whole sixteen month existence based at HMS Vulture, Royal Naval Air Station St. Merryn.