714 Naval Air Squadron of the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm was an operational training squadron based at RNAS Merganser near Crimond, Aberdeenshire in April 1945. It flew the Fairey Barracuda, and was commanded by Lieutenant Commander J R Godley, who transferred from the disbanded 835 Naval Air Squadron.
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