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south africa 22 squadron

suid-afrikaanse lugmag


south african air force

1942 to present    


Unit History:

Maritime helicopter squadron to provide aircraft, air and ground crew for operation aboard South African Navy vessels

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
1964/nowAFB Ysterplaat
Models served in this unit: Login to Edit    

YearsModels
2007/nowSuper Lynx mk64
1998/nowOryx
1991/97sa330 puma
1978/06alouette iii
1963/90wasp



Construction Numbers in this Organisation: (Not all in this unit) Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltIn this OrganisationIn other Org
    1859 sa316b     118: SAAF. wfu
    1861 sa316b     120:
    1 Oryx     1201: SAAF
    1016 sa330c     121: SAAF. ex F-WMHB. w/o 14aug84
    1022 sa330c     122: SAAF. ex F-WMHK. w/o
    1030 sa330c     123:
    37 Oryx     1237: SAAF
    1033 sa330c     124: SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
    48 Oryx     1248: SAAF 15 sqd. w/o 21nov07
    49 Oryx     1249: SAAF 22 sqd. w/o 01jul04
    1045 sa330c     125:
    1479 puma     1250: SAAF. ex 177. to Oryx type?
    1053 sa330c     126: SAAF. preserved Edenvale
    1058 sa330c     127:
    1064 sa330c     128:
    1070 sa330c     129: SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
    1076 sa330c     130: SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
    1077 sa330c     131:
    1083 sa330c     132:
    1089 sa330c     133: SAAF. preserved Pretoria Zoo
    1090 sa330c     134:
    1097 sa330c     135:
    1104 sa330c     136:
    1105 sa330c     137: SAAF. to ZU-BRK
    1110 sa330c     138:
    1118 sa330l     139: SAAF. to civ as ZS-RKD
    1119 sa330c     140: SAAF. to to Cameroon as TJX-CR
    1290 sa330h     141:
    1296 sa330h     142:
    1300 sa330h     143:
    1310 sa330h     144: to UK as ZJ954
Royal Air Force ZJ954: ex SAAF 144. conv Puma HC1. RAF 33 sqd
    1320 sa330h     145:
    1331 sa330h     146: SAAF. to civ ZU-CBK
    1340 sa330h     147:
    1363 sa330h     148: to UK as ZJ955
Royal Air Force ZJ955: ex SAAF 148. conv Puma HC1. RAF 1563 Flight
    1359 sa330h     149: SAAF. sold?
    1365 sa330h     151: SAAF. sold ?
    1373 sa330h     152:
    1379 sa330h     153:
    1389 sa330h     154:
    1396 sa330h     155: SAAF. w/o
    1397 sa330h     156:
    1474 sa330h     169: to UK as ZJ957
Royal Air Force ZJ957: ex SAAF 169. conv Puma HC1. RAF 1563 flight
    1348 sa330h     171:
    1374 sa330h     172: to UK as ZJ956
Royal Air Force ZJ956: ex SAAF 172. conv Puma HC1. RAF 1563 Flight
    1420 sa330h     173: to UK as ZJ958
Royal Air Force ZJ958: ex SAAF 173. spares?
    1473 sa330h     176:
    1378 sa330h     184: to UK a ZJ959
Royal Air Force ZJ959: ex SAAF 184. spares?
    2264 sa316b     627:
    1357 sa316b     641: SAAF. ex 9283
    1368 se3160 1966     646: SAAF ex (7)543 AFZ
Portuguese Air Force 9284: FAP toward (7)543 Rhodesia
Air Force of Zimbabwe (7)543: AFZ formerly known as Rhodesia ex 9284 FAP toward 646 SAAF
    f.9550 wasp 1963     81: w/o 16 Jun 1964.
    f.9551 wasp 1963     82: Preserved, SAAF Museum at AFB Swartkop.
    f.9552 wasp 1963     83: w/o 25 Nov 1971 near Luanda.
    f.9553 wasp 1963     84: w/o 18 Feb 1982, sank while operating from SAS President Kruger.
    f.9554 wasp 1963     85: Preserved. To SAAF Museum Durban, then to Navy Museum, Simonstown.
    f.9555 wasp 1963     86: w/o 25 Sep 1964.
    f.9753 wasp 1973     91: wfu Mar 1992 ?
    f.9754 wasp 1973     92: To SAAF as 92. To G-BYCX 9 Nov 1998, seen at Wroughton (painted as 92), fl
    f.9755 wasp 1973     93: Preserved SAAF Museum satellite, AFB Ysterplaat.
    f.9756 wasp 1973     94: w/o 5 Dec 1979, off Cape Point.
    61 C/N found in this Organisation.





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