701 Naval Air Squadron
701 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron, formed on 24 May 1939, that saw service during the Second World War.
Formed on 15 July 1936 as No. 701 Flight FAA at RAF Kalafrana, Malta by re-designating No. 444 Flight FAA; 701 Squadron saw action in the Norwegian campaign in mid-1941, and in May six Supermarine Walrus aircraft of the squadron were flown off to support operations off Harstad. In June 1940 the squadron briefly appeared on, and the squadron was at Reykjavík in October 1940, when they were taken on board.
By July 1943, the squadron was attached to No. 201 Group RAF for the invasion of Sicily.Aircraft operated
The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:
