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The 11th Carrier Air Group (11th CAG) was an aircraft carrier air group of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was formed in June 1945,[2] at HMS Nabbington, a Royal Navy, Mobile Naval Operating Air Base (MONAB), established at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base RAAF Nowra at Nowra, New South Wales, in Australia,[1] for service in the British Pacific Fleet, until disbanding in November of the same year. The group was for HMS Indomitable (92).[2]
| 11th Carrier Air Group | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 30 June 1945 to 30 November 1945[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Carrier Air Group |
| Size | One modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier plus support ships |
| Part of | Fleet Air Arm |
Naval Air Squadrons
editThe 11th Carrier Air Group consisted of a number of squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.[1]
| Squadron | From | To | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 857 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Nov 1945 | Grumman TBF Avenger |
| 1839 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Nov 1945 | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| 1844 Naval Air Squadron | Jun 1945 | Nov 1945 | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Ballance 2016, p. 306.
- ^ a b Wragg 2019, p. 203.
Bibliography
edit- Ballance, Theo (2016). The Squadrons and Units of the Fleet Air Arm. Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-489-2.
- Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
- Wragg, David (2019). The Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-9303-6.
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