| Unit Name: | 1772 Naval Air Squadron |
| Dates: | 1 May 1944 - 10 March 1946 |
| Type: | Two-seat fighter squadron |
| Size: | twelve aircraft |
| Command Structure: | Fleet Air Arm
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| Battles: | World War II |
| Battle Honours: | Japan 1945 |
| Identification Symbol: | Per fess red and blue, a bow strung full draught in pale white with an arrow winged and flighted point downwards wings interlaced all gold (1944) |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Squadron Badge Description |
| Identification Symbol 2: | single letters 4A+ (October 1943) 270-281 (June 1945) |
| Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Identification Markings |
| Identification Symbol 3: | S (June 1945) |
| Identification Symbol 3 Label: | Tail Codes |
| Aircraft Fighter: | Fairey Firefly |
1772 Naval Air Squadron (1772 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA), which last disbanded, at Portsmouth, in March 1946. The squadron formed at HMS Ringtail, RNAS Burscough as a Fighter Squadron during May 1944. It joined HMS Ruler for passage to Australia leaving January 1945 and disembarking at HMS Nabstock, RNAS Schofields, mid-March. The squadron embarked in HMS Indefatigable in July, joining the British Pacific Fleet for attacks againgst the Japanese home islands. After the end of the Second World War it dropped supplies on PoW camps.
1772 Naval Air Squadron formed at RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, England, on 1 May 1944, as a two-seater fighter squadron. It was equipped with twelve Fairey Firefly I, a carrier-borne fighter, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft. During November the squadron undertook deck landing training (DLT) using the . On completion of the training the squadron received new aircraft fitted with long-range fuel tanks (the original aircraft being re-allocated to 766 Naval Air Squadron.
The squadron travelled to RNAS Belfast (HMS Gadwall), Belfast, Northern Ireland in January 1945 where it prepared for embarking on the name ship of her class,, for passage to the Pacific, for operations with the British Pacific Fleet, and departed on 20 January. disembarking for RNAS Schofields (HMS Nabstock), New South Wales, on 18 March 1945.[1] It embarked in the on 7 July, becoming part of the 7th Carrier Air Group, for attacks against the Japanese home islands.
After V-J Day the squadron dropped supplies on PoW camps in Japan and HMS Indefatigable spent four days anchored in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender in September. The aircraft carrier with its air group sailed for the United Kingdom at the end of January 1946. 1772 Naval Air Squadron disbanded on arrival at Portsmouth on 10 March.
1772 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type:
The battle honours awarded to 1772 Naval Air Squadron are:
1772 Naval Air Squadron operated from a couple of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, in the United Kingdom and one overseas in Australia, and a couple of RN escort carriers and a RN fleet carrier:
List of commanding officers of 1772 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment: