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Royal Navy Second World War SAR duties at Lee-on-Solent were carried out by Sea Otters of the Search and Rescue Flight of 781 Southern Communications Squadron. 781 provided Search and Rescue operations until October 1952 when its Sea Otters were withdrawn.
781 (Search and Rescue Flight) Communications Squadron was not to see its first Whirlwind HAR.1 for SAR duties until 1959, which were eventually replaced by Wessex HU.5s in Jun 1969, in a special paint scheme and known as "Green Parrots". It also operated Heron and Devon fixed wing aircraft. For the next 12 years, 781 Squadron maintained its SAR work with its Wessex HU.5s until finally being disbanded on 31 Mar 1981 after 41 years residing at Lee-on-Solent.  |
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