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Formed on 8 Oct 1915 at Netheravon (EGDN), it left for East Africa, serving for a little over 2 years before returning to the UK in Jul 1918 when it disbanded. It reformed 11 Oct 1927 as an Army Cooperation unit and served throughout WWII, disbanding at Lubeck on 1 Apr 1946. Reformed the same day as a fighter unit from 41 Squadron. It disbanded at Gütersloh on 30 Dec 1960.  It's rotary wing service began at RAF Odiham (EGVO) where it formed with the Belvedere HC.1 in Jun 1962. The unit moved to RAF Khormaksar in Aden in 1963, where it played a key role supporting operations in the Crater and Radfan areas until 30 Nov 1965 when it disbanded. It's Belvedere HC.1s were shipped to Singapore by HMS Albion (R07) for 66 Squadron's use. 26 Squadron's last period of service was from 3 Feb 1969 as a fixed wing Communications unit, until 31 Mar 1976 when it was disbanded. |
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