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united kingdom 72 Squadron

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72 Squadron List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
13344 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1959 XG449 : RAF 72 Sqdn; went to 66 sqdn; broken up 1969 Seletar
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG449
13353 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1961 XG458 E : noted at Upavon.
13354 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1961 XG459 A : noted at Upavon.
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG459
13355 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1961 XG460 L : noted at Rushmore Arena.
Bristol Aeroplane Company XG460
13357 w/o 1963 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1961 XG462 : dd Sep 1961 as 66Sq/H. To 72Sq/H by Nov 1961. Mid air rear engine fire nea+
13360 w/o 1962 Type 192 Belvedere 1961 XG465 : 30 Jul 1962 crashed near Warendorf, after rotor struck fuselage following +
13362 Scrapped Type 192 Belvedere 1962 XG467 : 72 Sq; 26 Sq; 66 Sq
13203 Sycamore 4 1955 XG506 : 72 Sq; Metropolitan Communications Sq; HDU
13384 Sycamore 4 1956 XG544 : Built at Filton, dd 14 Dec 1956; 275 Sq Feb 1957; 72 Sq Oct 1961
- XG544
wa122 hc.2 1963 XR497 : RAF d/d 28feb63; SAR duty at RAF Valley with 202 Sq by 1977; 22 Sq by Au+
F : visited Vokel
F : noted at Aldergrove.
F : visited Middle Wallop
F : noted visiting Carlisle
Uruguayan Air Force 076
wa123 hc.2 1963 XR498 : May69 as 72Sqn /M participated in Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Air Race
: 1970 as 72Sqn /AM at Farnborough Airshow
X : in Aldergrove Air Show static display while with 72 Sq / X
X : noted at Aldergrove.
: 1999 72Sqn /X
wa124 Scrapped hc.2 1963 XR499 A : visiting RAF Kemble
AW : 72Sqn / AW at Farnborough air show 1972
W : Aldergrove
W : operating in N.I.
W : RAF; 1995 72Sqn./W
W : visited RNAS Yeovilton
wa125 w/o 1979 hc.2 1963 XR500 : Wessex Training Unit; 72 Sq
wa130 hc.2 1963 XR505 N : at 1969 Air Show
Uruguayan Navy 081
wa131 hc.2 1963 XR506 : ff 30 Oct 1963; dd 23 Dec 1963; 18 Sq/H by Jun 1968 still by Feb 1970; 72 +
: 72Sqn./V
V : noted at Aldergrove.
-
wa134 w/o 1981 Scrapped hc.2 1963 XR509 : ff 13 Dec 1963, dd 6 Jan 1964 . 18 Sq/N by Apr 1965 still Jun 1968. w/o 16+
wa136 hc.2 1963 XR511 : After return to the RAF from Oman in Nov 1974, 72 Sq/AL by 1973 still Sep +
L : noted at Aldergrove.
: RAF; 24+25jul99 72Sqn./L Lady Linlithgen. Fairford air show
Royal Air Force of Oman XR511
- XR511
wa139 hc.2 1964 XR517 : ff 22 Jan 1964, dd 3 Feb 1964. /G by Jun 1968; 72 Sq / AN by Sep 1972 sti+
: 72 Sq / AN by Sep 1972, at Farnborough
: 9 Dec 1983 one of 4 Wessex HC.2 from 72 Sq involved in rescue of passenger+
: 72 Sq / N by May 1984 still 1987
: ex 72 Sq / N. Arrived at Ulster Aviation Society museum Langford Lodge on +
Everett Aero XR517
wa142 Scrapped hc.2 1964 XR520 B : at 1969 Air Show
: Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AB
: 72 Sq/B by 1965 still Jun 1968; 72 Sq/AB by Aug 1970 still Sep 1980; 22 Sq+
wa143 hc.2 1963 XR521 C : at 1966 Air Show
: Flew her a lot on 72Sqn between joining 02jun69 and 10dec69 (Det Northern +
Uruguayan Navy 082
wa145 hc.2 1964 XR523 : dd 28 Jul 1964, 72 Sq/E by Sep 1968 still Jul 1969, 72 Sq/AE by Sep 1970
: RAF - noted on display at SBAC Farnborough Airshow Sep68 coded E with 72Sq+
: Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AE
AM : At Bassingbourn Air Show 1978
: 72Sq/AM by May 1978, 72Sq/AR by Aug 1978, 72 Sq/M by May 1984 still Jul 1+
wa146 w/o 1993 hc.2 1964 XR524 : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AF
F : noted at Middle Wallop
- XR524
wa147 hc.2 1964 XR525 : 72Sq by Aug 1964; loaned to Sultan of Oman Air Force by Mar 1974 until Dec+
G : noted at Aldergrove.
wa148 w/o 1970 hc.2 1964 XR526 : ff 24 Aug 1964, dd 23 Sep 1964. w/o 27 May 1970 with 72 Sq, to RAF Odiham +
- XR526
wa150 hc.2 1964 XR528 : 28 Sq/A by Dec 1982 still Mar 1987; RAF Benson by Mar 1988; 72 Sq/T by M+
- XR528
wa151 hc.2 1964 XR529 : 72Sq /E, noted visting Manadon on 23 Nov 1982
wa195 w/o 2001 hc.2 1965 XS676 L : at 1969 AIr Show
Uruguayan Navy 083
wa197 w/o 1976 hc.2 1965 XS678 A : at 1966 Air Show
: 72 Sq/K by Jun still Sep .
