1840 Naval Air Squadron

1840 Naval Air Squadron
Active1944-45
1951-57[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Type Single-seat fighter squadron
RoleCarrier-based fighter squadron
Part ofFleet Air Arm

1840 Naval Air Squadron (1840 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). During World War II over 80% of the pilots were from the Royal Netherlands Naval Aviation Service.

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  • Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.