List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons

The primary organisational structure for aerial operations within the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is represented by squadrons.

At the beginning of the Second World War, the Fleet Air Arm comprised merely twenty squadrons.

Squadrons in underline subsequently commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Squadrons in italics subsequently commissioned into the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service.

Squadrons subsequently transferred to or formed within the Royal Canadian Navy are denoted with the suffix RCN in their title.

Numbers 401-439 were Fleet Fighter / Spotter Flights, assigned to Royal Navy battleships and cruisers.

Upon the transfer of the Fleet Air Arm management to the Admiralty, this series of squadron numbers was subsequently adopted, resulting in no further allocation of numbers from this block to Royal Air Force squadrons.

[4] The 700 and 800 series numbers were retained when the Admiralty regained full control of the Fleet Air Arm in 1939.

Those indicated with an underline have been subsequently commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Additionally, squadrons that have been transferred to or established within the Royal Canadian Navy are identified by the suffix RCN in their designation.

1830-1836 and 1840-1844 for Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Branch squadrons and Nos.

Squadrons in underline subsequently commissioned into Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Squadrons that have been transferred to or established within the Royal Canadian Navy are identified by the suffix RCN in their designation.

1830 to 1836 and 1840 to 1844 were designated for the squadrons of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Branch during the period from 1947 to 1957 and subsequently formed into five divisions from 1952.