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Organisation History:

Originally formed as the Royal Naval Air Service in 1910, it was merged with the Royal Flying Corps in Apr 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. Following the Inskip Award in Jul 1937, the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force and its shore bases transferred back to Royal Navy control on 24 May 1939 and the term Fleet Air Arm stuck. It was only officially adopted as the name of the service in 1953 !  The Royal Navy placed an order for 45 Sikorsky VS-316s (R-4s) in 1945 and became the first service in the world to order helicopters for operational use.
Since the 1970s, rotary wing aviation has eclipsed that of fixed wing with the Fleet Air Arm, following the major re-organisations announced in the UK 1957 Defence White Paper, which essentially retired the main carrier fleet, and the 1966 Defence White Paper which cancelled the replacement large strike carrier, CVA-01. The Fleet Air Arm provides maritime attack and combat air support for the fleet and its task groups. Anti-submarine, AEW, SAR and replenishment tasks are conducted plus helicopter assault and support for the Royal Marines, together with the comprehensive training necessary to complete these missions. Some training and other second line duties are carried out by civilian contractors or in joint civilian-military teams.
From 1 Oct 1999 the Commando Helicopter Force joined with the support and battlefield helicopters of the Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force in the new Joint Helicopter Command (JHC). JHC is unified under Commander-in-Chief, Land. The RN contributes aircraft (plus about 1,000 personnel) from 845, 846, 847 and 848 Squadrons plus other aircraft from an attrition reserve. The FAA also contributes 705 Squadron to the tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School.
The main FAA operational shore bases are HMS Heron (RNAS Yeovilton, tail code VL) and HMS Seahawk (RNAS Culdrose, tail code CU). A SAR detatchment is based at Prestwick (HMS Gannet, tail code PW) in Scotland.
Fleet Air Arm assets, bases and personnel are the responsibility of Flag Officer, Naval Air Command (FONAC).


Units in this Organisation:

Rotary Wing Aircraft UnitCreatedDisband
    700 squadron - 700 naval air squadron
1940 --
    701 squadron - 701 naval air squadron
1957 1958
    702 squadron - 702 naval air squadron
1936 --
    703 squadron - 703 naval air squadron
1942 1981
    705 squadron - 705 naval air squadron
1936 --
    706 squadron - 706 naval air squadron
1953 1998
    707 squadron - 707 naval air squadron
1945 1995
    719 squadron - 719 naval air squadron
1944 1961
    727 squadron - 727 naval air squadron
1943 --
    728 squadron - 728 naval air squadron
1943 1967
    737 squadron - 737 naval air squadron
1943 1983
    744 squadron - 744 naval air squadron
1943 1956
    771 squadron - 771 naval air squadron
1939 --
    772 squadron - 772 naval air squadron
1938 1995
    781 squadron - 781 naval air squadron
1940 1981
    810 squadron - 810 naval air squadron
1933 2001
    814 squadron - 814 naval air squadron
1938 --
    815 squadron - 815 naval air squadron
1939 --
    819 squadron - 819 naval air squadron
1940 2001
    820 squadron - 820 naval air squadron
1933 --
    824 squadron - 824 naval air squadron
1933 --
    825 squadron - 825 naval air squadron
1934 1982
    826 squadron - 826 naval air squadron
1940 1993
    829 squadron - 829 naval air squadron
1940 --
    845 squadron - 845 naval air squadron
1943 --
    846 squadron - 846 naval air squadron
1943 --
    848 squadron - 848 naval air squadron
1943 --
    849 squadron - 849 naval air squadron
1943 --
    854 squadron - 854 naval air squadron
1944 --
    857 squadron - 857 naval air squadron
1944 --
    flag officer sea training - fost
1958 --


Bases/Heliports of this Organisation:

    Viewing: Current Bases/Heliports | Historical

Base / HeliportUnits of this Base/Heliport
   Plymouth727 squadron 2001/now
flag officer sea training 1999/now
   RAF Shawbury705 squadron 1997/now
   RNAS Culdrose771 squadron 1974/now
700 squadron 1998/now
814 squadron 1976/now
820 squadron 1964/now
824 squadron 2000/now
829 squadron 2004/now
849 squadron 1984/now
854 squadron 2006/now
857 squadron 2006/now
   RNAS Yeovilton702 squadron 1999/now
815 squadron 1999/now
845 squadron 2003/now

Models in this Organisation:

ModelQtyFrom YearTo Year
    agustawestland merlin hm.1441998present
    eurocopter as350261997present
    aerospatiale sa365 dauphin ii21997present
    westland commando431979present
    westland lynx941976present
    aerospatiale sa342c gazelle ht.2401973present
    westland sea king1121969present
    westland wasp9619631986
    hiller uh-12e raven2119621976
    westland wessex23719611988
    saunders roe saro p.531319591964
    hiller uh-12b hte-22019531963
    westland whirlwind16719531977
    sikorsky s-552519521962
    saunders roe skeeter219521952
    westland dragonfly7119501967
    sikorsky r-4 hoverfly i2419441948


Fleet of this Organisation:

ModelC/NBuiltID     /     History
s-51 w/o Mod.in Org51-171947WB220: ex G-AJHW. To RN for a short period in 1949 to begin deck landing trials on HMS Vengeance (R71), whilst problems with th ...
