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UK 194 Squadron

1942–1959

History Photos Malaya
First formed 13 Oct 1942 at Lahore and disbanded at Mingaladon on 15 Feb 1946.

Reformed on 2 Feb 1953 at RAF Sembawang (from the Far East Casevac Flight with 12 Dragonfly HC.2, becoming the RAFs first operational helicopter squadron. It sent a detachment to Kuala Lumpur and the whole unit followed on 1 May 1953, where it received its first Sycamore HR.14s, which replaced the Dragonfly in Jun 1956. On 3 Jun 1959, it merged with 155 Squadron and both were renumbered into 110 Squadron.

Locations

1953 WSAG SG Sembawang
1953-1959 WMKF MY Kuala Lumpur Sungai Besi / Simpang

Models

1953-1956 Westland dragonfly
1954-1959 Bristol Sycamore 4

Operations

Feb 19531953 Jun 19591959 MY Operation Firedog

Airframes (32)

Reg Model C/N Built
VZ960 hr.1 wa/h/018 1950 w/o 1955
WA577 sycamore 3 12888 1948
WA578 sycamore 3 12889 1949 w/o 1956
WF311 hc.2 wa/h/016 1950 w/o 1953
WF315 hc.2 wa/h/017 1950 w/o 1954
WT845 hc.4 wa/h/108 1952 w/o 1953
WT846 hc.4 wa/h/109 1952
WX953 hc.4 wa/h/110 1951 w/o 1954
XB251 hc.4 wa/h/124 1952
XB252 hc.4 wa/h/125 1952
XB253 hc.4 wa/h/126 1952
XB254 hc.4 wa/h/127 1952 w/o 1954
XB255 hc.4 wa/h/128 1952 w/o 1956
XB256 hc.4 wa/h/129 1952 w/o 1954
XE310 sycamore 4 13151 1953
XE311 sycamore 4 13152 1953 B w/o 1964
XE312 sycamore 4 13153 1953 w/o 1957
XE313 sycamore 4 13194 1953 w/o 1958
XE314 sycamore 4 13195 1952
XE315 sycamore 4 13196 1952 w/o 1955
XE316 sycamore 4 13197 1952 w/o 1955
XE318 sycamore 4 13220 1954 w/o 1955
XE319 sycamore 4 13221 1954 w/o 1959
XE321 sycamore 4 13223 1954 w/o 1956
XE322 sycamore 4 13224 1954 w/o 1961
XF267 sycamore 4 13227 1954 w/o 1959
XG510 sycamore 4 13268 1955 w/o 1956
XG519 sycamore 4 13373 1955 w/o 1964
XG543 sycamore 4 13383 1956 w/o 1958
XG549 sycamore 4 13389 1956 w/o 1958