 royal hong kong auxilliary air force
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Predecessor of the Government Flying Service. Formed on 1 May 1949. Disbanded 31 Mar 1993 and aircraft and duties handed over to the Government Flying Service. Originally formed as the Air Arm of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps in 1930. On 1 May 1949 this was renamed the Hong Kong Defence Force and its Air Arm became known as the Hong Kong Auxilliary Air Force. In 1970, Queen Elizabeth II granted the title Royal and it became the Royal Hong Kong Auxilliary Air Force. This was the last operational Commonwealth AAF, when it disbanded on 31 Mar 1993. 
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| Model | C/N | Built | ID / History | | sa365 dauphin ii | 5057 | 1980 | HKG-1: Replaced Alouette III in RHKAAF service of the same serial. Sold to UK by Aug 1990 as part of S-76 expansion programme.
| | sa316 alouette iii | 1242 | 1965 | HKG-1: To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
| | sa365 dauphin ii | 5059 | 1980 | HKG-2: SA365C. Replaced Alouette III in RHKAAF service of the same serial. Sold to UK by Aug 1990 as part of S-76 expansion pro ...
| | sa316 alouette iii | 1243 | 1965 | HKG-2: To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
| | sa365 dauphin ii | 5060  | 1980 | HKG-3: SA365C. ex F-WMHF, replacing Alouette III in RHKAAF service. Crashed Apr 1984. Returned to Aerospatiale for rebuild. Sol ...
| | widgeon | wa/h/145 | 1957 | VR-HFL: ex G-APBK. To RHKAAF Dec 1957, coded /L. wfu Aug 1965, sold to Malaysia.
| | widgeon | wa/h/146 | 1957 | VR-HFM: ex G-APBL. To RHKAAF Oct 1957, coded /M. w/o 17 Jan 1965 at Sai Kung.
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