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You are here: Home / Archives for Australian Units / Fleet Air Arm / 805 Squadron

805 Squadron

Introduction of the A4 Skyhawk into the RAN Fleet Air Arm 1967/1968

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By John Da Costa Following the reversal, in the early 1960s, of an earlier Australian Government decision to disband the RAN Fleet Air Arm and to pay-off the carrier HMAS ...

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Australian Naval History on 28 February 2001

On This Day · Feb 28, 2001 ·

805 Squadron recommissioned at NAS Nowra with Kaman Super Seasprite helicopters ...

Australian Naval History on 2 July 1982

On This Day · Jul 2, 1982 ·

805 Squadron, flying Skyhawks, and 816 squadron, flying S2 Trackers, decommissioned at NAS Nowra ...

Farewell to Old Sydney Forever

A.N. Other · Dec 31, 1973 ·

ALTHOUGH HER DAYS WERE NUMBERED, the shock announcement on July 20th ‘The transport HMAS Sydney is to be paid off. She will be withdrawn from the Australian Fleet and will ...

Australian Naval History on 30 March 1963

On This Day · Mar 30, 1963 ·

805 Squadron, flying the Sea Venom, decommissioned at NAS Nowra ...

Australian Naval History on 31 March 1958

On This Day · Mar 31, 1958 ·

HMAS Sprightly (Tug) was decommissioned.    805 Squadron recommissioned at NAS Nowra with de Havilland Sea Venoms for service in HMAS Melbourne. ...

Australian Naval History on 26 March 1958

On This Day · Mar 26, 1958 ·

805 Squadron, flying Sea Furies, decommissioned at NAS Nowra. ...

Australian Naval History on 18 March 1958

On This Day · Mar 18, 1958 ·

805 Squadron Sea Fury’s making a final farewell flight over Sydney Harbour with the squadron decommissioned on 26 March 1958;   ...

Australian Naval History on 4 May 1954

On This Day · May 4, 1954 ·

850 and 805 Squadron tours in Korea ends. ...

Australian Naval History on 27 October 1953

On This Day · Oct 27, 1953 ·

HMAS Sydney with 805 and 850 Squadrons depart Fremantle for a second tour in the Korean War ...

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