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725 Naval Air Squadron operated from a number of naval air stations of the Royal Navy:{{sfn|Ballance|Howard|Sturtivant|2016|p=31}} |
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* [[RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet)|Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton (HMS ”Gannet”)]] (27 August 1943 – 4 August 1 945) |
* [[RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet)|Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton (HMS ”Gannet”)]] (27 August 1943 – 4 August 1 945) |
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** [[RAF Ballyhalbert|RN Air Section Ballyhalbert]] ([[Detachment (military)|Detachment]] two/four aircraft 21 August 1944 – 21 February 1945) |
** [[RAF Ballyhalbert|RN Air Section Ballyhalbert]] ([[Detachment (military)|Detachment]] two/four aircraft 21 August 1944 – 21 February 1945) |
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** [[RNAS Ronaldsway|Royal Naval Air Station Ronaldsway (HMS ”Urley”)]] (Detachment four aircraft 21 August – 9 November 1944) |
** [[RNAS Ronaldsway|Royal Naval Air Station Ronaldsway (HMS ”Urley”)]] (Detachment four aircraft 21 August – 9 November 1944) |
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* [[RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)|Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn (HMS ”Vulture”)]] (4 August – 27 December 1945) |
* [[RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)|Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn (HMS ”Vulture”)]] (4 August – 27 December 1945) |
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* disbanded – (27 December 1945) |
* disbanded – (27 December 1945) |
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 23 November 2025
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm
Military unit
725 Naval Air Squadron (725 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN), which was disbanded following the conclusion of the Second World War.
Fleet Requirements Unit (1943-1945)
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725 Naval Air Squadron was established at RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), County Londonderry, on 27 August 1943, serving as a fleet requirements unit with three Blackburn Rocs; however, these were subsequently supplemented and Miles Martinet target tug aircraft were also incorporated.
In August 1944, two of the latter aircraft were assigned to RN Air Section Ballyhalbert, located at RAF Ballyhalbert, County Down, to offer target-towing services for the pilots of the 3rd Naval Fighter Wing, which had recently relocated to that location.[3]
A diverse array of aircraft, such as Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft and Avro Anson multi-role training aircraft, was in operation by August 1945, at which point it was relocated to RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture), Cornwall, to function as an air target towing unit.
The squadron disbanded in December 1945, the responsibilities were taken over by 736 Naval Air Squadron.
The squadron has flown a number of different aircraft types, including:
725 Naval Air Squadron operated from a number of naval air stations of the Royal Navy:
Commanding officers
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List of commanding officers of 725 Naval Air Squadron, with dater of appointment:
- Lieutenant Commander(A) S.J. McDowell, RNVR, from 27 August 1943
- Lieutenant Commander(A) R. MacDermott, RNVR, from 10 August 1945
- Lieutenant(A) P.V. Robinson, RN, from 1 October 1945
- Lieutenant(A) F.A.H. Harleym RN, from 29 October 1945
- Lieutenant J.L. Moore, RN, from 21 December 1945
- disbanded – 27 December 1945
Note: Abbreviation (A) signifies Air Branch of the RN or RNVR.
- ^ “Ballyhalbert”. Royal Navy Research Archive – Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 – present day. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
