Helicopters
Founded in 1949 vsq 7 was a Catalina squadron at Biak (New Guinea). In 1951 vsq was disbanded. In 1955 it was re-established flying Fairey Firefly from Biak until 1952 when the squadron was disbanded again.
15 october 1962 vsq 7 was reformed as the second MLD helicopter unit flying AB-204B (or (I)UH-1, as they were called) from Valkenburg. In 1973 the squadron was moved north to De Kooy. There it was absorbed in MARHELI and is operating the SH-14D Lynx. 
7th Squadron provides crew training in NH90 and also performs tests and evaluations for the helicopter and its systems
Locations | |
| Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
| 1973/ | De Kooy | EHKD |
| 1962/73 | Valkenburg | EHVB |
| 1955/62 |  Biak/Frans Kaisiepo | WABB |
| 1949/51 | Biak/Frans Kaisiepo | WABB |
Models | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Models |
| 2010/ | NH90 NFH  |
| 1978/12 | Lynx |
| 1968/72 | S-58 H-34 |
| 1962/78 | AB204B |
vsq 7 List of helicopters | Help Us | |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
 | 3010 | ab204b | 1962 | 220 : First delivered | |||
| 3012 | ab204b | 1962 | 221 : 221 / V : 221 / K : iUH-1 | ||||
| 3016 | ab204b | 1962 | 223 : 7 sqd. w/o 04may64 | ||||
| 3020 | ab204b | 1962 | 224 : 7 sqd. w/o 01apr69 | ||||
| 3023 | ab204b | 1962 | 225 : w/o : preserved museum Soesterberg | ||||
| 3032 | ab204b | 1963 | 226 : Marine | - 226 : pictured preserved at Aeromuseum Göteborg/Säve, Sweden | ||
| 3035 | ab204b | 1963 | 227 : Last delivered of seven first order | - 227 : Navy 227 has been flown by famous instructor Cor Heinen. Together with Ni+ - PH-UEY : pictured (top) still with Navy c/s and 7 Sqn badge at De Kooy during Held+ : Nov12 owned by Ruud Heinen at Anna Paulowna in final restoration into flyi+ : Jun13 at Anna Paulowna, The Netherlands, in the house of Ruud Heinen : pictured (bot) at Luchtmachtdagen airshow, Volkel : 01may14 stricken from register due to unavailability of airworthyness cert+ | ||
| 3017 | ab204b | 1962 | 228 : 7 sqd. ex I-MINU | - 228 : Jun15 pictured preserved at Österlens Flygmuseum, Sweden from 2013 | ||
Operations | |
| Dates | Operation | |
| 07-jul-72 | 12-jul-72 |  6th International Helicopter SAR Competition |
