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815 Naval Air Squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset UK and is the front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. With more than 30 Lynx helicopters of various types, it's the largest helicopter squadron, at least in western europe, if not the world. The Squadron mainly operates in sub units called Flights that consist of a Lynx Helicopter and its crew, flying from Royal Naval frigates and destroyers worldwide on a daily basis.
The Squadron initially formed in 1939 with Fairey Swordfish aircraft. Battle honours include Taranto 1940, the epic raid on the Italian Battlefleet in harbour which redefined the use of air power from the sea. In August 1941 it re-equipped with a mixture of Swordfish and Fairey Albacore, operating from shore bases in support of the North African campaign .
It was disbanded in July 1943 but reformed at Lee-on-Solent to operate Fairey Barracuda torpedo bombers, operating from HMS Indomitable with the Eastern Fleet, flying airstrikes over Sumatra in August-September 1944, before disbanding in November 1944. It again reformed in December 1944 at Machrihanish flying Barracudas for anti-submarine operations. For further historical reference, the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset, UK holds the archives of all British Naval Air Squadrons and more.

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