817 Naval Air Squadron
| 817 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Squadron badge | |
| Active | 15 March 1941 - 31 August 1943 1 December 1943 - 21 February 1945 1 April - 23 August 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadron |
| Role | Anti-submarine warfare |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
| Home station | See Naval air stations section for full list. |
| Motto(s) | Facere animo (Latin for 'To act with spirit or courage') |
| Engagements | World War II |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Commander D. Sanderson, DSC, RN |
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| Squadron Badge Description | Blue, a shark haurient embowed proper pierced by an arrowed red flighted gold in bend sinister (1952) |
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| Bomber | |
817 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) during the Second World War.
In 1941, the squadron operated Fairey Albacore aircraft in the Anti-Submarine Warfare role in Icelandic and Mediterranean waters. The Squadron was reformed in 1943, with Fairey Barracuda aircraft and carried out operations in the Far East before disbanding at the end of the war.
The squadron was reformed as 817 Squadron RAN in 1950.