810 Naval Air Squadron

810 Naval Air Squadron
810 Naval Air Squadron
	Squadron badge
Active	Royal Air Force; 1933–1939; Royal Navy; 1939–1944; 1944–1945; 1947–1949; 1949–1951; ; 1951–1953; 1954–1955; 1955–1956; 1959–1960; 1983–2001;
Disbanded	31 July 2001
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadron
Role	Carrier-based: anti-submarine warfare (ASW); anti-surface warfare (ASuW); Close air support (CAS); ; Anti-Submarine Operational Flying School;
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Mottos	Ut fulmina de caelo; (Latin for 'Like thunderbolts from heaven')
Aircraft	See Aircraft operated section for full list.
Engagements	World War II; Korean War; Suez Crisis;
Battle honours	Norway 1940; Mediterranean 1940-41; Spartivento 1940; Atlantic 1941; 'Bismarck' 1941; Diego Suarez 1942; Salerno 1943; East Indies 1944; Korea 1951-53;
Insignia
Squadron Badge Description	Blue, in a base two bars barry wavy white dexter chief a cloud proper issuant towards sinister base a lightning flash gold (1937)
Identifications Markings	01-09, 1-3 (Dart/Ripon/Baffin); 523-537 (Baffin July 1936); 523-537 (Shark/Swordfish); A2A+ (Swordfish May 1939); 2A+ (Swordfish later); 2A+ (Barracuda); N6A+ (Barracuda February 1945); 231-240 (Firefly); 230-238 (Firefly June 1951); 100-112 (Sea Fury); 170-179 (Sea Hawk); 230-239 (Sea Hawk January 1956); 230-236 (Gannet); 501-510 (Sea King); 133-134 (Sea King OEU July 1993); 512 & 514 (Sea King OEU January 1994);
Fin Carrier/Shore Codes	T (Firefly); O:R:T (Firefly June 1951); C (Sea Fury); Z (Sea Hawk); Z:B (Sea Hawk January 1956); C (Gannet); CU (Sea King); BD (Sea King OEU);

810 Naval Air Squadron (810 NAS), often referred to as 810 Squadron, is an inactive Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron belonging to the Royal Navy (RN) of the United Kingdom. It most recently operated the Westland Sea King HAS.6 anti-submarine warfare helicopter between October 1989 and July 2001, based at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall and notably later during that period in the helicopter Operational Evaluation Unit (OEU) role.

It formed on 3 April 1933 with the amalgamation of the 12 Blackburn Dart aircraft from 463 and 44 Flight (Fleet Torpedo) Flights Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm. The squadron engaged in combat during the Second World War, utilising the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Barracuda. It subsequently flew the Fairey Firefly throughout the Korean War, which was later succeeded by the Hawker Sea Fury in the mid-fifties. During the Suez Crisis, the squadron operated with the Hawker Sea Hawk.