754 Naval Air Squadron
| 754 Naval Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
A Westland Lysander III, similar to the TT type used by 754 NAS | |
| Active | 24 May 1939 - 27 March 1944 1 June 1944 - 12 March 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
| Role |
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| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Aircraft | See Aircraft operated section for full list. |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, VC, DSO |
| Insignia | |
| Identification Markings | W5A+ A5A+ (later) single letters (Swordfish) |
754 Naval Air Squadron (754 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was active as an Observer Training Squadron from 1939 to 1944 as part of No. 2 Observer School, forming out of the School of Naval Co-operation RAF, in May 1939. It initially operated out of HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, however, after the Naval Air Station was attacked and bombed, it then moved to north to HMS Condor, RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, in September 1940. Here, it provided training for Observers and also Air Gunners and where four years later, in March 1944, it disbanded. The squadron then briefly reformed as an Air Gunner Training Squadron, as part of No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School, when 744 Naval Air Squadron was re-designated 754 Naval Air Squadron, in June 1944, at RN Air Section Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, until disbanding again, in March 1945.