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hong kong royal hong kong auxilliary air force

   

Organisation History:

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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ModelDel'dFrom YearTo Year
    SNIA sa365 dauphin ii319801990
    SNIA alouette iii219651980
    westland widgeon219581965


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ModelC/NBuiltID     /     History
    sa365 dauphin ii 5057 1980HKG-1: Replaced Alouette III in RHKAAF service of the same serial. Sold ...
    SA316B Alouette III 1242 1965HKG-1: To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
    sa365 dauphin ii 5059 1980HKG-2: SA365C. Replaced Alouette III in RHKAAF service of the same seria ...
    SA316B Alouette III 1243 1965HKG-2: To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
    sa365 dauphin ii 5060 1980HKG-3: SA365C. ex F-WMHF, replacing Alouette III in RHKAAF service. Cras ...
    widgeon wa/h/145 1957VR-HFL: ex G-APBK. To RHKAAF Dec 1957, coded /L. wfu Aug 1965, sold to Ma ...
    widgeon wa/h/146 1957VR-HFM: ex G-APBL. To RHKAAF Oct 1957, coded /M. w/o 17 Jan 1965 at Sai K ...

        7 Construction Numbers in this organisation found



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