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1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron

Aircraft carrier formation of the Royal Navy

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron
image	Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
image_size	150px
caption	White Ensign
dates	1943 – 1947
country
allegiance	British Empire
branch
type	Squadron
notable_commanders	Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian, & Two Bars

The 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron was a formation of Royal Navy aircraft carriers assigned to the British Pacific Fleet in November 1943. They were: , , , and . It was disbanded in 1947.

Second World War and aftermath

The squadron was formed in November 1943 under the command of Rear-Admiral, Clement Moody, Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers (British Pacific Fleet), who also held the title of Rear-Admiral, 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron, at the same time. While serving in the Pacific within the U.S. Fifth Fleet, the squadron was designated "Task Group 57.2". During Operation Iceberg off Okinawa, the squadron received heavy Kamikaze attacks.

served as squadron flagship for the squadron in 1947.

Korean War

After the war, the "1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron, Far East Fleet" consisting of the carriers and , with the cruiser as flagship, was en route to Hong Kong from Japan when the Korean War broke out and was sent back to Japan.

Flag Officer commanding

Included:

Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes
Rear-Admiral, 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron
1	Rear-Admiral	[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg	25px]]	Clement Moody	November 1943 – November 1944
2	Vice-Admiral	[[File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg	25px]]	Sir Philip L. Vian	November 1944 – 1945

References

(2012). "The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force". Seaforth Publishing.
Naval-history.net, [http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Theseus.htm HMS Theseus], accessed October 2011
""The Forgotten Cruise" HMS Triumph and the 13th Carrier Air Group in Korea". royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk.
"Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945". Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015.
(2012). "The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force". Seaforth Publishing.

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