Formed 1 Nov 1917 with aircraft funded from India and took the name (Hyderabad), as a bombing unit. Moved to Far East in Mar 1942, where it disbanded as a transport unit with Valettas on 31 Dec 1957.
Reformed with Whirlwind HAR.4 on 3 Jun 1959 at Kuala Lumpur, when 155 & 194 Squadrons were amalgamated and renumbered. Moved to RAAF base at Butterworth in Sep 1959, where Sycamore HR.14s arrived in Apr 1960 and had replaced the Whirlwinds by Jul 1960. A detachment was sent to Brunei in Apr 1963 and following the introduction of the Whirlwind HAR.10 in Jul 1963, the whole unit moved to Singapore during Jan 1964 (frequently deploying detachments into Borneo, including single airframes to Long Pasia alongside Army Scouts), where it stayed until Nov 1967. Detachments in Borneo rotated frequently and moved within Borneo (eg the detachment at Labuan moved to Sibu and from Bario to Nanga Gaat, both in Sep 1965).
It received a boost in numbers on 1 Nov 1965 when some of the ex-225 Squadron Whirlwinds and crews were reassigned. On 6 Mar 1969 it moved to RAF Changi where it disbanded on 15 Feb 1971.
Reformed with Whirlwind HAR.4 on 3 Jun 1959 at Kuala Lumpur, when 155 & 194 Squadrons were amalgamated and renumbered. Moved to RAAF base at Butterworth in Sep 1959, where Sycamore HR.14s arrived in Apr 1960 and had replaced the Whirlwinds by Jul 1960. A detachment was sent to Brunei in Apr 1963 and following the introduction of the Whirlwind HAR.10 in Jul 1963, the whole unit moved to Singapore during Jan 1964 (frequently deploying detachments into Borneo, including single airframes to Long Pasia alongside Army Scouts), where it stayed until Nov 1967. Detachments in Borneo rotated frequently and moved within Borneo (eg the detachment at Labuan moved to Sibu and from Bario to Nanga Gaat, both in Sep 1965).
It received a boost in numbers on 1 Nov 1965 when some of the ex-225 Squadron Whirlwinds and crews were reassigned. On 6 Mar 1969 it moved to RAF Changi where it disbanded on 15 Feb 1971.
110 were moved to RAF Seletar in 1964 until the Changi move in 1969. Pilots from 110 did 3 weeks tours in Nangar Gaat, from 1964 till early 1967
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110 Squadron List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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wa 26 w/o 1970 | har.4 | 1954 | XD183 : forced landing in plantation S of Dungun after engine lost power. | ||||
13151 | Sycamore 4 | 1953 | XE310 : issued to 110 Sq. | ||||
13152 w/o 1964 | Sycamore 4 | 1953 | XE311 : as 110 Sq /B pictured post-landing fire at Butterworth | ||||
13224 w/o 1961 | Sycamore 4 | 1954 | XE322 : w/o 20 Mar 1961, crashed in river in Malaya after aborted take off, while + | ||||
13226 | Sycamore 4 | 1954 | XF266 : 194 Sq after Oct 1954; 110 Sq after 1960, still Sep 1965; struck off charg+ | ||||
13239 Scrapped | Type 171 Sycamore | 1955 | XG508 : to 110 Sq | ||||
13373 w/o 1964 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG519 : 194 Sq; 110 Sq : 24 Jan 1964 crashed in Malaya and burnt out, while with 110 Sq. | ||||
13376 w/o 1961 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG522 : w/o 4 Apr 1961, crashed in Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia, while attemp+ | ||||
13378 w/o 1960 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XG538 : w/o 14 Sep 1960 rolled over on take off, while with 110 Sq in Thailand | ||||
wa 33 w/o 1988 | har.4 | 1954 | XJ407 : converted to HAR.10 at Oldmixon; returned to service with 110 Sq | - G-BKHB - N7013H | |||
wa 44 w/o 1963 | har.4 | 1954 | XJ428 : HAR.4 110 Sq | ||||
wa106 w/o 1964 | har.2 | 1956 | XJ760 : while operating with 110 Sq, made a forced landing in jungle on 10 Sep 196+ | ||||
13413 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ918 : 110 Sq by Nov 1959; Metropolitan Communications Squadron ( MCS );32 Sq by + | ||||
wa144 Scrapped | har.2 | 1956 | XK988 : 103 Sq; 110 Sq; 103 Sq / D | ||||
13438 w/o 1963 | Sycamore 4 | 1957 | XL822 : Nov58 pictured in Cameron Highlands jungle after engine failure while wit+ V : w/o while searching along the Tusan Valley for the wreckage of 66 Sq Belv+ | ||||
13447 w/o 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 1957 | XL825 : 28 Sep 1962 w/o in Kedah, Malaysia, when it sliced its own tail off during+ | ||||
wa266 | hcc.8 | 1959 | XN126 : 110 Sq; 103 Sq; CFS(H); 22 Sq; CFS; 2 FTS | ||||
wa346 w/o 1971 | har10 | 1961 | XP303 : 110 Sq/B by Jul 1963. /C by Apr 1967. w/o 24 Jan 1971 at Peak Alpha (Hong+ | ||||
wa348 w/o 1988 | har10 | 1961 | XP328 R : noted at Butterworth. | - G-BKHC | |||
wa349 | har10 | 1961 | XP329 : (110 Sq ?)/C by Sep 1963 | ||||
wa377 Scrapped | har10 | 1962 | XP361 : 225 Sq; 110 Sq; 103 Sq; 22 Sq by 1981 | ||||
wa386 | har10 | 1962 | XP398 : 225 Sq; 110 Sq; 103 Sq; 202 Sq; 1563 Flt to 84 Sq 1972. | ||||
wa410 w/o 1967 | har10 | 1963 | XR478 : 103 Sq; 110 Sq; 230 Sq | ||||
wa414 Scrapped | har10 | 1963 | XR482 : 103 Sq; 110 Sq; 103 Sq; 110 Sq; 28 Sq |
110 Squadron Operations |
Dates | Operation | |
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1962-dec | 1966-aug-11 | Konfrontasi |
1948-jul | 1957-dec | Operation Firedog |