The squadron operated a detachment of six Supermarine Walrus aircraft from a slipway at Cuddy Point in the Grounds.
During World War II the Castle was taken over as accommodation for air and ground crew of 700 Naval Air Squadron, who operated a detachment of six Supermarine Walrus aircraft from a slipway at Cuddy Point in the Grounds.
Wally Walrus | Supermarine Seafire | walrus | I Am the Walrus | Walrus | Supermarine Walrus | The Walrus and the Carpenter | Supermarine Swift | Walrus ivory | Walrus Island | Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin powered variants) | Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon powered variants) | Supermarine Spiteful | Supermarine Sea Otter | Supermarine Scimitar | Supermarine S.6B | Supermarine Attacker |
These evolved throughout the interwar period to ultimately culminate in the post World War 2 Supermarine Seagull, which was to have replaced the wartime Walrus and the Sea Otter but was overtaken by advances in helicopters.
In addition to the combat squadrons, the Air Sea Rescue Supermarine Walruses of RAF Coastal Command 276 Squadron were resident from early June 1945.