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vsq 7

marine luchtvaartdienst

7 squadron
Royal Netherlands Navy

1949 to present

Unit History:

Founded in 1949 vsq 7 was a Catalina squadron at Biak (New Guinea). In 1951 vsq was disbanded. In 1955 it was re-established flying Fairey Firefly from Biak until 1952 when the squadron was disbanded again. 15 october 1962 vsq 7 was reformed as the second MLD helicopter unit flying AB-204B (or (I)UH-1, as they were called) from Valkenburg. In 1973 the squadron was moved north to De Kooy. There it was absorbed in MARHELI and is operating the SH-14D Lynx.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

Years	Base / Heliport
1977/now	De Kooy
1962/73	Valkenburg
1955/62	Biak/Frans Kaisiepo
1949/51	Biak/Frans Kaisiepo

Models served in this unit:	Login to Edit

Years	Models
1978/now	Lynx
1968/72	s-58 H-34
1962/78	ab204b

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

C/N	Version	Built	In this Organisation	In other Org
58-1597	sh-34j		134: Map BuNo 150729. preserved museum Soesterberg
58-1611	sh-34j		135: MAP BuNo 149840
58-1430	sh-34j		136: MAP BuNo 149841. 8 sqd. w/o near Noordwijk 17aug65
58-1442	sh-34j		137: MAP BuNo 149842. to civ as N59333
58-1373	sh-34j		138: Map BuNo 149131. to civ as N59331
58-1374	sh-34j		139: Map BuNo 149132. w/o Moray Firth 25oct61
58-1375	sh-34j		140: Map BuNo 149133. 8 sqd. w/o near Gibraltar 31jan63.
58-1145	sh-34j		141: MAP BuNo 147631. 8 sqd 8-1. w/o 22sep65
58-1150	sh-34j		142: MAP BuNo 147632. 8 sqd 8-2. to civ as N59329
58-1153	sh-34j		143: MAP BuNo 147633. 8 sqd 8-3. preserved museum Seifertshofen
58-1158	sh-34j		144: MAP BuNo 147634. 8 sqd 8-4. to civ as N59330
58-1160	sh-34j		145: MAP BuNo 147635. 8 sqd 8-5. w/o near Gibraltar 31jan63
3010	ab204b		220: preserved gate Den Helder De Kooy
3012	ab204b		221:
3014	ab204b		222:
3016	ab204b		223: 7 sqd. w/o 04may64
3020	ab204b		224: 7 sqd. w/o 01apr69
3023	ab204b		225: preserved museum Soesterberg
3032	ab204b		226: preserved museum Goteborg
3035	ab204b		227:
3017	ab204b		228: 7 sqd. ex I-MINU
014	mk25		262: NRN original name UH-14A, in 1995 cnvt. toward SH-14D. in May 2009 /62 MAR
023	mk25		265: dutch UH-14A. uk G-17-4. 1990s to SH-14D type
076	mk27	1978	266: dutch SH-14B. uk G-17-20. d/d to france 9oct78 for asw equipment. d/d to n

24 C/N found in this Organisation.