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stages under a program known as project vixen 198 the 2026 defence investment plan dip envisages the establishment of hybrid carrier air wings through the investment of about 240m investment in project pantheon the development of autonomous systems as part of the hybrid carrier air wing early trials are anticipated for jet powered drones to operate alongside the f 35b force under project vanquish 199 future autonomous helicopters may be based on the prototype developed under project proteus the dip noted that proteus has demonstrated the potential of large uncrewed air systems operating alongside crewed aircraft in future hybrid air wings to play a key role in anti submarine operations under the atlantic bastion concept 200 squadrons and flights edit main article list of fleet air arm aircraft squadrons a fleet air arm flying squadron is formally titled naval air squadron nas 201 a title used as a suffix to the squadron number the faa assigns numbers in the 700 799 range to training and operational conversion squadrons and numbers in the 800 899 range to operational squadrons exceptions to the 700 799 include operational conversion squadrons which also hold some form of operational commitment where they are then titled 800 899 during wwii the 1700 and 1800 ranges were also used for operational squadrons active faa squadrons 201 unit type aircraft base role notes flying squadrons 700x naval air squadron uav aerovironment wasp iii aerovironment puma ae le peregrine isr 202 t 150 logistics support uavs 196 rnas culdrose remotely piloted aircraft system shipborne flights 203 provides hq function for puma ae le and other uav flights serves as evaluation unit for any future uav systems selected by the royal navy 194 rpas future trials unit 203 703 naval air squadron fixed wing grob prefect raf barkston heath elementary flying training part of the joint elementary flying training school jefts 705 naval air squadron rotary eurocopter juno ht1 raf shawbury basic and advanced multi engine helicopter training part of 2 maritime air wing within 1 fts alongside 660 squadron aac and 202 squadron raf 727 naval air squadron fixed wing grob tutor t1 rnas yeovilton pilot grading and air experience elementary flying training 204 elevation of the royal naval flying training flight to squadron status 744 naval air squadron uav stalker peregrine and autonomous collaborative platform programmes mod boscombe down joint uncrewed air system test and evaluation squadron juas tes 205 tri service part of the air and space warfare centre role transfer from no 216 squadron raf 206 750 naval air squadron fixed wing beechcraft avenger t1 rnas culdrose rn observer and raf weapon system operator training 207 operates within ukmfts 208 809 naval air squadron fixed wing f 35b lightning raf marham carrier strike operates as part of no 1 group raf under raf air command 814 naval air squadron rotary merlin hm2 rnas culdrose anti submarine warfare small ship flights merged with 829 nas in 2018 209 815 naval air squadron rotary wildcat hma2 210 211 212 rnas yeovilton attack asw small ship flights 820 naval air squadron rotary merlin hm2 rnas culdrose anti submarine warfare carrier air group attached to both hms queen elizabeth and hms prince of wales s air groups 213 merged with 849 nas in april 2020 214 215 merlin hm2 crowsnest 216 217 airborne surveillance 824 naval air squadron rotary merlin hm2 rnas culdrose conversion training merlin asw will have responsibility for all conversion training for merlin hm2 217 conversion training merlin crowsnest 825 naval air squadron rotary wildcat hma2 rnas yeovilton conversion training wildcat formed by merger of 700w nas and 702 nas in august 2014 210 845 naval air squadron rotary merlin hc4 hc4a rnas yeovilton very high readiness medium lift part of chf 846 naval air squadron rotary merlin hc4 rnas yeovilton extremely high readiness medium lift conversion training merlin commando 847 naval air squadron rotary wildcat ah1 218 rnas yeovilton battlefield reconnaissance and support non flying squadrons 1700 naval air squadron rotary and fixed wing rnas culdrose flight deck activities logistic and catering support operations engineering support even medical assistance technical support formerly maritime aviation support force masf 1710 naval air squadron rotary and fixed wing hmnb portsmouth specialist aircraft repair modification and scientific support technical support an additional flying unit of the royal navy is the fost helicopter support unit based at hms raleigh in cornwall this unit is not part of the fleet air arm but is directly under the control of fleet operational sea training operated by british international helicopters bih 219 bih also support various royal navy and nato exercises with passenger and freight transfer services and transfers by hoist for ships exercising both in the atlantic and the north sea the royal navy share both operational and training duties on the