818 Naval Air Squadron

818 Naval Air Squadron
818 Naval Air Squadron
	Fairey Swordfish II; an example of the type used by 818 NAS
Active	1939–1942; 1942–1944; 1945;
Disbanded	15 August 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance squadron
Role	Carrier-based: anti-submarine warfare (ASW); anti-surface warfare (ASuW);
Part of	Fleet Air Arm
Home station	See Naval air stations section for full list.
Mottos	Sine mora; (Latin for 'Without delay')
Battle honours	Norway 1940; Narvik 1940; English Channel 1940; Spartivento 1940; Mediterranean 1940-41; Atlantic 1941; "Bismarck" 1941;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Lieutenant Commander T.P. Coode, RN
Insignia
Squadron badge
Squadron Badge Description	A splayed red hand on a black swastika (Submitted in 1943; however, it was not approved because it contained a Swastika)
Identification Markings	U3A+ (Swordfish); A5+ (Swordfish June 1940); 4A+ (Albacore); 1A+ (Swordfish October 1942); 8A+ (Barracuda);
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Fairey Swordfish; Fairey Albacore; Fairey Barracuda;

818 Naval Air Squadron (818 NAS), also referred to as 818 Squadron, is an inactive Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It last operated with Fairey Barracuda torpedo and dive bomber.

It served on a number of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers during the Second World War and served in most of the theatres of that war. It initially used Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore torpedo bombers. The squadron decommissioning at the end of the war.