814 Naval Air Squadron

814 Naval Air Squadron
814 Naval Air Squadron
	Squadron badge
Active	Royal Air Force; 1938–1939; Royal Navy; 1939–1942; 1944–1950; 1950–1955; 1957–1959; 1960–1961; 1961–1970; 1973–2000; 2001–present;
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadron
Role	Carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Home station	RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)
Nickname	'The Flying Tigers'
Motto	In hoc signo vinces (Latin for 'In this sign you will conquer')
Aircraft	AgustaWestland Merlin HM2
Battle honours	Atlantic 1940;
Website	Official website
Commanders
Current; commander	Commander Edward "Dutch" Holland.
Insignia
Squadron Badge Description	Blue, base a bar wavy white a tiger's mask affronty proper winged white (1946)
Identification Markings	701-710 (Swordfish); A3A+ (Swordfish May 1939); H3A+ (Swordfish September 1939); single letters (Barracuda); B1A+ (Barracuda February 1945); R1A+ (Barracuda June 1945); 370-381 (Barracuda July 1945); 270-281 (Firefly); 285-296 (Firefly November 1946); 200-211 (Firefly September 1947); 213-224 (Firefly 1952); 255-263 (Firefly July 1952); 381-388 (Avenger); 280-287 (Gannet); 281-288 (Whirlwind); 340-347 (Wessex); 270-277 (Wessex June 1964); 264-275 (Sea King); 265-270 (Merlin);
Fin Carrier/Shore Codes	B (Barracuda July 1945); T N (Firefly); V (Firefly November 1946); Q (Firefly September 1947); Q:T (Firefly 1952); J:GN (Firefly July 1952); GN:C (Avenger); H (Whirlwind); H:V (Wessex); H:B:L:N (Sea King); R (Merlin);

814 Naval Air Squadron (814 NAS), also referred to as 814 Squadron, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, is a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 anti-submarine warfare helicopter and is based at RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) in Cornwall.

The squadron was established in December 1938 and has undergone multiple disbandments and reformations throughout its history. It participated in the Second World War, initially operating Fairey Swordfish and later transitioning to Fairey Barracuda. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the squadron adopted the Fairey Firefly, utilising four different variants before replacing them with Grumman Avenger, which was subsequently succeeded by Fairey Gannet. Beginning in 1960, the squadron shifted to helicopter operations, starting with the Westland Whirlwind, which was soon replaced by Westland Wessex. From 1983 to 2000, it operated four variants of the Westland Sea King, specifically designed for anti-submarine warfare.