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Barracuda No Photo Available
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Barracuda
Barracuda Artwork Collection |
  Clipped Signature - Sir Ian Robertson. |   Clipped Signature - N H Bovey. |   Clipped Signature - D F W Phillips. |
  Attack on the Tirpitz by Stan Stokes. |
| Squadrons for : Barracuda | ||
| A list of all squadrons from known to have used this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Fleet Air Arm Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.810 Sqn FAA | No.810 Sqn FAA Full profile not yet available. | |
| Signatures for : Barracuda | ||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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 Lieut (A) N C Gillis RNVR. Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Lieut (A) N C Gillis RNVR. | Lieut (A) N C Gillis RNVR. Volunteered for training as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm in 1940. After training he was posted to join HMS Indomitable and sent to the Far East. The posting did not materialise and after some months in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and Nairobi, Kenya, joined 810 Squadron in HMS Illustrious. 810 was a Swordfish squadron and remained so until HMS Illustrious returned to UK. The squadron then reformed with Barracuda aircraft and rejoined the Illustrious. After a short spell with the Home Fleet the Illustrious was despatched to serve with the Mediterranean Fleet, subsequently returning to the Home Fleet. 810 Squadron served in the ship during this time and was retained in the ship when she retuned to the Eastern Fleet and was actively engaged in the Burma campaign. During joint operations with the US carrier Saratoga, Lt Gillis was mentioned in Despatches during the operation at Sabang in Malaysia. Having overspent his time in an operational squadron he was returned to UK where he served as Dive-Bombing Instructor at RNAS Crail, then converted onto twin-engine aircraft and flew in a Mosquito squadron until demobilised in 1946. | |
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