824 Naval Air Squadron

824 Naval Air Squadron
Badge
ActiveRoyal Air Force
  • 1933–1934
  • 1939–1939

Royal Navy
  • 1939–1942
  • 1942–1944
  • 1945–1946
  • 1952–1956
  • 1956–1957
  • 1958–1959
  • 1959–1963
  • 1970–1989
  • 2000–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFlying squadron
RoleMerlin HM2 crew training
Part ofFleet Air Arm
Home stationRNAS Culdrose
MottosSpectat ubique spiritus (Latin for 'Behold, the wind all around them')
AircraftAgustaWestland Merlin HM2
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander		Commander Chris Jones

824 Naval Air Squadron (824 NAS), also referred as 824 Squadron, is a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN), based at RNAS Culdrose and currently operating the AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 Operational Conversion Unit. It trains both aircrew and engineers on the methods of flying, operating, and utilising in Anti-Submarine warfare and Airborne Surveillance and Control.

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