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Formed from 447 Flight RAF with Swordfish. Disbanded at Lee-on-Solent in 1940. Reformed in May 1947 with the Sikorsky R4 Hoverfly element from 771 NAS at RNAS Gosport, as the Helicopter Fleet Requirements Unit. Operated the Dragonfly from 1949. Sikorsky S-55s from November 1952, followed by British built Whirlwind HAR.1s and Hiller HT.1s in 1953. Became the Helicopter Training Squadron in November 1955. Moved to RNAS Culdrose in January 1958. The Hiller HT.2 was replaced by the Gazelle HT.2 in 1974 and the Whirlwinds were phased out. In April 1997, the tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School was formed and 705 moved to RAF Shawbury as the Advanced Single-engine Rotary Wing squadron. Some Gazelles were transferring to the RAF and the Eurocopter Squirrel HT.1 was adopted.  |
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