827 Naval Air Squadron
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| An 827 Squadron Fairey Barracuda taking off from HMS Furious during the Operation Mascot attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in July 1944
An 827 Squadron Fairey Barracuda taking off from HMS Furious during the Operation Mascot attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in July 1944
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Fleet Air Arm |
| Role | Attack |
| Size | Squadron |
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| Notable commanders |
Lieutenant Commander J R Godley |
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| Attack | Fairey Barracuda |
827 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War.
It operated Fairey Barracudas starting in May 1943, becoming the first squadron to receive Barracudas in any substantial number. Postwar it initially operated the Blackburn Firebrand strike fighter.
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Units in bold subsequently commissioned into Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
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