
Also known as The Albatrozes (Albatrosses), Esq 711 was a mixed unit of SAR helicopters and fixed-wing transport aircraft operating from the Azores.

The 711 SAR Squadron was created in 1993, by the merger of 752 SAR Squadron with 4 SA330 Puma helicopters with 503 Transport Squadron with 5 C-212 Aviocar planes, it was disbanded when SA330 Puma and C212 Aviocar become out of service. Now their area of responsability is taken by 751 SAR Squadron with EH101 Merlin that maintains a permanente detachment in the Azores with rotating crews.

Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
1993/06 | Lajes | LPLA |
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Years | Models | |
1993/06 | SA330 Puma ![]() | |
Construction Numbers (Not all in this unit) | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
1002 | sa330c | 1969 | 19502: FAP; ex 9502; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1009 | sa330c | 1969 | 19503: FAP; ex 9503; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
![]() | 1004 | sa330c | 1969 | 19504: FAP; ex 9504; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant 19504: Oct94 with 751Esq. participated in SAR meet 94 from Leeuwarden air base, N+ 19504: pictured with Esq 751 at Fairford airshow, UK, participant of Sea Search + 19504: 2009 special cammo 40 years and 70.000 flight hours | |||
1011 | sa330c | 1969 | 19505: FAP; ex 9505; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1019 | sa330c | 1969 | 19506: FAP; ex 9506; to F-ZKCH; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR var+ | ||||
1040 | sa330c | 1970 | 19508: FAP; ex 9508; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1046 | sa330c | 1970 | 19509: FAP; ex 9509; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1059 | sa330c | 1970 | 19511: FAP; ex 9511; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1065 | sa330c | 1970 | 19512: FAP; ex 9512; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1270 | sa330c | 1975 | 19513: FAP; ex 9513; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; conv SA.330S1 SAR variant | ||||
1001 ![]() | sa330c | 1969 | 9501: FAP; conv SA.330H; conv SA.330L; w/o 13jun86 | ||||
1002 | sa330c | 1969 | 9502: FAP re-registered to 19502 ![]() | ||||
![]() | 1004 | sa330c | 1969 | 9504: FAP re-registered to 19504 ![]() | |||
1035 ![]() | sa330c | 1970 | 9507: FAP. w/o 30mar71 9507: sabotaged by communist militias in Portugal, after being received from Fra+ | ||||
1050 ![]() | sa330c | 1970 | 9510: FAP; w/o 18dec73 9510: Damaged at Cantina de Oliveira, Mozambique due to fuel problems while tran+ |