    dragonflywa/h/0671952WH991: ff 4 Feb 1953 as HR.3, dd 24 Feb 1953 to RN at Gosport. To HMS Illustrious (R87) Ship's Flt 24 Apr 1953 where it was ...
    uh-12b hte-25101952XB474: To G-ASVH Aug 1964
    uh-12b hte-2511 1952XB475: ex USN 134725. d/d 22 Apr 1953 to RN. Flew in the Fleet Review 15 Jun 1953 at Spithead. w/o 21 Jun 1954.
    uh-12b hte-25361953XB476: ex USN 134726. d/d 28 Jun 1953 to RN. To G-ASVI Aug 1964. To N3877E, then RP-C786.
    uh-12b hte-2537 1953XB477: ex USN 134727. d/d 28 Jun 1953 to RN. To G-ASVJ w/o 4 Aug 1966.
    uh-12b hte-25381953XB478: ex USN 134728. d/d 28 Jun 1953 to RN. To G-ASTM Jun 1964. To N3877K, then N538DC.
    uh-12b hte-25391953XB479: ex USN 134729. d/d 20 Aug 1953 to RN, 706 Sq Sep 1953. To G-ASVK. To N38769 (?) Feb 1983, then N539DC (registered i ...
    uh-12b hte-25401953XB480: ex USN 134730. d/d 13 Jul 1953 to RN. To instructional airframe A2577. Preserved, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton.
    uh-12b hte-25411953XB481: ex USN 134731. d/d 21 Jul 1953 to RN. To G-ASVL. To N3877A Feb 1983, (registered in Alaska).
    uh-12b hte-25421953XB513: ex USN 134732. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. To G-ASTR. Certificate of Airworthiness expired 25 Aug 1970, de-registered from UK ...
    uh-12b hte-2543 1953XB514: ex USN 134733. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 09 Sep 1957.
    uh-12b hte-2544 1953XB515: ex USN 134734. d/d 8 Feb 1954 to RN. w/o 4 Nov 1958.
    uh-12b hte-2545 1953XB516: ex USN 134735. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 10 Jan 1962.
    uh-12b hte-25461953XB517: ex USN 134736. d/d 3 Feb 1954 to RN. Strck off charge 23 Jul 1962. Scrapped (date ?)
    uh-12b hte-2547 1953XB518: ex USN 134737. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 10 Jan 1956.
    uh-12b hte-25481953XB519: ex USN 134738. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. Withdrawn from use Jan 1961. Fate ?
    uh-12b hte-2549 1953XB520: ex USN 134739. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 10 Jul 1954.
    uh-12b hte-2550 1953XB521: ex USN 134740. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 29 Apr 1959.
    uh-12b hte-25511953XB522: ex USN 134741. d/d 15 Feb 1954 to RN. Parts to G-ASVK (c/n 539).
    uh-12b hte-2552 1953XB523: ex USN 134742. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 26 May 1955. Some parts to c/n 541 (N3877A).
    uh-12b hte-2553 1953XB524: ex USN 134743. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 25 Feb 1955.
sycamore w/o Mod.in Org130660XD196: Sycamore HR.13 (for ASR evaluation)
sycamore w/o Mod.in Org130670XD197: Sycamore HR.13 (second of 2 built for ASR evaluation)
    saro p.531s2/52681958XN332: dd into RN service 2 Oct 1959 as 1st trials airframe. /759 to A2579, (wfu 1964 ?). Stored RNAS Yeovilton by Aug 1978. Ar ...
