735 Naval Air Squadron

735 Naval Air Squadron
Fairey Barracuda Mk II, of the type used by 735 NAS
Active1943–1946
Disbanded30 April 1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron
RoleASV Training Unit
SizeSquadron
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Home stationRNAS Inskip
RNAS Burscough
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Captain Fred Stovin-Bradford CBE, DSC & Bar
Insignia
Identification Markings
  • unknown (Swordfish)
  • O4A+, later AH4A+ (Barracuda)
  • O7+, later AH7A+ (Anson)
  • AH4A+ (Hellcat)
Aircraft flown
Attack
BomberVickers Wellington
FighterGrumman Hellcat
TrainerAvro Anson

735 Naval Air Squadron (735 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was active from 1943 as an ASV Radar Training Unit. Forming at HMS Nightjar, at RNAS Inskip, Lancashire, in 1944 the squadron moved to HMS Ringtail, RNAS Burscough, also in Lancashire. Various flights from the squadron moved on to form other Naval Air Squadrons, with the squadron eventually disbanding in 1946.