1790 Naval Air Squadron

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1790 Naval Air Squadron
Active	1 January 1945 - 3 June 1946
Country	UK
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Carrier based fighter squadron
Role	night fighter
Garrison/HQ	none
Anniversaries	none
Engagements	none
Commanders
Current commander	none L/C(A) JH Kneale RNVR

1790 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom was formed on 1 January 1945 at Burscough as a night fighter squadron. It was initially equipped with the Fairey Firefly I, replaced in May of 1945 by the Firefly INF, which were fitted with a US-derived ASV radar. The squadron joined HMS Vindex on 24 June, bound for Australia, with the ship arriving as the war in the East ended. The squadron was disbanded on 3 June 1946 at Devonport.