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A history of 1834 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Squadron

October 1953 - May 1955

 

Formation

No. 1834 officially re-formed at RAF Benson on October 10th 1953 as an RNVR fighter squadron in the Southern Air Division equipped with Sea Fury FB.11s.
 

The Hawker Sea Fury FB.11.


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Squadron disbanded

The squadron moved to RNAS Yeovilton on January 16th 1954, where it was disbanded on 30 April 1955.


 


 

Content revised: 20 September 2022

 

Primary information sources

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Design submitted 1955 but not approved before squadron disbanded

Motto: Cleaving earth and sky

 

 

 

 

Battle Honours

Norway 1944

Sabang 1944

Palembang 1945

Okinawa 1945

Japan 1945

Aircraft Types

Sea Fury FB.11 Oct 53 - Apr 55

Sea Fury T.20 Oct 53 - Apr 55

Harvard T.2b Oct 53 - Apr 55

Sea Balliol T.21 Oct 54 - Apr 55

 

Commanding Officers

Lt. Cdr (A) A. C. B. Ford VRD, DSC, RNVR 10 Oct 1953

Squadron disbanded 30 Apr 1955

 

 

 

 

 

Related items

Aircrew and squadron personnel

 

 

 

Reminiscences

None

 

 

Gallery


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