XN332: Spent it service life with 700 Sq and 771 Sq between 1959 and 1963. It moved to RNEC Manadon (HMS Thunderer) as a ground ...
    saro p.531s2/5267 1958XN333: d/d 20 Oct 1959 as 2nd trials airframe, w/o 19 Jul 1961, to G.I. Airframe A2519.
    saro p.531s2/52701958XN334: Delivered into RN service 6 Oct 1959 as 3rd trials airframe. To Lee-on-Solent as G.I. Airframe A2525. Stored at RNAS Yeo ...
    uh-12e raven21991962XS159: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands 16 Aug 1962. To ZS-HFU 30 Sep 1976. Cancelled 14 Apr 1992. To SX-HCV.
    uh-12e raven22081962XS160: De-registered as G-BDOH 7 May 1991. To Germany (marks unknown).
    uh-12e raven22161962XS161: To AP-AWQ (1987 ?).
    uh-12e raven22531962XS162: 705 Sq/547 by 1967.
    uh-12e raven22541962XS163: Saw front line service briefly for 3 weeks in Jun 1964 with 847 Squadron, provided from the Royal Navy pool of airframes ...
    uh-12e raven2255 1962XS164: Served briefly with 706 Sq B Flight, before being transferred to 845 Sq/X when it arrived in the Far East in 1964. Usual ...
    uh-12e raven22611962XS165: To G-BEFX. Became SX-HEC.
    uh-12e raven22621962XS166: To G-BDOI 20 Jan 1976, cancelled 15 Feb 1993. Became HA-MIJ.
    uh-12e raven22631962XS167: To ZS-HGW 1 Mar 1977.
    uh-12e raven22641962XS168: 845 Sq/Y by Apr 1964. To ZS-HFV 30 Sep 1976.
    uh-12e raven22701962XS169: To G-BEFY 5 Oct 1976, cancelled 14 Apr 1992. To SX-HCV.
    uh-12e raven22711962XS170: To ZS-HFY.
    uh-12e raven22721962XS171:
    uh-12e raven22731962XS172: To G-BDRY.
    waspf.95411962XS463: Prototype / pre-production Wasp, built at Hayes. ex G-17-1. To instructional airframe A2647. Now preserved at The Helico ...
    waspf.95421962XS476: Pre-production airframe built at Hayes. ff as G-17-2. To A2656 ground instructional airframe at RNAS Portland by Jul 197 ...
    wessexwa1721964XS498: Wessex HU5C. d/d to RN 1964, 848 Sq/T-A by 1965, 845 Sq, 847 Sq/C-S by 1969, 707 Sq/WQ-VL by Mar 1976, Wroughton store ...
    waspf.95431962XS527: Built at Hayes, f/f 01/1963 at White Waltham as G-17-3. d/d 1963 to RN. 829 Sq Rothesay Flt/426 by 1970, 829 Sq End ...
    waspf.95441963XS528: d/d 1963 to RN. To Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton. Left May 1984.
    waspf.9558 1963XS531: d/d 1963. w/o 29 Mar 1977 with 703 Sqdn, ditched into sea near Portland while landing on HMS Rothesay (F107).
    waspf.95591963XS532: d/d 1963 to RN.
    waspf.9560 1963XS533: d/d 12 Sep 1963, w/o 15 Nov 1968 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in Lyme Bay while operating from HMS Yarmouth (F101).
    waspf.9561 1963XS534: d/d 19 Oct 1963, 829Sq/432 w/o 23 Jan 1972.
    waspf.95631963XS536: d/d 1963 to RN.
    waspf.9564 1963XS537: dd 17 Dec 1963. 829Sq Ajax Flt/460-AJ, HMS Bulwark (R08) Liaison Flt/O, 845Sq/O-B painted overall spinach green (Nov 196 ...
    waspf.9565 1963XS538: dd 21 Feb 1964. 829Sq Lowestoft Flt/451-LT by 1973, 829Sq Achilles Flt/430 by Jul 1976, 829Sq Bacchante Flt ...
