724 Squadron

Moto - Learn and Live

Colours - Blue and Yellow

Battle Honours - Nil

724 Squadron has its origins in the Royal Navy (RN) where it was formed in Australia as a Naval Air Communications unit on 10 April 1945. The Squadron flew daily courier flights between Sydney and Melbourne before being disbanded on 31 May 1946 with the departure of the British Pacific Fleet.

724 Squadron re-commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Nowra on 1 June 1955 carrying out fixed-wing conversion training for the Fleet Air Arm's (FAA) front line squadrons. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Lionel Robinson, the squadron flew a variety of aircraft including Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-16 Wirraways, Hawker Sea Fury Mark IIs, Fairey Firefly A.S.6s, and de Havilland Sea Vampire Mk T.22s, and took delivery of three Fairey Gannet T.2s in May the following year.

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