750 Naval Air Squadron
| 750 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Squadron badge | |
| Active | 24 May 1939 – 10 October 1945 1 February 1952 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role | Air observer training |
| Size | Four aircraft |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) |
| Motto(s) | Teach and strike |
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| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Commander Phil Clark, RN |
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| Squadron badge description | Blue, over water barry wavy white and blue a winged Greek runner in sandals in his dexter hand a torch fired proper and in his sinister hand a sword all white (1945) |
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750 Naval Air Squadron (750 NAS) is a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) which provides training for both Royal Navy Observers and Royal Air Force (RAF) Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs) in managing navigation, communication systems, and weapon control, to enable them to lead operations in Fleet Air Arm helicopters and Royal Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) fixed-wing aircraft.
The Royal Navy Observer School grew out of HM Naval Seaplane Training School at RNAS Lee-on-Solent as a result of a series of changes of identity and parent unit. From 1918 until 1939 the Royal Air Force was responsible for naval aviation, including training and provision of aircrew to the Royal Navy. With the return of naval aviation to the Royal Navy on 24 May 1939, the Observer School was established as 750 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm. During World War II the squadron moved to Trinidad to continue training aircrew. It was temporarily disbanded in October 1945. The squadron reformed in 1952 and is currently based at RNAS Culdrose, where it trains approximately 30 Royal Navy observers every year.