No. 230 Squadron RAF
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No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson
.
The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany
, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War
, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992. This was short-lived however and the squadron reformed at RAF Aldergrove
on 4 May 1992, again with the Puma HC.1.
The squadron is well experienced in night flying, almost a third of flights are undertaken after dark.
The 2004 Future Capabilities chapter of the UK Defence White Paper, Delivering Security in a Changing World
announced a plan to reduce the squadrons Puma force by 6 helicopters. It was announced in late 2008 that the squadron was to move to RAF Benson
by 2010.
, consisting of three Flights. No.327 and 328 Flight used Felixstowe F.2 and F.2A
flying boats and Fairey III
s for maritime reconnaissance, whilst No.487 Flight flew Sopwith Camel
s on escort duties. At the end of World War I the squadron was retained as one of the few RAF coastal units. In 1920 the squadron got Felixstowe F.5
flying boats, and it moved to RAF Calshot
in May 1922, where on 1 April 1923 it was renumbered to 480 Flight RAF.
with Short Singapore flying boats. The Squadron used the Singapore till 1938, serving from Aboukir, Alexandria
, Lake Timsah
and after a short return to the UK, RAF Seletar. In 22 June 1938 the first Short Sunderland
flying boat arrived, the aircraft the Squadron would be equipped with for the next 20 years, in fact until 28 February 1957 when the Squadron was disbanded at Pembroke Dock.
at Dishforth was renumbered 230 Squadron, flying Scottish Aviation Pioneer
light transport aircraft. From 1960 these were augmented with Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
aircraft. Westland Whirlwind
HC.10 helicopter
s began to arrive in June 1962 to become the Squadron's standard equipment.
In January 1963 No.230 Squadron moved to Germany, returning to the UK in January 1965 before being transferred to Borneo. In 1967 to Squadron returned to the UK and in November 1971 began to convert to the Aérospatiale Puma
HC.1
230 sqn was one of two Northern Ireland
based squadrons of the Royal Air Force
. Alongside 72 Squadron, operating 18 Pumas, these aircraft are rotated with No. 33 Squadron's
15 Pumas to even out flight hours amongst the fleet (Northern Ireland based helicopters had a much higher operational tempo). In 230 Sqn service the main role of the fleet was tactical transport of the Security Forces, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland
and the British Army
, either to patrol points or one of the military bases dotted around Northern Ireland. A well travelled route for the Pumas, as well as visiting Chinooks
is to the Royal Irish Regiment camp at Ballykinler
, South Down
.
On 17 Nov 2009, 230 Squadron eventually left Northern Ireland for RAF Benson in Oxfordshire after 17 years in province.
RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a....
.
The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany
Royal Air Force Germany
The former Royal Air Force Germany was a command of the Royal Air Force and part of British Forces Germany, consisting of those units located in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II, and later as part of the RAF's commitment to the defence of Europe during the Cold...
, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992. This was short-lived however and the squadron reformed at RAF Aldergrove
RAF Aldergrove
RAF Aldergrove was a Royal Air Force station situated northwest of Belfast. It adjoined Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area...
on 4 May 1992, again with the Puma HC.1.
The squadron is well experienced in night flying, almost a third of flights are undertaken after dark.
The 2004 Future Capabilities chapter of the UK Defence White Paper, Delivering Security in a Changing World
Delivering Security in a Changing World
The 2003 Defence White Paper, titled Delivering Security in a Changing World, set out the future structure of the British military, and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2002 SDR New Chapter, which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the...
announced a plan to reduce the squadrons Puma force by 6 helicopters. It was announced in late 2008 that the squadron was to move to RAF Benson
RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a....
by 2010.
History
First formation
No. 230 Squadron was formed on 20 August 1918 at FelixstoweFelixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
, consisting of three Flights. No.327 and 328 Flight used Felixstowe F.2 and F.2A
Felixstowe F.2
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842–846.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895–898.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929–932....
flying boats and Fairey III
Fairey III
The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants...
s for maritime reconnaissance, whilst No.487 Flight flew Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...
s on escort duties. At the end of World War I the squadron was retained as one of the few RAF coastal units. In 1920 the squadron got Felixstowe F.5
Felixstowe F.5
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842—846.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895—898.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932....
flying boats, and it moved to RAF Calshot
RAF Calshot
RAF Calshot was initially a seaplane and flying boat station, and latterly an RAF marine craft maintenance and training unit. It was located at the end of Calshot Spit in Southampton Water, Hampshire, England, at...
in May 1922, where on 1 April 1923 it was renumbered to 480 Flight RAF.