K : at 1969 AIr Show
Ministry of Defence (MoD) XS678
Royal Air Force of Oman XS678
wa528 hc.2 1966 XT601 : ff 13 Mar 1966, dd 18 Jun 1966; Khormaksar SAR Flt 1966; Muharraq SAR Flt +
wa530 hc.2 1966 XT603 : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AD
Uruguayan Navy 085
wa532 hc.2 1966 XT605 D : at 1966 Air Show
Uruguayan Air Force 072
wa533 hc.2 1966 XT606 : 72 Sq/O by Nov 1966 still Jun 1968. 84 Sq A Flt/Diamonds by May 1984, to 2+
- XT606
wa534 w/o 1988 hc.2 1966 XT607 : 72 Sq/P by Jun 1968, 72 Sq/AP by Sep 1976, 72 Sq/P (still) by May 1984
: w/o 13 Jan 1988 with 72 Sq when force-landed near hospital at Crawfordsbur+
: 20jun93 pictured as P/ 72 Sqn at RAF Cosford Airshow
wa536 hc.2 1966 XT668 AS : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AS
: 12 May 1989, 72 Sq / S at RAF Wyton Air Show.
S : noted at Aldergrove.
Uruguayan Air Force 078
wa537 w/o 1985 Scrapped hc.2 1966 XT669 : 72 Sq/T by Jun 1968, 72 Sq/AT by Sep 1974, 72 Sq/T(?) still May 1984.
: hit radio mast at Forkhill OP on 25 Oct 1985, while with 72 Sq
wa538 hc.2 1966 XT670 : 72Sqn /AU pictured at RAF Coltishall
wa539 hc.2 1966 XT671 : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AW
- G-BYRC
wa540 hc.2 1966 XT672 AX : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AX
AZ : noted at Greenham Common Airshow.
- XT672
wa541 hc.2 1966 XT673 : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AY
Uruguayan Air Force 074
wa542 w/o 1987 hc.2 1966 XT674 Q : at 1969 Air Show
wa543 hc.2 1966 XT675 : Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA543, f/f: 24/01/1967; del Royal Air Force as X+
AR : At Bassingbourn Air Show 1978
Uruguayan Air Force 073
wa544 hc.2 1966 XT676 : HC.2 72 Sq / I, visited RAF Shawbury on 8 Jul 1999
Uruguayan Air Force 079
wa614 w/o 1990 hc.2 1967 XV719 : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AA
AA : At Bassingbourn Air Show 1978
: w/o 27 Apr 1990 with 72 Sq, whilst manoeuvring at Bishops Court
wa616 hc.2 1967 XV721 : as 72Sqn /AK at Farnborough Airshow 1970
: 72Sqn /AK at Farnborough air show 1972
H : noted at Aldergrove.
: 24+25jul99 as 72Sqn /H at Fairford air show
Uruguayan Air Force 080
wa617 hc.2 1967 XV722 : 1968 d/d to 72Sqn at RAF Acklington, Northumberland
wa618 hc.2 1968 XV723 AQ : Farnborough Airshow 1970 72Sqn /AQ
Q : 14may95 pictured as /Q 72 Sqd at North Weald Air Show
Q : noted at Aldergrove.
Uruguayan Air Force 077
wa620 hc.2 1968 XV725 : f/f 13 Mar 1968, d/d 3 Apr 1968 as HC.2. /A by Jun 1968. 72Sq/AC by Sep 1+
: RAF type:HC.2; 1983 72Sqn./C
: 72Sqn./C at Skrydstrup Airshow
wa621 hc.2 1968 XV726 J : noted at Aldergrove.
wa623 hc.2 1968 XV728 : f/f 25 Apr 1968, d/d 10 May 1968 to RAF. To 18 Sq, to CFS, to 2FTS by 1981+
Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum XV728
1042 sa330e 1970 XW199 : 33 Sq/DU by 1993, 33 Sq by 1994; 27(R)Sq/NB by 1996 still 1997; 230Sq/NB b+
NB : noted at Aldergrove.
1074 sa330e 1971 XW204 AA : noted at Aldergrove.


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