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Short-life transport unit between Apr and Jul 1944. It reformed at RAF Lyneham at the end of Mar 1953 and headed for Australia, again as a transport unit. It disbanded there in Dec 1953.  A third incarnation between Jul 1964 and Oct 1966, saw 1310 Flight reform at RAF Odiham and serve in equatorial South America until its Whirlwinds were flown back to RAF Fairford on 7 Oct 1966, one week prior to the unit disbanding again. In the aftermath of the Falklands conflict, the unit was again reformed at Kelly's Garden (near Port San Carlos) in Aug 1983 by assigning Chinook HC.1s from 7 and 18 Squadrons. It amalgamated with the Sea King HAR.3s from 1564 Flight on 1 May 1986 to become 78 Squadron. In Dec 1995, 1310 Flight reformed at Splyt in Bosnia with the Chinook HC.2, as part of a local tri-service British Force under NATO command, together with 845 Squadron's Sea King HC.4s and the Army's 31 Signals Regiment. 1310 (Tactical Support) Flight's Chinook HC.2s have served since 2004 at Basrah in eastern Iraq, until Apr 2005, when it was replaced in theatre by 1419 Flight. |
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