    waspf.95661963XS539: d/d 4 Feb 1964, 848 Sq/Z before 1971, 829 Sq Endurance Flt/435, to Lee-on-Solent as A2718, to A2640 G.I. Fleetlands (sti ...
    waspf.9567 1963XS540: dd 20 Feb 1964. 829Sq Ashanti Flt/177 by Mar 1964, 829 Sq/455 by Sep 1967. w/o 17 Apr 1968 with 829 ...
    waspf.95681964XS541: dd 1964 to RN. 703 Sq/500 by Jul 1976, 829Sq HQ Flt/602, sold to a USA aircraft dealer Apr 1994.
    waspf.9571 1964XS544: d/d 06 Apr 1964, w/o 26 Aug 1976 with 829 Sqdn, crashed into Firth of Forth during a families day for HMS Yarmouth (F101 ...
    waspf.9572 1964XS545: dd Apr 1964 to RN, to A2702 AES Lee-on-Solent, scr. Lee-on-Solent 1995.
    waspf.95731964XS562: dd 23 Apr 1964 to RN. 829Sq Ashanti Flt/427 by Apr 1978, 829 Sq Argus Flt/371 by May 1982, 829 ...
    waspf.9574 1964XS563: d/d 30 Apr 1964, 771Sq/759 when crashed 08 Jul 1965, broken up for spares 24 May 1966 at RNAY Fleetlands.
    waspf.95751964XS564: dd 21 May 1964 to RN. 829Sq Argonaut Flt/466-AT by Nov 1970 to at least 1973. To G-17-22 and then Brazilian Navy.
    waspf.9576 1964XS565: dd 26 May 1964 to RN. 829 Sq Rothesay Flt/462-RO by Jul 1971. Scrapped, PEE Foulness Island 1989
    waspf.95771964XS566: d/d 4 Jun 1964 to RN. 829Sq Naiad Flt/470-NA by May 1970, 829Sq Apollo Flt/470-AP by May 1972, 829Sq ...
    waspf.95781964XS567: dd Jun 1964, 829Sq Gurkha Flt/444 by Jul 1976, 829Sq Apollo Flt/470-AP by Dec 1976, 829 Sq Endurance Flt/434, pres. ...
    waspf.95791964XS568: d/d 10 Jul 1964, ditched in sea following loss of power during hover 28 Oct 1982, recovered. 829 Sqdn/441 to Fleetlands ...
    waspf.95801964XS569: dd Jul 1964 to RN. 703 Sq, NATIU, Wroughton to A2717, then A2639 G.I. Fleetlands.
    waspf.95811964XS570: dd 27 Jul 1964 to RN. 829 Sq/455 by Jul 1976, 829 Sq/445 to A2699, pres. Historic Warship Trust Birkenhead Docks on HMS ...
    waspf.95821964XS571: dd Aug 1964 to RN. 703 Sq/634 by Jul 1976, 829 Sq HQ Flt/614, Wroughton, Transferred to Army Jul 1984 as G.I. at 71 Airc ...
    waspf.9583 1964XS572: dd 02 Oct 1964, 829 Sq Alacrity Flt/327-AL by 1978, to 8845M, believed scr. No.16 MU Stafford 1992/3
    uh-12e raven22991963XS700: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To ZS-HFX 30 Sep 1976.
    uh-12e raven22801963XS701: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To ZS-HFW, subsequently exported from South Africa (destination / date ?).
    uh-12e raven22891963XS702: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
    uh-12e raven22901963XS703: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BDFO, de-registered 20 Nov 1990.
    uh-12e raven22911963XS704: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands.
    uh-12e raven22921963XS705: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BDYY, to EI-BCA, to G-BDYY cancelled 7 Apr 1987. Became SX-HCD.
    uh-12e raven23001963XS706: Delivered by sea to RNAY Fleetlands. To G-BEDK 5 Aug 1976, registration cancelled 6 Mar 1999.
    wessexwa2671966XS887: dd 6 Apr 1966. 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FI, Yeovilton Station Flight/18-VL by Sep 1973. 772 Sq/514-PO by Jul 1975, to RNAY Wr ...
