It reformed in July 1945 as a Flying Check and Conversion Refresher Squadron at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent.

It was equipped with Fairey Albacore, a British single-engine biplane torpedo bomber aircraft.

‘A’ was based with the squadron headquarters at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, ‘B’, equipped with a number of De Havilland Tiger Moth biplane training aircraft, provided junior Royal Navy and Royal Marines officers flying experience, at RNAS Gosport (HMS Siskin), and ‘C’, at HMS Dipper, RNAS Henstridge, gave refresher and conversion training on the Supermarine Sea Otter amphibious biplane.

[2] The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:[5][6] 799 Naval Air Squadron operated from a number of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, a Royal Navy capital ship and airbases overseas:[2] 1943 - 1944 1945 - 1952 'B' was based only at RNAS Gosport.

[5] List of commanding officers of 799 Naval Air Squadron with date of appointment:[3][5] 1943 - 1944 1945 - 1952