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united kingdom 705 squadron

fleet air arm


1936 to present    


Unit History:

705 squadron
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.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
1997/nowRAF Shawbury
1958/97RNAS Culdrose
1955/58Lee-on-Solent
1950Portland
1947/50Gosport

Models served in this unit:

YearsModels
1997/nowas350
1975/97sa342c gazelle ht.2
1965/67wasp
1962/74uh-12e raven
1953/56s-55
1953/74whirlwind
1953s-55
1953/63uh-12b hte-2
1952skeeter
1950/62dragonfly
1947/50r-4 hoverfly i

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