1914 to present


united kingdom 7 Squadron

Royal Air Force









raf 7 squadron

7 Squadron
Originally formed on 1 May 1914 and saw bombing service in World War I and II. Formed and disbanded several times since, relinquishing its target-towing Canberra TT.18s at RAF St.Mawgan before it reformed as a rotary wing unit in Sep 1982 at RAF Odiham, operating the Chinook. It converted to the Chinook HC.2 between 1993 and 1994. 7 Squadron is committed to the UKs Joint Helicopter Command and has a specific role in the support of specialist units, from Apr 2001 as part of JSFAW, with 657 Sq AAC and 8 Flt AAC.
Deployed 8x CH-47 to Jordan during Operation Telic.



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  News about 7 Squadron


Chinook First Time On HMS Queen Elizabeth Hangar

Chinook First Time On HMS Queen Elizabeth Hangar

08-Feb-18 - A Chinook has been stowed in the hangar of a British aircraft carrier for the first time. The Royal Air Force 7 Squadron CH-47 fit on new HMS Queen Elizabeth’ hangar without need to fold the rotors
160th SOAR Trains with British Royal Air Force

160th SOAR Trains with British Royal Air Force

13-Jul-15 - US Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR) and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) 7th Squadron Chinook HC.6 conducted a bilateral training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2003JO Al AzraqOJMS
2002/??AF BagramOAIX
1991SA King Khaled Air BaseOERY
1990/91SA Ras-al-Ghar
1982-    RAF OdihamEGVO


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2014-    CH-47F Chinook
1993-    414 - H-47D Chinook
1982/94 CH-47C Chinook





  7 Squadron Operations


Dates Operation
2003-feb-082003-feb-28 IQ Operation Telic
2000-may2000-jun SL Operation Palliser
1998-oct-051998-oct-09 Exercise Lemon Shark
BA UNPROFOR
1990-nov1991-mar IQ Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1983-sep1984-feb LB Operation Offcut
1954-jan1954-oct MY Operation Firedog





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