Operators
- United Kingdom
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
| Squadron/ Flight | From | First on carrier | To | Codes | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Sqn Y Flight | 01958-11-01November 1958 | Never | 01959-07-022 July 1959 | ? | Intensive Flying Trials Unit (IFTU) based at RNAS Yeovilton. Reformed as 892 Sqn. |
| 892 Sqn | 01959-07-022 July 1959 | 01960-03-033 March 1960 Ark Royal |
01965-01-011965 | 208-219 | Flew from: Ark Royal, Victorious, Hermes and Centaur (late 1963 to mid-1965, the fourth and last commission of the ship) |
| 890 Sqn | 01960-02-011 February 1960 | 01960-07-01July 1960 Hermes |
01966-01-011966 | 240-254 | Flew from: Hermes and Ark Royal. Disbanded 1966, reformed September 1967 initially with four FAW.1, and converting to FAW.2. |
| 893 Sqn | 01960-09-099 September 1960 | Ark Royal | 01964-01-011964 | 455-468 | Flew from: Victorious, with short periods on: Ark Royal and Centaur. |
| 899 Sqn | 01961-02-011 February 1961 | ? | 01965-01-011965 | 485-489 | Sea Vixen HQ Sqn Yeovilton, with short periods on: Eagle. 899 was the first squadron to evaluate and operate Sea Vixen FAW2 aircraft |
| 766B Training Sqn | 01959-10-01October 1959 | 1964 Eagle post refit trials | 01965-01-011965? | 710-722 | 1962 renamed Naval Air Fighter School; provided a/c and crews for "Fred's Five" aerobatic team, all of whom were instructors on 766 squadron. |
| Squadron/ Flight | From | First on carrier | To | Codes | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 JSTU | 01964-04-01April 1964 | Never | 01966-02-01February 1966 | 13 Joint Service Trials Unit (13 JSTU). Red Top trials at Hatfield and Boscombe Down. | |
| 899 Sqn | 01963-12-01December 1963 | 01964-12-01December 1964 Eagle |
01972-02-01February 1972 | 120-127 130-137 |
Flew from: Eagle. Last operational carrier embarked Sea Vixen squadron |
| 766 Sqn | 01965-07-077 July 1965 | Never? | 01970-02-1010 February 1970? | 700-707 710-717 720-727 |
Naval Air Fighter School, Yeovilton |
| 893 Sqn | 01965-11-044 November 1965 | 01966-04-1919 April 1966 Victorious |
01970-07-01July 1970 | 240-247 250-257 |
Flew from: Victorious, Yeovilton, RAF Akrotiri, then Hermes. |
| 892 Sqn | 01963-01-011963 | Hermes | 01968-10-01October 1968 | 301-315 | Flew from Hermes. 1968 Simon's Circus aerobatic team from this squadron performed at Farnborough Air Show. |
| 890 Sqn | 01967-09-01September 1967 | Never | 01971-08-066 August 1971 | 750-755 | Trials and operations unit at Yeovilton with mix of FAW.1 and FAW.2. For a short period 1964-5 Ark Royal. |
| FRU | 01971-08-066 August 1971? | Never | 01972-12-011 December 1972 | 750-755 | Fleet Requirements Unit (FRU). When 890 Sqn disbanded some aircraft passed to Fleet Requirements Unit (FRU), Yeovilton. FRU became Fleet Requirements and Air Defence Unit (FRADU) on 1 December 1972. |
| FRADU | 01972-12-011 December 1972 | Never | 01974-01-01January 1974 | 750-755 | Fleet Requirements and Air Defence Unit (FRADU). Retired Sea Vixen on grounds of cost. Jan 1974. |
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