No. 1835 squadron officially re-formed at RNAS Culham on March 28th 1953 as an RNVR fighter squadron by redsignating 1832B squadron as 1835, Lt. Cdr (A) A. C. B. Ford DSC, RNVR in command. Together with 1832 and 1836 RNVR squadrons they formed the Southern Air Division of the RNVR. All three squadrons shared a common pool of aircraft; at that time these were Seafire F.17, Sea Fury FB.11 and T.20 .
A Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 and aSupermarine Seafire F.17 of the Southern Air Division at RNAS Culham.
Due tor defence spending cuts the R.N.V.R. Air Branch was axed in 1957, the organisation and its squadrons ceased to exist on March 10th 1957.
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Aircraft Types
Seafire F.17 Jun 48 - May 53
Sea Fury T.20 Oct 50 - Jun 56
Sea Fury FB.11 Aug 51 - Aug 55
Dominie 1 Jul 53 - Nov 55
Sea Balliol T.21 Mar 55 - Nov 55
Sea Vampire T.22 Jul 55 - Mar 57
Attacker FB.2 Aug 55 - Nov 56
Sea Hawk F.1 Jan 56 - Mar 57
Lt. Cdr (A) A. C. B. Ford DSC RNVR 1 Nov 1952
Lt. Cdr (A) P. J. Robins RNVR 31 Oct 1953
Lt. Cdr (A) N. J. Cook RNVR 20 Jun 1956
Squadron disbanded 10 Mar 1957
Aircrew and squadron personnel
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Note
Records indicate that the Sea Otters issued at RNAS Lee-on—Solent were passed to 1701 Sqn which formed there on February 1st 1945. It is assumed that only squadron personnel embarked in KHEDIVE for passage, aircraft, equipment and stores being issued on arrival in India.
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