Welcome to the new Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association website, which is for members of the Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association and for those with an interest in Naval Aviation matters.  We hope that you find the site both interesting and helpful.

Please help us keep it current by sending us your comments and news regarding the Fleet Air Arm. We are also pleased to receive and include historical Fleet Air Arm material for inclusion in the archive section of the site.

The Picture Above.
HMS OCEAN operates in the waters off Norway. Picture Crown Copyright/MOD 2010.

HMS ARK ROYAL Silver Jubilee
HMS ARK ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE COCKTAIL PARTY, 4 NOVEMBER 2010 This year marks the 25th Anniversary of HMS ARK ROYAL’s Commissioning on 1st November 1985. As part of the celebrations to mark the Ship’s Silver Jubilee, a Cocktail Party for Officers and ... more>>

839 Naval Air Squadron
Theo Ballance has discovered that a previously unknown 839 Squadron existed briefly at China Bay in early 1942. The only known record of the squadron is an entry in the Navy List May 1942. Does anyone have more information - dates, intended task, ... more>>

Help Needed. Veterans of 897 Naval Air Squadron.
The Ulster Aviation Society collection based at the Long Kesh/Maze former prison site in Northern Ireland is currently working on Hawker Seahawk WN108 The following has been received: We would like to contact any officers, aircrew or engineers who ... more>>

Members Personal Details. Updating
Members are reminded that the website has the ability (for those members with email facility) to be updated as regards their own details by direct input. This saves a large amount of admin time when members addresses, telephone numbers, email ... more>>

The Black Cats - 2010 season.
FLYING HIGH WITH THE ROYAL NAVY BLACK CATS DISPLAY TEAM After 4 months of intensive flying practice the award-winning Royal Navy Black Cats display team have a new routine and are ready to wow audiences nationally and internationally with this seasons ... more>>

Can You Help? RNAS Ford reunion 8 August 2010.
Allen Misselbrook who is the secretary of the “Yapton & Ford Local History Group” has advised the FAAOA that the Group is organising an exhibition on the history of Ford Airfield since its conception in 1917. The focal point of the exhibition is the ... more>>

RN/RM Widows Association
The Royal Navy/Royal Marines Widows Association has recently formed with the aim of bringing friendship and support to those bereaved within the Naval Community. Contact details for this new Association are: The Royal Navy/Royal Marines Widows... more>>