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Royal Danish Air Force

DK Eskadrille 722

722 Squadron

Esk.722

Established 1951

History C/N Mali
Beginning in 1962, the first Alouette III arrived for the Navy as part of Esk.722, for operation from the Hvidbjornen class vessels. Towards the end of Apr 1977 (when the Danish Naval Helicopter Service was formed), these Alouette III transferred to the Navy.

The first EH-101 Merlin arrived in Oct 2005 as the unit transitioned from the S-61A, the last of which was retired in 2010.
No.722 Sqn was formed January 8 1951 at Vaerlose with Spitfires, Oxfords and Harvards. It moved to Alborg AFB February 8, 2004 equipped with S-61A
This squadron rescued two American airman on 21 July 1981. They had ejected from an RF-4 Phantom over the Baltic Sea.

News

Locations

1951-2004 EKVL Flyvestation Værløse
1956- EKKA KRP Flyvestation Karup
2004- EKYT AAL Flyvestation Aalborg

Models

1952-1958 Agusta AB47J
1956-1958 Bell 47D-1
1957-1966 Sikorsky S-55 H-19
1962-1977 Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III
1965-2010 Sikorsky S-61 H-3
2005- AgustaWestland EH101

Operations

18 May 19981998 28 May 19981998 Co-Operative Jaguar 98
20 Jun 20052005 25 Jun 20052005 DE SAR meet 2005
26 Jun 20082008 27 Jun 20082008 DE SAR Meet 2008
Dec 20192019 Dec 20202020 ML Operation Barkhane