First reformation
On 1 December 1934 No. 230 Squadron was reformed at RAF Pembroke DockPembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
with Short Singapore flying boats. The Squadron used the Singapore till 1938, serving from Aboukir, Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Lake Timsah
Lake Timsah
Lake Timsah, also known as Crocodile Lake, is a lake in Egypt on the Nile delta. It lies in a basin developed along a fault extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez through the Bitter Lakes region. In 1800, a flood filled the Wadi Tumilat, which caused Timsah's banks to overflow and...
and after a short return to the UK, RAF Seletar. In 22 June 1938 the first Short Sunderland
Short Sunderland
The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England....
flying boat arrived, the aircraft the Squadron would be equipped with for the next 20 years, in fact until 28 February 1957 when the Squadron was disbanded at Pembroke Dock.
Second reformation
On 1 September 1958 No. 215 Squadron RAFNo. 215 Squadron RAF
No. 215 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron formed as a night bomber squadron in World War I and again in World War II, becoming a transport squadron near the end of the Second World War.-History:...
at Dishforth was renumbered 230 Squadron, flying Scottish Aviation Pioneer
Scottish Aviation Pioneer
-External links:* *...
light transport aircraft. From 1960 these were augmented with Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
|-See also:-Bibliography:*Green, William. Macdonald Aircraft Handbook. London. Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1964.*Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....
aircraft. Westland Whirlwind
Westland Whirlwind
Westland Whirlwind may mean:* Westland Whirlwind , a fixed wing Second World War fighter aircraft* Westland Whirlwind , a post-war helicopter based on the Sikorsky S-55...
HC.10 helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s began to arrive in June 1962 to become the Squadron's standard equipment.
In January 1963 No.230 Squadron moved to Germany, returning to the UK in January 1965 before being transferred to Borneo. In 1967 to Squadron returned to the UK and in November 1971 began to convert to the Aérospatiale Puma
Aérospatiale Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...
HC.1
230 sqn was one of two Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
based squadrons of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. Alongside 72 Squadron, operating 18 Pumas, these aircraft are rotated with No. 33 Squadron's
No. 33 Squadron RAF
No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command....
15 Pumas to even out flight hours amongst the fleet (Northern Ireland based helicopters had a much higher operational tempo). In 230 Sqn service the main role of the fleet was tactical transport of the Security Forces, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary which, in turn, was the successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary in Northern Ireland....
and the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, either to patrol points or one of the military bases dotted around Northern Ireland. A well travelled route for the Pumas, as well as visiting Chinooks
RAF Chinook
The Boeing Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force. A series of variants based on the United States Army's Boeing CH-47 Chinook, the RAF Chinook fleet is the largest outside the United States...
is to the Royal Irish Regiment camp at Ballykinler
Ballykinler
Ballykinler or Ballykinlar is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 348 people. It is within the Down District Council area.It is a linear settlement running...
, South Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
.
On 17 Nov 2009, 230 Squadron eventually left Northern Ireland for RAF Benson in Oxfordshire after 17 years in province.
Aircraft operated
| From | To | Aircraft | Version | Notes |
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| August 1918 | March 1919 | Curtiss H.12 | H.16 | |
| September 1918 | December 1918 | Sopwith Camel Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult... |
No. 487 Flight | |
| October 1918 | June 1921 | Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... |
B, C | Nos. 327 and 328 Flight |
| August 1918 | April 1923 | Felixstowe F.2 Felixstowe F.2 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842–846.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895–898.* Bruce, J.M. Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929–932.... |
A, F.3 | Nos. 327 and 328 Flight |
| January 1920 | April 1923 | Felixstowe F.5 Felixstowe F.5 -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 2 December 1955, pp. 842—846.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 16 December 1955, pp. 895—898.* Bruce, J.M. " Flight, 23 December 1955, pp. 929—932.... |
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| April 1935 | November 1938 | Short Singapore | Mk.III | |
| June 1938 | January 1943 | Short Sunderland Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England.... |
Mk.I | |
| June 1941 | March 1942 | Dornier Do 22 Dornier Do 22 |-See also:-References:*Donald, David The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester,UK:Blitz Editions. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.*Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six Floatplanes. London:Macdonald, 1962.... |
K | Ex-Yugoslav air force no. 2 squadron |
| June 1941 | March 1942 | Rogozarski SIM XIV | H | Ex-Yugoslav air force no. 2 squadron |
| December 1941 | January 1943 | Short Sunderland | Mk.II | |
| April 1942 | March 1945 | Short Sunderland | Mk.III | |
| January 1945 | February 1957 | Short Sunderland | Mk.V | |
| September 1958 | March 1960 | Scottish Aviation Pioneer Scottish Aviation Pioneer -External links:* *... |
CC.1 | |
| January 1960 | December 1962 | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer |-See also:-Bibliography:*Green, William. Macdonald Aircraft Handbook. London. Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1964.*Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.... |
CC.1/CC.2 | |
| June 1962 | December 1971 | Westland Whirlwind | HAR.10 | |
| October 1971 | Date | Westland Puma | HC.1 |
Squadron bases
| From | To | Base | Remark |
