Originally formed at Great Yarmouth from 324, 325 & 326 Flights on 20 Aug 1918. After wartime service as a flying boat unit and a short post-war period in Maritime Reconnaisance until 6 Mar 1959, it was reformed on 1 Sep 1959 at RAF Leconfield from 275 Squadron. A Sycamore Flight it had inherited was passed to 118 Squadron and all Sycamores had departed by Jun 1960. Its Whirlwind HAR.2s and HAR.4s were joined on re-formation by fixed wing Ansons for 6 months. In Dec 1962 the original Whirlwinds were replaced by the more capable Whirlwind HAR.10. On 1 Sep 1964, the unit was renumbered 202 Squadron. 
Locations | |
| Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
| 1963/64 | RAF Coltishall | EGYC |
| 1959/64 | RAF Leuchars | EGQL |
| 1959/64 | RAF Leconfield | EGXV |
| 1959/64 | Acklington | |
| 1959/63 | Norwich Airport | EGSH |
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| Years | Models | |
| 1962/64 | Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.10 | |
| 1959/60 | Type 171 Sycamore Sycamore 4 | |
| 1959/62 | Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.2 | |
| 1959/62 | Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.4 | |
228 Squadron List of helicopters | Help Us | |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
 | wa 25 | har.4 | 1954 | XD182 : ~1964 probably HAR.10 type asg 228 Sq pictured (pic2) at sea in mid-r+ | |||
| wa 27 | har.4 | 1954 | XD184 : 228 Sq by 1962 | |||
| wa 29 | har.4 | 1954 | XD186 : RAF f/f Aug 1954, d/d Nov 1954 to 155 Sq; crashed 11 Sep 1958 and for repa+ | |||
| 13269 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG509 : HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Jul 1955;
275 Sq; 228 Sq from Sep 1959 | ||||
| 13242 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ380 : dd RAF as HR.14 on 22 Oct 1956;275 Sq; 228 Sq; CFS / S-M; Administratively+ |  XJ380 : private owner in Drighlington, S. Yorks by 1988 until 1991 : to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Jun 2007. Restoration began Jan 2008. | |||
| wa 44 | har.4 | 1954 | XJ428 : HAR.10 228 Sq; 10 Sep 1963 crash landed following power loss, 2m S of Bri+ | |||
| wa 95  | har.2 | 1955 | XJ724 : 228Sq by Sep 1963 | |||
| wa 98 | har.2 | 1955 | XJ727 : HAR.2 22 Sq; 228 Sq | - 8661M : to Dishforth | |||
| wa100 | har.2 | 1956 | XJ729 : HAR.10 22 Sq; Min of Aviation; 228 Sq; 202 Sq; 22 Sq | - G-BVGE : Austen Assoc Nov93-May99 : private at County Westmeath, Ireland May99-Nov13 : private from Nov13 : 18feb16 part of fly-past at RAF Valley to mark formal disbandment of 22 Sq+ : 11Jun17 pictured at RAF Cosford Air Show : 13jul18 on static display at RIAT 2018 : 09mar19 pictured (pic2) at Higher Purtington undergoing depth maintenance | ||
| wa107 | har.4 | 1956 | XJ761 : w/o 27 Jul 1960, engine lost power, ditched and sank off Great Yarmouth, w+ | ||||
| 13412 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ917 : 19sep59 XJ917 participated in both the static and flying displays at the '+ | XJ917 : To Cornwall Aero Park (at least 1976 to 1985). Left by road after auction + - XJ917 : Bristol Aero Collection (Banwell) arrived 30 Apr 1993; Kemble 2000 to May + | |||
| wa149 | har.2 | 1956 | XL110 : HAR.2 217 Sq; 228 Sq | ||||
| wa392 | har10 | 1962 | XP404 : 228 Sq; 202 Sq; SAR Wg; 22 Sq | |||
| wa393 | har10 | 1962 | XP405 : 228 Sq; CFS; 2 FTS / Y | ||||