Formed 15 Oct 1941 at RAF Valley as an Air-Sea Rescue unit with Walrus and Lysander fixed wing aircraft, it was disbanded at Harrowbeer, north of Plymouth on 15 Feb 1945. It reformed on 1 Mar 1953 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, to become the first RAF SAR squadron to use the helicopter, with the Sycamore HR.13 in Apr 1953. It was also one of the few RAF units to use the Hiller HTE-2 (between Feb 1954 and May 1955), most being in Royal Navy service. In Jul 1954 the Sycamore HR.14 was introduced and this served until the unit was finally disbanded. In Mar 1959, the Whirlwind HAR.4 arrived, followed by some Whirlwind HAR.2s in Aug 1959. On 1 Sep 1959, the unit disappeared, being renumbered as 228 Squadron. 
Locations | |
| Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
| 1957/59 | Aldergrove | EGAA |
| 1957/59 | RAF Leconfield | EGXV |
| 1957/59 | Acklington | |
| 1957/58 | RMB Chivenor | EGDC |
| 1955/59 | RAF Leuchars | EGQL |
| 1955/59 | Norwich / Horsham St. Faith | EGSH |
| 1954/57 | Thornaby | |
| 1954/57 | North Coates | |
| 1953/54 | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | EGXU |
Models | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Models | |
| 1959 | Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.2 | |
| 1959 | Whirlwind Whirlwind HAR.4 | |
| 1954/59 | Type 171 Sycamore Sycamore 4 | |
| 1953/55 | Type 171 Sycamore Sycamore 3 | |
List of aircraft | Help Us | |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
| 13066 | Sycamore 3 | 1953 | XD196 : w/o 13 Jan 1954 near RAF Linton-on-Ouse, while with 275 Sq | ||||
| 13067 | Sycamore 3 | 1953 | XD197 : w/o 17 Nov 1955 after it rolled over, following autorotation practice land+ | ||||
| 13144 | Sycamore 4 | 1952 | XE306 : w/o 28 Jul 1954, Overturned after power loss in low hover, while with 275 + |  XE306 : HR.14 Del Nov 1953 to A&AEE | |||
| 13198 | Sycamore 4 | 1952 | XE317 : Feb 1955, 275 Sq B Flt detached to RAF North Coates | - G-AMWO : Reg G-AMWO ntu ? To RAF as XE317 - XE317 : may78 pres Newark Air Museum in CFS c/s coded S-N - photo - www.airport-da+ : Pres at Firbeck, Yorkshire present jul97 photo www.airport-data.com/aircra+ : under restoration at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster by May17 | |||
| 13225 | Sycamore 4 | 1954 | XF265 : w/o 10 Jul 1956 while operating with 275 Sq from RAF Leuchars, ditched and+ | ||||
| 13246 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG501 : HR.14 dd 9 Mar 1955. While operating with 275 Sq from RAF Leuchars, ditch+ | ||||
| 13267 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG505 : 25 Jun 1956 ditched in sea off North Coates after engine failure, while wi+ | ||||
| 13269 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG509 : HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Jul 1955;
275 Sq; 228 Sq from Sep 1959 | ||||
| 13368 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG514 : Jan 1956 transferred from 275 Sq A Flt to B Flt at RAF North Coates, to as+ | ||||
| 13384 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XG544 : Built at Filton, dd 14 Dec 1956, 275 Sq Feb 1957, 72 Sq Oct 1961, 118 Sq O+ | - XG544 : Flew into Barton Pines on 11 Aug 1972 as one of founding exhibits at the T+ : to Tremar by 1989, still 1994. Sold c Nov 2000. : If you think you saw this flying in the 1990s, it will very likely have be+ | |||
| 13385 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XG545 : w/o 16 Jul 1957, ditched into the North Sea 0.5nm off Happisburgh followin+ | XG545 : 1st HR.14 built at Weston-Super-Mare. ff at Weston on 14 Mar 1956. Del RAF+ | |||
| 13240 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XJ363 : w/o 20 May 1957 after forced landing following engine malfunction, while w+ | ||||
| 13242 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ380 : dd RAF as HR.14 on 22 Oct 1956;275 Sq; 228 Sq; CFS; Catterick Fire School + | - XJ380 : private owner in Drighlington, S. Yorks by 1988 until 1991 XJ380 : to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Jun 2007. Restoration began Jan 2008. | |||
wa 46  | har.4 | 1955 | XJ430 : 275 Sq A Flt by Sep 1959 | ||||
| 13404 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ895 : 275 Sq; 284 Sq from Sep 1959; El Adem Stn Flt; 103 Sq; 1564 Flt; CFS | ||||
| 13409 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ915 : HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956; 275 Sq; CFS | ||||
| 13410 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ916 : HR.14 built at Weston-super-Mare, del RAF Nov 1956;
275 Sq; Khormaksar SAR+ | ||||
 | 13413 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ918 : 275 Sq; A&AEE | |||
| 13414 | Sycamore 4 | 1957 | XJ919 : 275 Sq; 225 Sq; A&AEE | ||||
| 13460 | Sycamore 4 | 1957 | XL826 : 275 Sq by Jan 1959, CFS(H)/A-S Ternhill by 1963. w/o 28 Feb 1966 Ternhill,+ | ||||
