Search and Rescue Training Unit
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The Search and Rescue Training Unit (SARTU) of the Royal Air Force
is located on the southern side of RAF Valley
on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales
. SARTU operates three Griffin HT1 helicopters to train pilots and winchmen before progression to an active Search and Rescue squadron, which include No 203 Sqn or No 22 Sqn
(C flight), both based at RAF Valley.
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...
is located on the southern side of RAF Valley
RAF Valley
RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, and which is also used as Anglesey Airport. It provides fast-jet training using the BAE Hawk and provides training for aircrew working with Search and Rescue. Unofficially the motto for RAF Valley is 'One Valley, Training...
on the Isle of Anglesey, 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...
. SARTU operates three Griffin HT1 helicopters to train pilots and winchmen before progression to an active Search and Rescue squadron, which include No 203 Sqn or No 22 Sqn
No. 22 Squadron RAF
No. 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Sea King HAR.3 and HAR.3A at three stations in the southern United Kingdom. The squadron was originally formed in 1915 as an aerial reconnaissance unit of the Royal Flying Corps serving on the Western Front during First World War...
(C flight), both based at RAF Valley.