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united kingdom 203(r) squadron

royal air force


1914 to present    


Unit History:

203(r) squadron
Originally formed as a Royal Naval Air Service unit in Feb 1914, it was numbered 3 Squadron, RNAS on 26 Feb 1915 and redesignated 203 Squadron when the RAF was created on 1 Apr 1918. Associated with the Middle East and East Africa until after World War II, it was disbanded as a Nimrod maritime reconnaisance unit at RAF Luqa (LMML) on 31 Dec 1977. Its association with helicopters began in Oct 1996, when the Sea King Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) at RAF St Mawgan (EGDG) in Cornwall was redesignated 203(R) Squadron as a reserve unit. In early 2004, it flew the Sea King HAR.3A.
203(R) Squadron provided vital, temporary SAR cover for Cyprus from RAF Akrotiri (LCRA) between Jan and Apr 2003, while 84 Squadron was working up with its Griffin HAR.2s in the UK (having by then relinquished its Wessex HC.2s).

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
2003CY RAF Akrotiri
1996/nowRAF St. Mawgan


Models served in this unit:

YearsModels
1996/nowsea king



Participated in operations :

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