    waspf.9584 1964XT414: f/f 26 Sep 1964, d/d 13 Oct 1964, w/o 02 Jan 1967 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in Irish Sea after gearbox failure.
    waspf.95851964XT415: d/d 23 Oct 1965 to RN. Noted as 829 Sqdn/476 Leander Flight, May 1984. Struck off charge Apr 1987.
    waspf.9586 1964XT416: dd 03 Dec 1964 to RN. 829 Sq/442 by Jul 1976, w/o 20 Jul 1977.
    waspf.9588 1964XT418: d/d 4 Dec 1964. 829Sq Argonaut Flt/466-AT by 1968, 703 Sq/500, RNAY Wroughton by Mar 1977. w/o 13 Dec 1981 with 829 Sqdn ...
    waspf.9589 1964XT419: dd 23 Dec 1964 to RN as XT419. RAF Bahrein SAR Flt/422 by 1970, to G-17-1 sold to Brazilian Navy (FAMB).
    waspf.95901964XT420: dd 5 Jan 1965 to RN. 829 Sq/422 by Jul 1976, 829 Sq HQ Flt/604 by Jan 1985, RNAY Wroughton, RNAY Fleetlands, sold in UK ...
    waspf.95921965XT422: dd 1967 to RN. 829 Sq/326 by Jul 1976, Preserved Burgess Hill, West Sussex
    waspf.95931965XT423: d/d 1967. 829 Sqdn Endurance Flight, ditched off Port Stanley 5 Mar 1985 following engine failure. Preserved Murray Heig ...
    waspf.9594 1965XT424: d/d 5 Mar 1965. w/o 4 Jun 1975 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in sea operating from HMS Juno (F52), recovered. 8 Dec 1975 to RNA ...
    waspf.9595 1965XT425: d/d 16 Mar 1965. w/o 4 Oct 1966 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in sea, 10nm off Portland during night exercise.
    waspf.95961965XT426: dd 17 May 1965 to RN. 706 Sq/64 by Jun 1967, 706Sq/80-CU, 829Sq Ajax Flt/421-AJ before 1980, 829Sq Ariadne Flt/455 by 19 ...
    waspf.95971965XT427: d/d 24 May 1965. 706W Sq/990-CU by Jul 1965, 703 Sq/502 by Jul 1976, 829Sq Argus Flt/372 by May ...
    waspf.95981965XT428: d/d 13 May 1965 to RN. 829 Sq Londonderry Flt/447 by Aug 1971, 829 Sq Ambuscade Flt/323-AB
    waspf.9600 1965XT430: dd 1 Jun 1965 to RN. 829Sq Charybdis Flt/431-CY by 1970. Scrapped Winterbourne Gunner Aug 1993.
    waspf.96011965XT431: dd 5 Jul 1965 to RN. Preserved The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare (some parts used in XS463).
    waspf.96021965XT432: d/d 22 Jun 1965 to RN. Noted as 829 Sqdn/415 Hydra Flight, May 1984. HMS Hydra (A144) was an ocean-going hydrographic s ...
    waspf.96031965XT433: dd 1965 to RN. ex G-17-6. 829Sq Arethusa Flt/426-AR by Jun 1965, 829Sq Ajax Flt/460-AJ by Sep 1968. To Brazilian Navy.
    waspf.96041965XT434: dd 5 Jul 1965 to RN. 829 Sq/463 by Sep 1973, 829 Sq/455. To Lee-on-Solent A2723, to A2643 G.I. Fleetlands (wears 455, ...
    waspf.9606 1965XT436: dd 4 Oct 1965 to RN. 703 Sq/506, Transferred to Army, to Detmold, fuselage pod to AAC Soest by Dec 1985, (boom to XS571 ...
    waspf.96071965XT437: dd 4 Nov 1965 to RN. 829Sq Sirius Flt/450-SS by 1966 (on loan to Cleopatra Flt May-Jul 1966). 829Sq ...
    waspf.96081965XT438: dd 7 Dec 1965 to RN. 829 Sq/465, to A2704, Transferred to Army, G.I. Detmold, to AAC Hildesheim (fuselage pod only) Dec ...
    waspf.96091965XT439: d/d 13 Dec 1965. 829 Sq Zulu Flt/442-ZU by 1979, 829 Sq Rhyl Flt/446-RH by Jun 1980,  w/o 25 Mar 86, crashed at ...
