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vsq 860

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860 squadron
Royal Netherlands Navy

1943 to present

Unit History:

860 sqn was formed in 1943 as u British Fleet Air Arm unit. After WW2 it was reformed as a Dutch Firefly squadron. After the Firefly 860 was equipped with Sea Furies and Sea Hawks before becomming a helicopter squadron flying the Westald Wasp. This helicopter was replaced by the Westland Lynx in 1980.

860 Squadron became a helicopter unit on 4 Oct 1966, when it re-equipped with the AH-12A Wasp. It was the parent unit for deployments to the Van Speijk Class Frigates. During the latter half of 1974, there were a number of ships flight assignments to RNAS Portland. The Wasps were retired in Dec 1980, after the introduction of the first SH-14B Lynx during Oct 1978.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

Years	Base / Heliport
1966/now	De Kooy

Models served in this unit:	Login to Edit

Years	Models
1980/now	Lynx
1966/80	wasp

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

C/N	Version	Built	In this Organisation	In other Org
f.9680	wasp	1967	235: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A. w/o 27 Jan 1978. 235: w/o 28 Jan 1978 when it collided with AH-12A 239 of 860 Sqn over the Atlan
f.9681	wasp	1967	236:	HS-430: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 236. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9682	wasp	1967	237:	HS-436: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 237. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9683	wasp	1967	238:	HS-437: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 238. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9684	wasp	1967	239: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A. w/o 27 Jan 1978. 239: w/o 28 Jan 1978 when it collided with AH-12A 235 of 860 Sqn over the Atlan
f.9685	wasp	1967	240:	HS-435: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 240. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9686	wasp	1967	241: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A. w/o 28 Nov 1968.
f.9687	wasp	1967	242:	HS-439: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 242. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9688	wasp	1967	243:	HS-434: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 243. To TNI-AL 1981. Preserved.
f.9689	wasp	1967	244:	HS-431: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 244. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9690	wasp	1967	245:	HS-438: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 245. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9691	wasp	1967	246:	HS-432: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 246. To TNI-AL 1981.
f.9692	wasp	1967	247:	HS-433: Delivered to MLD (Dutch Navy) as AH-12A, 247. To TNI-AL 1981.
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

16 C/N found in this Organisation.