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Royal Navy

UK 727 Squadron

727 Squadron
727 Naval Air Squadron

727 NAS

Established 1943

Formed at Gibraltar in May 1943, with target towing Defiants. It disbanded in Malta in Dec 1944. Reformed as an Air Experience unit in Apr 1946 at Gosport where it disbanded again in Jan 1950. Reformed at RNAS Brawdy in Jan 1956 to provide Air Experience for Royal Naval College cadets from Dartmouth.
2 Dragonfly HR.5 were added to the strength in Sep 1958 for further experience but these were handed over to the Britannia Helicopter Flight in Jun 1960, before the unit disbanded again in Dec 1960.
Reformed in Dec 2001 at Plymouth, it inherited the Flying Grading task of the Britannia FG Flight and its long heritage with the Chipmunk T.10. It now flies fixed wing, civilian maintained Grob Herons.

Locations

1956-1960 EGDA RAF Brawdy
2001-2006 EGHD PLH Roborough Airport
2007- EGDY YEO RNAS Yeovilton

Models

1958-1960 Westland Dragonfly HR.5

Airframes (1)

Reg Model C/N Built
WG752 hr.3 wa/h/062 1952