743 Naval Air Squadron

743 Naval Air Squadron (743 NAS) was a naval air squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was active from March 1943 to March 1945 as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training Squadron, part of No. 2 Telegraphist Air Gunner School based at R.N. Air Section Yarmouth, Canada.

Telegraphist Air Gunner Training Squadron (1943 - 1945)
743 Naval Air Squadron formed at R.N. Air Section Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, as a Telegraphist Air Gunner Training Squadron, on the 1 March 1943. It was part of No.2 Telegraphist Air Gunner School, within the Royal Navy No.1 Naval Air Gunnery School (NAGS), which was under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The squadron was equipped with Fairey Swordfish II, a biplane torpedo bomber, Supermarine Walrus II, an amphibious maritime patrol aircraft and Avro Anson, a multi-role training aircraft.

All training ceased on 19 March 1945 at R.N. Air Section Yarmouth and 743 Naval Air Squadron wound down. All of the squadrons aircraft were moved and delivered to R.N. Air Section Dartmouth (HMS Seaborn), Nova Scotia, Canada and this was completed on the 30 March 1945, with 743 Naval Air Squadron disbanding at R.N. Air Section Yarmouth, on the same date.

Aircraft flown
The squadron has flown a number of aircraft types:


 * Fairey Swordfish II torpedo bomber (March 1943 - March 1945)
 * Avro Anson Mk II multi-role training aircraft (March 1943 - March 1945)
 * Avro Anson Mk I multi-role training aircraft (December 1943 - 1944)
 * Supermarine Walrus amphibious maritime patrol aircraft

Naval Air Stations
743 Naval Air Squadron operated from a single naval air station of the Royal Navy, in Canada:
 * R.N. Air Section YARMOUTH (1 March 1943 - 30 March 1945)

Commanding Officers
List of Commanding Officers of 743 Naval Air Squadron with date, month and year of appointment:


 * Lieutenant Commander(A) R. Gillett, RNVR, from 1 March 1943
 * disbanded - 30 March 1945