    waspf.9610 1965XT440: d/d 4 Jan 1966. 829Sq Cleopatra Flt/463-CL by Feb 1968, w/o 17 Sep 1968 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in No ...
    waspf.9611 1966XT441: d/d 28 Mar 1966. w/o 4 Feb 1979 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in sea off Gibraltar following engine fire, recovered. To instruc ...
    waspf.9612 1966XT442: d/d 21 Apr 1966. w/o 12 Dec 1973 with Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) Flight, crashed on take off from Norton Helip ...
    waspf.96131966XT443: 60th Royal Navy Wasp HAS.1 built. ff 29 Mar 1966 at Yeovil, dd 20 Apr 1966 to RNAY Fleetlands, then 829 Sq. To RNAY Wrou ...
    wessexwa2741965XT452: HU.5 built at Yeovil. d/d 4 May 1965. 707Sqdn/S-CU by Jul 1971. Sold to Bangladesh 1973.
    wessexwa281 1965XT459: Wessex HU.5 d/d 6 Jul 1965,  847 Sq/B-S by 1969, 846 Sq/VB-A by 1972, 848 Sq/VJ by Aug 1976. 845 Sq/(Y)B by Mar 1982, De ...
    wessexwa283 1965XT461: Wessex HU.5 dd 5 Aug 1965,  to 845 Sq/F-B by May 1966, 846 Sq/D-CU by May 1970, 846 Sq/XD by Jul 1971. 846 Sq/XD-VL by S ...
    wessexwa2901965XT468: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 31 Oct 1965,  847 Sq/H-S by 1969, 737 Sq Tidespring Flt/332-TS by 1975, 771 Sq/530-CU by 1979, 845 ...
    wessexwa2911965XT469: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN Nov 1965,  848 Sq/E-A, 847 Sq/E-S by 1969, 848 Sq/VE-B by Sep 1973. 772 Sq/514-PO by Jul 1976, 772 ...
    wessexwa292 1965XT470: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 6 Dec 1965,  847 Sq/G-S by 1970, 845 Sq/L-H by Sep 1973, still 1976.  845 Sq/(Y)A, RNAY Wroughton, ...
    wessexwa293 1965XT471: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 19 Jan 1966,  847 Sq/F-S by 1969, Fleetlands 1976, 771 Sq/524-CU 1979 to Mar 1982, 847 Sq B Flt/XW ...
    wessexwa3001966XT478: HU.5 built at Yeovil. d/d 24 Mar 1966. Sold to Bangladesh 1973.
    wessexwa3041966XT482: d/d 5 May1966 to RN.  To Culdrose 8 Jun 1966, 707 Sq/Q by Jun 1967, and still by Jul 1971. 707 Sq/WQ-VL by Sep 1973. At ...
    wessexwa3071966XT485: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 2 Jun 1966,  847 Sq/K-S by 1969, 848 Sq/VT-B by Sep 1974. 771 Sq/522-CU 1979 to 1982, 772 Sq/621-P ...
    wessexwa477 1966XT755: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 5 Jul 1966, 847 Sq/D-S by 1969, stored, 771 Sq/523-CU by 1979 to Mar 1982, NASU VL, 847 Sq B Flt/X ...
    wessexwa4821966XT760: Wessex HU.5 d/d 10 Oct 1966, 847 Sq/A-S by 1969, 846 Sq/VS-B by Jul 1979. Fle ...
    wessexwa4831966XT761: Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 20 Oct 1966, 845 Sq/J-A by 1969, 847 Sq/J-S by 1970, 848 Sq/VU by 1976, 771 Sq/521-CU by Mar 1982, ...
    waspf.96601966XT778: ff 12 May 1966 from Yeovil. dd 6 Jun 1966 to RN. 829 Sq/323 by Jul 1976, 829 Sq Achilles Flt/430 by 1988, to A2722 Lee- ...
    waspf.96611966XT779: dd 30 Jun 1966. 829Sq Brighton Flt/461-BR by 1972, 829Sq Rothesay Flt/462-RO by Sep 1974 still Jul 1976, 829 Sq Active F ...
    waspf.96621966XT780: dd Jul 1966 to RN. 703 Sq/636 by Jul 1976, to A2716 RNAY Wroughton, to A2638, G.I. Fleetlands (wears 636, 2001).
