This is the umbrella operation name for British Forces deployed to support combat (and later, reconstruction) operations in Iraq.
Australian contributions are shown under Operation Falconer.
Australian contributions are shown under Operation Falconer.
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Royal Air Force Merlin Operations in Iraq
14-Jun-05 - On March 19th 2005, No 1419 Flight, 28 (Army Co-operation) Squadron operating four Royal Air Force AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters, declared Full Operational Capability (FOC). As part of the UK's Joint Helicopter Force (Iraq) supporting the UK led Multi National Division (South East), they continue to support the stabilisation and peace process within Iraq. Units |
| Dates | Unit | Models |
|---|---|---|
| 11jan03 to 17may03 |  849 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Sea King Sea King ASaC.7 |
| 15jan03 to 28may03 | 820 NAS Fleet Air Arm | EH101 Sea King |
| 16jan03 to 03dec03 | 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Lynx |
| 16jan03 to 28may03 | 845 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Sea King HC.4 |
| 16jan03 to 28may03 | 847NAS Royal Marines | Lynx SA341B Gazelle AH.1 |
| 18jan03 to 28may03 | 814 NAS Fleet Air Arm | EH101 |
| feb03 to mar03 | 657 Squadron Army Air Corps | Lynx AH9A |
| feb03 to jun03 | 663 Squadron Army Air Corps | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 |
| 08feb03 to 28feb03 | 7 Squadron Royal Air Force | 414 - H-47D Chinook |
| 08feb03 to 12jun03 | 18 Squadron Royal Air Force | 414 - H-47D Chinook |
| 08feb03 to 28oct03 | 27 Squadron Royal Air Force | 414 - H-47D Chinook |
| 08feb03 to 04may03 | 33 Squadron Royal Air Force | SA330 Puma |
| 13feb03 to 16jul03 | 662 Sq Army Air Corps | Lynx SA341B Gazelle AH.1 |
| jul03 to nov03 | 654 Squadron Army Air Corps | WAH-64 Apache SA341B Gazelle AH.1 |
| nov03 to apr04 | 659 Squadron Army Air Corps | Scout |
| apr04 to sep04 | 669 Squadron Army Air Corps | |
| sep04 to mar05 | 652 Squadron Army Air Corps | |
| oct04 to mar09 | 1563 Flt Royal Air Force | SA330 Puma |
| mar05 to dec05 | 659 Squadron Army Air Corps | Scout |
| 10mar05 to mar09 | 1419 Flt Royal Air Force | Merlin HC.3 |
| jan06 to jun06 | 847NAS Royal Marines | Lynx |
| jun06 to nov06 | 664 Squadron Army Air Corps | |
| dec06 to may07 | 659 Squadron Army Air Corps | Scout |
| may07 to oct07 | 652 Squadron Army Air Corps | |
| nov07 to feb08 | 847NAS Royal Marines | Lynx |
| feb08 to jun08 | 672 Squadron Army Air Corps | |
| jul08 to dec08 | 651 Squadron Army Air Corps | Lynx |
| jan09 to jun09 | 659 Squadron Army Air Corps | Scout |
Some of the units could be operating fixed wing aircraft at the time, check every unit for details
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Individual helicopters| Model | IDs |
|---|---|
| Westland Lynx AH9 | ZG884 ZG921 |
| Westland Lynx AH7 | ZE376 ZF537 ZF540 |
| Westland Sea King HAS.1 | XV650 w/o XV704 w/o |
| Westland Lynx HAS3S | ZF560 |
| Aerospatiale SA330E Puma | XW199 XW208 XW209 XW211 XW212 XW218 w/o XW221 w/o XW224 XW229 XW232 ZA938 w/o |
| Aerospatiale SA330L Puma | ZE449 |
| AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3 | ZJ122 ZJ125 ZJ131 ZJ134 |
Ships |
| Classes | Ships | |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Carrier V STOL | Invincible class | R07 HMS Ark Royal, |
| Helicopter Carrier | Argus class | A135 RFA Argus, |
| Guided-Missile Destroyer | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class | D92 HMS Liverpool, |
| Guided-Missile Destroyer | Type 42 (Batch 3) | D97 HMS Edinburgh, D98 HMS York, |
| Frigate | Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class | F86 HMS Campbeltown, F87 HMS Chatham, F99 HMS Cornwall, |
| Frigate | Type 23 Duke class | F231 HMS Argyll, F233 HMS Marlborough, F239 HMS Richmond, F78 HMS Kent, F81 HMS Sutherland, |
| Assault Carrier | Ocean class | L12 HMS Ocean, |
| Landing Ship/Platform Dock | Bay class | L3009 RFA Cardigan Bay, |
| Landing Ship/Platform Dock | Round Table class | L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere, L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988), L3036 RFA Sir Percivale, L3505 RFA Sir Tristram, |
| Support Ship | Diligence class | A132 RFA Diligence, |
| Support Ship | Rover class | A269 RFA Grey Rover, |
| Support Ship | Fort II class (1992) | A387 RFA Fort Victoria, |
| Support Ship | Fort I class (1978) | A385 RFA Fort Rosalie, A386 RFA Fort Austin, |