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| 20 August 1918 | 7 May 1922 | RAF Felixtowe, Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
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| 7 May 1922 | 1 April 1923 | RAF Calshot RAF Calshot RAF Calshot was initially a seaplane and flying boat station, and latterly an RAF marine craft maintenance and training unit. It was located at the end of Calshot Spit in Southampton Water, Hampshire, England, at... , Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
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| 1 December 1934 | 2 October 1935 | RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered.... , Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... |
Air echelon left 23 September 1935 |
| 23 September 1935 | 2 October 1935 | En route to Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
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| 2 October 1935 | 24 October 1935 | RAF Aboukir Abu Qir Abū Qīr is a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, northeast of Alexandria by rail, containing a castle used as a state prison by Muhammad Ali of Egypt.... , Egypt |
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| 24 October 1935 | 25 November 1935 | RAF Alexandria/Maryut Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving... , Egypt |
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| 25 November 1935 | 1 December 1935 | Lake Timsah Lake Timsah Lake Timsah, also known as Crocodile Lake, is a lake in Egypt on the Nile delta. It lies in a basin developed along a fault extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez through the Bitter Lakes region. In 1800, a flood filled the Wadi Tumilat, which caused Timsah's banks to overflow and... , Egypt |
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| 1 December 1935 | 7 August 1936 | Alexandria/Maryut, Egypt | Air echelon left 30 July 1936 |
| 30 July 1936 | 3 August 1936 | En route to UK | |
| 3 August 1936 | 14 October 1936 | RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
| 14 October 1936 | 8 January 1937 | En route to Far East Far East The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,... |
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| 8 january 1937 | 13 February 1940 | RAF Seletar Seletar Airport "RAF Seletar" & "Seletar Airbase/Airfield" redirects here.Seletar Airport is a civilian airport located at Seletar, in the northeastern region of Singapore, and is managed by the Changi Airport Group... , Malaya British Malaya British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries... |
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| 15 October 1939 | 27 October 1939 | Penang Penang Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the... /Gelugor Gelugor Gelugor is a town located at the southern part of Georgetown, a midway town between Georgetown and Sungai Dua... , Malaya British Malaya British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries... |
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| 27 October 1939 | 30 october 1939 | Trincomalee Trincomalee Trincomalee is a port city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka and lies on the east coast of the island, about 113 miles south of Jaffna. It has a population of approximately 100,000 . The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours. Overlooking the Kottiyar Bay,... , Ceylon Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... |
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| 30 October 1939 | 23 November 1939 | RAF Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Bandaranaike International Airport is Sri Lanka's only international airport at the moment. Mattala International Airport, when it gets built will be the second International Airport of Sri Lanka. It is located in Katunayake, north of Colombo... , Ceylon |
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| 23 November 1939 | 13 February 1940 | RAF Koggala, Ceylon | Detachment |
| 13 February 1940 | 2 May 1940 | RAF Koggala, Ceylon | |
| 2 May 1940 | 6 May 1940 | En route to Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
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| 6 May 1940 | 19 June 1941 | Alexandria/Maryut, Egypt | |
| 12 December 1940 | 18 April 1941 | Skaramagas Skaramagas Skaramagkas is a small town in the western part of Athens, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Chaidari. The town has a refinery and a neighboring shipyard and docks to carry oil production to other parts of the Mediterranean and the world. The bay area is one of the most productive... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| 19 June 1941 | 3 July 1942 | RAF Aboukir, Egypt | |
| 3 July 1942 | 28 July 1942 | Kasfareet/Fanara Fanara Fanara can refer to:* Fanara, Egypt, a community located on the west side of the Suez Canal in the vicinity of Great Bitter Lake* Steve Fanara , the present head coach of the American football team of Howard Payne University... (Great Bitter Lake Great Bitter Lake The Great Bitter Lake is a salt water lake between the north and south part of the Suez Canal. It is adjoined by the Small Bitter Lake . Before the Canal was built, their site was occupied by dry salt valleys. Together, the Bitter Lakes now have a surface area of about 250 km²... ), Egypt |
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| 28 July 1942 | 9 January 1943 | RAF Aboukir, Egypt | |
| 9 January 1943 | 7 February 1944 | Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanganyika Territory Tanganyika Territory Tanganyika Territory was a British colony between 1919 and 1961. Prior to the end of the First World War was part of the German colony of German East Africa. After the war had broke out, the British invaded the German East Africa, but were unable to defeat the German Army... |
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| 1 June 1943 | 7 November 1943 | RAF Aboukir, Egypt | Detachment |
| 7 February 1944 | 17 April 1945 | RAF Koggala, Ceylon | |
| 17 April 1945 | 23 May 1945 | RAF Akyab Sittwe -Economy:In February 2007, India announced a plan to develop the port, which would enable ocean access from Indian Northeastern states, so called "Seven sisters", like Mizoram, via the Kaladan River.... , Burma |
