List of aircraft wings of the Royal Navy

Due to the existing Royal Air Force Wings having the same number designation, each Fleet Air Arm Wing contained the word Naval in its title.[2] From 25 October 1943 some of the Naval Air Wings started to form.[2] Those Naval Air Wings which were serving within the British Pacific Fleet were placed into new Carrier Air Groups, effectively disbanding them, to align with US Navy policy, this once the Second World War in Europe had ended, to support Allied operations in the Pacific War against the Japanese in 1945.[3] The remaining Wings were disbanded over the months following, this usually occurred when the aircraft carrier they were embarked on returned to a home port.[2] The table below covers the initial eighteen wings that were formed from 1943 onwards.
Ships of the Royal Navyfleet aircraft carriersescort carriersseaplane carriersamphibious assault shippingbattlecruisersdreadnought battleshipspre-dreadnought battleshipsironcladsbomb vesselsbreastwork monitorscorvettes and sloopscruisersdestroyerstorpedo boatsfireshipsfrigatesgun-brigsgunboats and gunvesselsmine countermeasure vesselsmonitorspatrol and attack craftroyal yachtsships of the linesubmarinessupport shipssurvey vesselsshore establishmentshospitals and hospital shipsair stationsfleets and major commandssquadrons and flotillasearly English ships (1409–1660)early Scots ships (1329–1707)Royal NavyFleet Air ArmNaval Air SquadronsfightertorpedobomberreconnaissanceMerchant Aircraft CarrierFleet Air Arm squadronsLight Fleetaircraft carriersRoyal Air Force WingsBritish Pacific FleetUS NavyAlliedPacific WarJapaneseRNAS BurscoughRAF Nutts CornerRNAS EglintonUlundurpetRNAS StrettonRNAS MachrihanishRNAS Henstridgename shipher classHMS Implacable841 Naval Air SquadronsFairey Barracudacarrier-bornedive bomberIllustrious-classaircraft carrierHMS FormidableRNAS Katukurunda (HMS Ukussa)CeylonGrumman TBF AvengerTorpedo Bomber849 Naval Air SquadronsLieutenant CommanderSupermarine SeafireSupermarine Spitfire897 Naval Air SquadronsRNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail)Attacker-classHMS HunterHMS AttackerHMS StalkerRNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)885 Naval Air SquadronRAF Second Tactical Air ForceNormandy landingsRNAS Ballyhalbert (HMS Corncrake)County DownGrumman F6F Hellcatcarrier-basedfighter aircraft1840 Naval Air Squadrons882 Naval Air SquadronsGrumman F4F WildcatRuler-classHMS EmperorHMS KhediveHMS RulerHMS Speaker879 Naval Air Squadronslandings in the South of FranceAegeanEast Indies FleetRNAS Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail)RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet)1844 Naval Air Squadronsescort carrierHMS BegumHMS Indomitable11th Carrier Air Group857 Naval Air SquadronCommander1837 Naval Air SquadronHMS AthelingBritish Ceylonlead shipHMS IllustriousHMS VictoriousVought F4U Corsair1842 Naval Air SquadronsGerman battleship Tirpitz2nd Carrier Air Group898 Naval Air Squadrons804 Naval Air SquadronsHMS PursuerHMS SearcherOperation DragoonProvenceoccupied FranceAegean RegionCourageous-classbattlecruiserHMS Furious830 Naval Air Squadrons826 Naval Air SquadronsImplacable-classHMS IndefatigableKriegsmarine1845 Naval Air SquadronsHMS SlingerHMS Arbiter3rd Carrier Air Group823 Naval Air SquadronsUlunderpet817 Naval Air Squadronsfar east1833 Naval Air SquadronsRNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap)Eastern FleetR.J. CorkMerchant Aircraft Carriers836 Naval Air SquadronFairey SwordfishbiplaneRNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)847 Naval Air SquadronsRNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)7th Carrier Air Group8th Carrier Air GroupRNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk)HMS Engadine1836 Naval Air Squadrons1st Carrier Air Group829 Naval Air Squadrons831 Naval Air SquadronsList of Fleet Air Arm groups13th Carrier Air Group14th Carrier Air Group15th Carrier Air Group16th Carrier Air Group17th Carrier Air Group18th Carrier Air Group19th Carrier Air Group20th Carrier Air Group21st Carrier Air GroupList of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadronsList of aircraft units of the Royal NavyList of aircraft carriers of the Royal NavyList of escort carriers of the Royal NavyList of air stations of the Royal NavyTonbridgeCheltenhamGloucestershire