It became the Northern Fleet Requirements Unit upon moving to RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor), in June 1947, but disbanded into 771 Naval Air Squadron in October.

It initially operated four floatplane variants of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber, out of RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey), Dorset,[3] mainly in support of target towing for naval gunnery purposes.

[2] The squadron added Supermarine Walrus, an amphibious maritime patrol aircraft, to its strength, undertaking search and rescue operations.

[2] In July 1944, the squadron moved to RNAS Ayr (HMS Wagtail), in Ayrshire, where it operated a Fleet Requirements Unit School.

[3] 772 Naval Air Squadron moved to RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail), Lancashire, England, in January 1946.

Here the squadron strength was sixteen aircraft, consisting two x Miles Martinet, six x Supermarine Seafire and eight x de Havilland Mosquito.

[2] Between 25 November and 19 December 1977, RFA Resource was involved in Operation Journeyman in the South Atlantic with its Westland Wessex equipped Flight embarked from 772 Naval Air Squadron.

[11] The squadron was tasked with Search and Rescue operations between 1983 and 1985, and formed a 'C' Flight for which was based at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus).