B Ryan 6 – the Walrus might be from 1700NAS, which sent detachments to various escort carriers, from its Trincomalee base, for air sea rescue and minesweeping operations; Ameer got one for her work off Phuket Island, 19-20/7/45.

Thanks for that Flood. If I may add from my Walrus research experiences, the ‘base’ was usually nominal for most of the unit’s history as they operated in detachments, and the base was there for paperwork rather than an operating centre. The Walrii were used with the fleet or (sometimes, rarely in the FE) from other shore airfields. It’s nigh-on certain it’s from 1700 Naval Air Sqn. “Minesweeping operations” can mislead – the Walrii were available for mine spotting, as a key part of anti-mine operations by the naval unit. They were not fitted with any anti-mine kit (apart from a machine gun, used to shoot up floating mines – from a ‘safe distance’!) so don’t expect Walrii with degaussing rings. Likewise, that was a potential rather than actual use; it seems they didn’t have many problems with mines, at this stage of the Japanese war so the Walrii were rarely if ever used in that role.

HTH