lightning ii with the raf under a banner organisation called the lightning force which will operate in the same manner as joint force harrier 220 traditions and insignia edit for more information see aircrew brevet fleet air arm pilot wings fleet air arm captain and pilot the faa is known for its use of the fleet air arm zig zag a light blue zig zag on a dark blue background the pattern is thought to have belonged to the perch club membership of which was restricted to those who had completed 100 deck landings without an accident the zig zag was thought to have been taken from a creeping line ahead a parallel search pattern performed by faa aircraft in a carrier task group 221 today the dark blue background represents the royal navy the colour of the zigzag represents the royal flying corps from which the royal naval air service was born and the zigzag shape represents a nod to the royal artillery red zigzag on blue background given that the first people sent aloft in tethered balloons to spot the fall of shot were royal artillery observers it was these observers who became early members of the royal flying corps 222 223 aircrew wear flying badges such as pilots wearing a pair of gold albatross wings the wings badges also feature a crown and fouled anchor in the centre to reflect the maritime element of the flying undertaken wings are worn on the left sleeve of naval aviators unlike their other service counterparts 224 members of the fleet air arm continue to be known as wafus 225 226 wafu wet and f king useless is said to actually derive from weapon and fuel users a stores category for clothing 227 notable members edit see also royal naval air service notable personnel vice admiral richard bell davies first naval aviator to receive the vc and the first naval aviator of the fleet air arm to reach flag rank vice admiral richard bell davies 1886 1966 the first naval aviator to receive the vc and the first naval aviator of the fleet air arm to reach flag rank vice admiral sir lumley lyster 1888 1957 drew up attack plan in 1935 that was used for the battle of taranto five years later admiral sir reginald portal 1894 1983 naval aviator who was the younger brother of marshal of the royal air force lord portal 1893 1971 captain henry fancourt 1900 2004 a pioneering aviator he had a distinguished career in naval aviation until 1949 worked for short bros and hartland ralph richardson 1902 1983 english stage and screen actor volunteered as a navy pilot during second world war and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander in the air branch admiral of the fleet sir caspar john 1903 1984 first sea lord 1960 63 and the first british naval aviator to reach the highest rank within the rn admiral sir walter couchman 1905 1981 naval observer who earned his pilot s wings too he led the fly past for the coronation fleet review in june 1953 laurence olivier 1907 1989 english stage and screen actor and director volunteered as a navy pilot during the second world war and rose to the rank of lieutenant in the air branch duncan hamilton english grand prix driver and winner of the 1953 24 hours of le mans lieutenant commander a eugene esmonde 1909 1942 posthumously awarded the victoria cross for leading 825 naval air squadron swordfish torpedo bombers in an attack on german capital ships during the channel dash lieutenant commander roy sydney baker falkner 1916 1944 awarded the distinguished service order for leading operation tungsten attack on the german battleship tirpitz michael hordern 1911 1995 actor served as fighter controller during world war ii jeffrey quill 1913 1996 raf officer and spitfire test pilot vickers armstrongs who served five months with fleet air arm as t lt cdr rnvr in 1944 1945 helping to develop better carrier deck landings with the supermarine seafire the naval version of the spitfire kenneth more 1914 1982 actor including films such as reach for the sky and sink the bismarck commander charles lamb 1914 1981 author of the second world war fleet air arm autobiography war in a stringbag vice admiral sir peter compston 1915 2000 served briefly in the british army then in the raf for two years before transferring as a pilot to the royal navy in 1938 commander stanley orr 1916 2003 was the highest scoring fighter ace of the royal navy during the second world war admiral sir leslie derek empson 1918 1997 naval pilot who joined the royal navy as a naval rating in his flying career executed 782 aircraft carrier landings without a mishap rear admiral cedric kenelm roberts 1918 2011 always known as chico a distinguished naval pilot who joined the royal navy as a naval rating in 1940 he was personal pilot to vice admiral lumley lyster in 1943 commanded three naval air squadrons and was shot down during the korean war later he commanded three naval air stations and ended his naval flying career as flag officer naval flying training 1968 71 228 lieutenant commander charles wines charlie wines 1917 1991 joined the royal navy as a supply