    waspf.96631966XT781: ex G-17-6. dd Royal Navy 1966. 829Sq/472 by Jun 1971, 829Sq Charybdis Flt/431-CY by 1976, 829Sq Gurkha Flt/444 by May ...
    waspf.96641966XT782: d/d 4 Oct 1966. Damaged in heavy landing 6 Jun 1983 when top hat section lifted. (Was due for SAAF as "97" but not deliv ...
    waspf.9668 1966XT786: dd Jan 1967 to RN. 829 Sq Amazon Flt/320-AZ by Jul 1976, to A2726, scr. Portland 1992.
    waspf.96701967XT788: dd Mar 1967 to RN. 829 Sq Minerva Flt/424 by Jun 1972 still Oct 1973, 829 Sq/321 by Jul 1976, to RNAY Wroughton. Sold in ...
    waspf.9671 1967XT789: d/d 1 Apr 1967. w/o 12 Aug 1970 with 829 Sqdn, ditched near Mull of Kintyre while operating from HMS Dido (F104).
    waspf.96741967XT792: dd 11 Jul 1967 to RN.  829Sq Bacchante Flt/425-BC by 1973 still Jul 1976, undercarriage collapsed following heavy l ...
    waspf.96751967XT793: dd 14 Jul 1967 to RN. 703 Sq/616 by Jul 1976, 829Sq/456, 829Sq Berwick Flt/440 by Jun 1985, RNAY Wroughton, RNAY Fleetla ...
    waspf.9676 1967XT794: d/d 5 Oct 1967. w/o 13 Apr 1984 with 829 Sqdn, ditched in sea following power loss, Ascension Island.
    waspf.96771967XT795: d/d Nov 1967, crashed during landing onto a rolling deck 6 Jul 1983. To G.I. A2748. Preserved in Den Helder, at De Kooy, ...
s-61 h-3 w/o Mod.in Org61-3931966XV370: wfu Aug 1989 to Instructional Airframe A2771. Became A2682 to AESS Gosport (HMS Sultan).
s-61 h-3 w/o Mod.in Org61-3941966XV371: dd 22 May 1972 for trials. wfu 31 Mar 1995. Became instructional airframe A2699 to AESS Gosport (HMS Sultan).
    waspf.97171967XV622: ff 17 Jan 1968, dd 1968 to RN. 703 Sq/506 by Jul 1976, dd 1983/9 ? to RNZN for spares.
    waspf.9718 1968XV623: dd 05 Mar 1968, 829 Sq Nubian Flt/457 by May 1969 still Aug 1970, scr. Portland 1993
    waspf.9719 1968XV624: dd 06 May 1968 to RN. /417 by Sep 1974, scr. Portland 1992
    waspf.97201968XV625: dd May 1968 to RN. 815 Sq/471, to RNEC Manadon (HMS Thunderer), to RNAS Culdrose, to A2735 Lee-on-Solent, to A2649 G.I. ...
    waspf.97211968XV626: d/d 18 Jun 1968, 829Sq Andromeda Flt/472-AM by 1970, to Malaysian Navy
    waspf.97221968XV627: dd 4 Jul 1968 to RN. 829 Sq Hermione Flt/475 by Aug 1971. 815Sq/321, transferred to Army G.I. 71 Aircraft Workshops Detm ...
    waspf.9723 1968XV628: d/d 11 Mar 1968. w/o 20 Jan 1972 with 829 Sqdn/464 Danae Flt, tail rotor coupling failure while returning to ...
    waspf.9724 1968XV629: dd 16 Apr 1969, 703 Sq, RNAY Wroughton, transferred to Army AAC Middle Wallop (May 1994 - Apr 2000), scrapped.
    waspf.9725 1969XV630: dd 22 Apr 1969 to RN. w/o 14 Sep 1971
    waspf.97261969XV631: dd 14 Aug 1969 to RN. 829 Sq Eskimo Flt/453 by Sep 1969, G.I. Farnborough.
    waspf.97271968XV632: d/d 11 Dec 1968 to RN. 829Sq Berwick Flt/440-BK by 1975, 829Sq Ardent Flt/340-AD by Aug ...
