829 Naval Air Squadron

829 Naval Air Squadron
829 Naval Air Squadron
	Squadron badge
Active	1940–1942; 1943–1944; 1964–1993; 2004–2018;
Disbanded	28 March 2018
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
Mottos	Non effugient; (Latin for 'They shall not escape')
Aircraft	See Aircraft operated section for full list.
Engagements	World War II European theatre of World War II; Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II; Falklands War; Gulf War;
Battle honours	East Indies 1941; Matapan 1941; Mediterranean 1941; Crete 1941; Diego Suarez 1942; Norway 1944; Falkland Islands 1982; Kuwait 1991;
Insignia
Squadron Badge Description	Blue, base barry wavy of four white and blue a kingfisher hovering proper (1965)
Identification Markings	4A+ (Albacore); 3A+ (Swordfish); 4A+ (Barracuda); 511-519 (Whirlwind); 991-994 (Wasp March - December 1964); 500-507 (Wasp 1965-80); 600-607 (Wasp January 1980 - March 1988); 320-477 (Wasp Ships' Flights in series January 1965 - March 1988); 600-607 (Lynx HQ); 610-614 (Lynx August 1986 - March 1993); 328-479 (Lynx Ships' Flights in series September 1986 - March 1993); 500-505 (Merlin May 2004); 501-509 (Merlin Ships' Flights January 2007);
Fin Shore Codes	PO (Whirlwind); CU (Wasp March - December 1964); PO (Wasp 1965 - March 1988); PO (Lynx); CU (Merlin);

829 Naval Air Squadron (829 NAS), also referred to as 829 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). Before it was decommissioned in March 2018, it operated the AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 helicopter.

The squadron was active twice during the Second World War and operated Fairey Albacore, Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Barracuda. It reformed in 1964 and flew Westland Wasp, Westland Whirlwind, Westland Wessex and Westland Lynx helicopters until 1993. It reformed again in 2004 with AgustaWestland Merlin HM1.