assistant flew swordfish torpedo bomber as a rating pilot in the second world war commissioned as a pilot in 1944 he later spent more than twenty years in the same job as a serving and retired officer as the faa drafting officer and as such the career manager for thousands of faa ratings rear admiral dennis cambell 1907 2000 inventor of the angled flight deck for aircraft carriers in 1951 rear admiral nick goodhart 1919 2011 inventor of the mirror sight deck landing system for aircraft carriers in 1951 captain eric winkle brown 1919 2016 holds the world record for the most types of aircraft flown by an individual 487 types as a test pilot he made the first ever jet landing on an aircraft carrier in december 1945 lieutenant commander john moffat 1919 2016 crippled the bismarck on 26 may 1941 admiral sir john treacher 1924 2018 naval pilot who was promoted rear admiral at the age of 45 and held four important flag appointments before leaving the royal navy in 1977 despite many expecting him to become first sea lord for a career in business was at the helm of westland during the political drama of the 1980s admiral sir ray lygo 1924 2012 naval pilot who joined the royal navy as a naval rating in 1942 and who reached first sea lord in 1978 led a successful career in industry and was chief executive and deputy chairman of british aerospace in the 1980s sir george martin 1926 2016 record producer for the beatles admiral of the fleet sir ben bathurst 1936 2025 first sea lord 1993 95 and the last royal navy officer to be promoted to five star rank rear admiral sir robert woodard c 1939 naval aviator commanded two naval air squadrons two warships a naval air station the clyde submarine base and ended his career as the flag officer royal yachts 1990 95 the only aviator to command the royal yacht hmy britannia commander nigel david sharkey ward 1943 2024 commanded 801 naval air squadron during the 1982 falklands war rear admiral iain henderson c 1948 the first officer and first naval officer to hold the modern appointment of air officer commanding 3 group 2000 01 vice admiral sir adrian johns c 1952 is the first naval aviator to hold the post of governor of gibraltar commander hrh prince andrew duke of york later andrew mountbatten windsor 1960 served during the falklands war 1982 and for some years afterwards captain brian young 1930 2009 former sea hawk pilot later commanded the task group for operation paraquet during the falklands war john cecil moore english pilot author and conservationist born in tewksbury 1907 died bristol 1967 served in ww2 some 64 naval pilots and nine observers have reached flag rank in the royal navy and four royal marines pilots general rank in the royal marines four of these admirals with pilot s wings were air engineering officers test pilots and two were supply officers two of the non executive officers reached four star rank a supply officer admiral sir brian brown 1934 and a royal marine general sir peter whiteley 1920 2016 at least 21 naval air engineer officers aeos have reached flag rank including the four test pilots see above see also edit list of active united kingdom military aircraft list of fleet air arm aircraft squadrons list of aircraft wings of the royal navy list of fleet air arm groups list of all naval aircraft current and former of the united kingdom list of aircraft of the fleet air arm fleet air arm memorial list of fleet air arm battle honours list of air stations of the royal navy fleet requirements and aircraft direction unit fleet requirements unit air direction training unit royal navy and fleet air arm aerobatic teams references edit military aircraft written question 225369 house of commons hansard archived 26 august 2016 at the wayback machine parliament of the united kingdom march 2015 royal navy shows commitment to drone technology for future operations royal navy 31 july 2020 retrieved 20 october 2020 no 63151 the london gazette supplement 20 october 2020 p 17730 705 naval air squadron royal navy royalnavy mod uk navy s drone experts 700x nas ready to deploy on warships the royal navy s surface fleet pdf royalnavy mod uk mod uk archived pdf from the original on 18 october 2012 retrieved 5 august 2018 naval aviation history and the fleet air arm origins fleetairarmarchive net archived from the original on 19 may 2015 retrieved 8 june 2015 training of naval officers at eastchurch flight iii 124 420 13 may 1911 archived from the original on 25 may 2015 retrieved 8 june 2015 roskill 1969 p 156 bradbeer 2014 boyne 2003 p 70 interwar fleet air arm sea your history archived from the original on 2 april 2016 retrieved 8 june 2015 jones ben 2024 the fleet air arm in the second world war volume i 1939 1941 cambridge university press pp 1 60 written evidence submitted by the royal navy house of commons defence committee uk parliament jewkes john government companies and national defense british aeronautical experience 1918 1945 as the basis 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