    waspf.97291968XV634: d/d 4 Feb 1969 to RN. Noted as 829 Sqdn/423 Diomede Flight, may 1984.
    waspf.97311969XV636: d/d 3 jul 1969 to RN. 829Sq Sirius Flt/450-SS by Oct 1973.
    waspf.9732 1967XV637: d/d 12 Aug 1969. Fell off HMS Londonderry (F108) deck into sea 12 Jun 1969, recovered. 829Sqdn/441 Zulu Flight, 1971. Di ...
    waspf.9733 1969XV638: d/d 3 Oct 1969. Ditched in South Atlantic 27 May 1983 with 829 Sqdn, following engine surge, recovered. To instructional ...
    sea kingwa 6311969XV643: f/f 10/06/69, d/d 29/01/73. Built as HAS.1, converted to HAS.2A then to HAS.5 and finally to HAS.6 standard. Served with ...
    sea kingwa 632 1969XV644: f/f 7 Aug 1969, d/d 19 Aug 1969. HAS.1  700(S) Sq/582-CU 1969, /528-PO by Jul 1971. Ditched in English Channel off ...
    sea kingwa 633 1969XV645: ff 9 Jul 1969, dd 11 Jul 1969 to RN. 700(S) Sq/583-CU 1970, w/o 13 Jan 1972 when ditched in sea off Portland as 737 Sq/5 ...
    sea kingwa 634 1969XV646: HAS.1  f/f 30 Jul 1969, d/d 19 Aug 1969, HAS.1 700(S) Sq/584-CU 1 ...
    sea kingwa 6351969XV647: ff 06 Sep1969, dd 26 Sep 1969 to RN as HAS.1 700(S) Sq/585-CU 1969, 706Sq/593-CU by Sep 1975. Converted to HAS.2A, 820 S ...
    sea kingwa 6361969XV648: ff 14 Sep 1969, dd 6 Oct 1969 to RN as HAS.1, 700(S) Sq/586-CU 1969, 706Sq/591-CU by Sep 1974 still Aug 1978. Converted& ...
    sea kingwa 6371969XV649: f/f 21/09/69, d/d 06/10/69. Built as HAS.1, converted to HAS.2A then converted to AEW.2A. Served with 700(S), 706 & 849 ...
    sea kingwa 6381969XV650: f/f 02/10/69, d/d 06/11/69. Built as HAS.1 then converted to HAS.2A before being converted to an AEW.2A model. Served wi ...
    sea kingwa 6521970XV664: Built as Sea King HAS.1 f/f 06/05/1970, d/d 01/06/1970 to Royal Navy. 826Sq/142-E by 1971, converted to HAS.2 and to 824 ...
    sea kingwa 6601970XV672: f/f 19/9/70, d/d 5/10/70. Built to HAS 1 standard at Yeovil and served with 706, 819 and 814 Naval Air Squadrons. Conver ...
    sea kingwa 6651970XV677: f/f 18/12/70, d/d 22/01/71. Originally built as an HAS.1 it has been converted/modified to HAS.2A then HAS.5 and is now ...
    sea kingwa 8381976XZ570: Sea King HAS.5+ ff 18 Jun 1976, dd 19 Jul 1976  First new build HAS.2, conv to HAS.5, to A&AEE Boscombe Down still 1986, ...
    sea kingwa 8781979XZ918: ff 3 Apr 1979, dd 6 Jun 1979, HAS.5 820Sq/020-N by Jan 1985, ditched in Mediterranean 8 Nov 1985 following loss of main ...
    merlin hm.1rn 131997ZH 833: Allocated to 829 NAS HQ 2004 - ?
    merlin hm.1rn 24 1999ZH 844: Crashed on an 824 NAS Observer instructor training sortie at RNASCuldrose (N50 05.05 W005 15.50) on Tuesday 30 March 200 ...
    merlin hm.1rn 382000ZH 858: Allocated to 829 Monmouth Flight 2002 - April 2005
    sa365 dauphin ii64061991ZJ164: AS365N-2 navalised, ex G-BTLC. To Bond Helicopters Ltd as part of Royal Navy contract service for FOST since 1997.
    sa365 dauphin ii63721990ZJ165: AS365N-2 navalised, ex G-NTOO. To Bond Helicopters Ltd as part of Royal Navy contract service for FOST since 1997.

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