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846 Naval Air Squadron
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846 Naval Air Squadron

846 Naval Air Squadron is one of the two frontline Merlin Squadrons that make up the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force. The Squadron fly the AgustaWestland Merlin Mk4 and are the home of the Operational Conversion Flight.

846 NAS

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Led by Commander James Coleman, 846 Naval Air Squadron is historically an amphibious assault squadron, delivering Royal Marines from ship to shore. The Squadron has provided battlefield support in a number of operational theatres, including the Falkland Islands, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

As the home of the Operational Conversion Flight, 846 Naval Air Squadron train future pilots and aircrewman to operate the Merlin Mk4.

Merlin helicopter

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