De Havilland Hornet - Operators

Operators

Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force - One aircraft used for evaluation and tropical trials.

Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force - One ex-Royal Navy Sea Hornet was operated briefly by the RCAF in 1948 for test purposes. It was operated by CEPE Canadian Experimental and Proving Establishment, at RCAF Namao, Edmonton, Alberta, in company with a Hawker Sea Fury. When surplused, it was purchased by Spartan Air Services and operated until one of the engines failed. It was scrapped sometime in the 1950s.

United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force

• • No. 19 Squadron RAF (1946–1951)
  • No. 33 Squadron RAF (1951–1955)
  • No. 41 Squadron RAF (1948–1951)
  • No. 45 Squadron RAF (1952–1955)
  • No. 64 Squadron RAF (1946–1951)
  • No. 65 Squadron RAF (1946–1951)
  • No. 80 Squadron RAF (1951–1955)
  • No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF

• Fleet Air Arm

• • 703 Naval Air Squadron
  • 728 Naval Air Squadron
  • 736 Naval Air Squadron
  • 738 Naval Air Squadron
  • 739 Naval Air Squadron
  • 759 Naval Air Squadron
  • 771 Naval Air Squadron
  • 778 Naval Air Squadron
  • 787 Naval Air Squadron
  • 792 Naval Air Squadron
  • 801 Naval Air Squadron
  • 806 Naval Air Squadron
  • 809 Naval Air Squadron
  • 1833 Naval Air Squadron