1916 to present


united kingdom 33 Squadron

Royal Air Force









33 Squadron
Originally formed on 12 Jan 1916, 33 Squadron served with distinction in both World Wars.

It reformed in Jun 1971 and the Puma HC.1 officially entered service at RAF Odiham on 29 Sep. It detached 3 Puma to Belize on Oct 1975 via Belfast heavy lift of 53 Squadron, to assist in detering further Guatemalan threats.

It maintained a small detachment in Northern Ireland. It provided CASEVAC support to UK 7th Armoured Brigade during the 1991 Gulf War (through British Forces Middle East) and has seen RAF and UN service in Europe, the Middle East and Africa since then. In Jun 1997, it moved with its Pumas, to RAF Benson. 33 Squadron is committed to UK Joint Helicopter Command.

33Sq B Flt detached to Kenya in Nov 2009 and was still there in May 2011, supporting pre-theatre training of British ground forces prior to their deployment to Afghanistan.



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RAF 33 Squadron Marks 100 Years

RAF 33 Squadron Marks 100 Years

13-Jan-16 - Royal Air Force 33 Squadron marked 100 years since its formation. They fly the SA330 Puma since 1971, currently in their HC.2 variant.


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2015/21AF Kabul InternationalOAKB
2009/??KE Nanyuki Show Ground
1997-    RAF BensonEGUB
1991SA King Khaled Air BaseOERY
1990/91SA Ras-al-Ghar
1971/97RAF OdihamEGVO


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2012-    Puma Mk2
1971/12 SA330 Puma







  33 Squadron Operations


Dates Operation
2017-sep2017-oct AI Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations
2015-mar2021-jun AF Operation Toral
2014-oct-062014-oct-17 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-2
2003-feb-082003-may-04 IQ Operation Telic
BA UNPROFOR
1990-nov1991-mar IQ Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1979-dec-181980-mar ZW Operation Agila
1978-feb1978-mar NO Exercise Arctic Express 78
1974-jul-231974-sep CY Partition of Cyprus
1948-aug1955-mar MY Operation Firedog





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