1953 to 1976


united kingdom Royal Radar Establishment

Ministry of Defence (MoD)

RRE




Formed in 1953 as the Radar Research Establishment, it was renamed Royal Radar Establishment in 1957. It was merged into the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in 1976.
There were laboratories in Malvern and flying sites at Defford and Pershore.



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YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1957/76Pershore
1953/57Defford closed 1957



helicopter   Models


Years Models
Aerospatiale SA330E Puma
Westland Dragonfly HR.3
Westland Whirlwind HAR.3
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7





Royal Radar Establishment List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
wa/h/031 hr.3 1952 WG661 : ff Feb 1952. A&AEE by Apr 1952; Westland by Dec 1952; A&AEE by Oct 1958 fo+
- WG661
wa 57 Scrapped har3 1954 XJ393 : TRE Defford Mar 1956, RRE Pershore Sep 1957
Royal Navy XD763
Royal Navy XJ393
- XJ393
wa154 has7 1957 XK907 : to Westland by Oct 1957; to RRE Pershore by Jul 1962; ETPS Farnborough /+
Royal Navy XK907
- XK907
1209 w/o 2002 sa330e 1972 XW234 : in use with the RRE Pershore, RSRE
Royal Air Force XW234
- XW234







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