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| 23 May 1945 | 1 August 1945 | RAF Rangoon Yangon Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial... , Burma |
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| 1 August 1945 | 1 December 1945 | Red Hills Lake Red Hills Lake The Red Hills Lake,also called Puzhal Lake is located in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, South India . It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake.*The full capacity of the lake is... , Madras, British India |
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| 1 December 1945 | 15 April 1946 | RAF Seletar, Singapore | |
| 15 April 1946 | 10 August 1946 | RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
| 10 August 1946 | 16 September 1946 | RAF Castle Archdale RAF Castle Archdale RAF Castle Archdale, also known for a while as RAF Lough Erne was a Royal Air Force station used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.-WWII History:... (Lower Lough Erne), County Fermanagh County Fermanagh Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas.... , Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... |
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| 16 September 1946 | 16 February 1949 | RAF Calshot, Hampshire | |
| 4 July 1948 | 18 December 1948 | Finkenwerder Finkenwerder Finkenwerder is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the borough Hamburg-Mitte. It is the location of a plant of Airbus and its airport... , Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , West-Germany |
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| 16 February 1949 | 28 February 1957 | RAF Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
| 1 September 1958 | 27 November 1958 | RAF Dishforth RAF Dishforth Dishforth Airfield is a Royal Air Force/British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It is currently an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. It is located next to the A1 at Junction 49 with the A168. Dishforth airfield is built over part of the... , North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
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| 27 November 1958 | 7 April 1959 | RAF Nicosia RAF Nicosia The former Royal Air Force Station Nicosia, commonly known as RAF Nicosia, was a Royal Air Force airbase in Cyprus. RAF Nicosia was Headquarters Royal Air Force Cyprus from 8 June to 29 July 1941... , Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
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| 7 April 1959 | 1 May 1959 | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire | |
| 1 Mauy 1959 | 30 May 1960 | RAF Upavon RAF Upavon The former Royal Air Force Station Upavon, more commonly known as RAF Upavon, was a grass airfield, military flight training school, and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force.... , Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... |
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| 30 May 1960 | 14 January 1963 | RAF Odiham RAF Odiham RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small village of Odiham in Hampshire, England. It is the home of the Royal Air Force's heavy lift helicopter, the Chinook HC2, HC2A and HC3... , Hampshire |
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| September 1960 | September 1961 | Mamfe Mamfe Mamfe is a city and capital of the Manyu department of the Southwest Province in Cameroon. It is located from the border of Nigeria, on the Manyu River. It has a population of 20,300 . It is known as a centre for traditional religion and traditional medicine... , Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
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| 14 January 1963 | 1 January 1965 | RAF Gütersloh RAF Gütersloh The former Royal Air Force Station Gütersloh, more commonly known as RAF Gütersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany military airbase, the nearest Royal Air Force airbase to the East/West German border, in the vicinity of the town of Gütersloh. It was constructed by the Germans prior to World War II... , West-Germany |
Detachment at Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1 January 1965 | 10 March 1965 | RAF Odiham, Hampshire | |
| 10 March 1965 | 14 November 1966 | Labuan Labuan Labuan is a federal territory in East Malaysia. It is an island off the coast of the state of Sabah. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support... , Malaysia |
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| 14 November 1966 | 25 November 1966 | En route to UK | |
| 25 November 1966 | 10 March 1969 | RAF Odiham, Hampshire | Detachment at Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 10 March 1969 | 3 December 1971 | RAF Wittering RAF Wittering RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.... , Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... |
Detachment at Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1 October 1971 | 1 January 1972 | RAF Odiham | Training as No.230 Sqn (Puma Echelon) |
| 1 January 1972 | 14 October 1980 | RAF Odiham, Hampshire | |
| 14 October 1980 | 30 April 1992 | RAF Gütersloh, West-Germany | Dets. at Belize and Northern Ireland |
| November 1990 | April 1991 | Al Jabayl Jubail Airport Jubail Airport is an airfield in the northwest of Jubail City in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is located near the industrial area and occupies an area of about 60 km².- Overview :... , Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World... |
Detachment for Operation Granby Operation Granby Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War. 53,462 troops were deployed during the conflict. The total cost of operations was £2.434 billion of which at least £2.049 billion was paid for by other nations such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; £200... |
| 4 May 1992 | 17 November 2009 | RAF Aldergrove RAF Aldergrove RAF Aldergrove was a Royal Air Force station situated northwest of Belfast. It adjoined Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area... , County Antrim County Antrim County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000... |
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| 17 November 2009 | present | RAF Benson RAF Benson RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a.... , Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
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