
Formed as a Royal Navy unit in July 1940 and eventually disbanded on return from the Far East in Dec 1945.
Reformed as a Royal Australian Navy unit on 25 Apr 1950, disbanding again at Nowra on 1 Dec 1958.
Reformed as a Royal Australian Navy unit on 25 Apr 1950, disbanding again at Nowra on 1 Dec 1958.

On July 11, 2013 was officially reactivated with the MRH90 Taipan at HMAS Albatross (Nowra)
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Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
2011/ | Nowra | YSNW |
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Years | Models | |
2013/ | MRH90 Taipan | |
808 Squadron List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
![]() | 1108 | mrh90 | A40-006 : pictured (pic2) in personnel transfers to submarine : on display at Avalon 2017 | ||||
1160 | mrh90 | 2011 | A40-009 : 1190/TAUA09, for 808 Sqn | ||||
![]() | 1187 | mrh90 | A40-011 : 1196/TAUA11; Feb11 RAN 808Sqn | ![]() | |||
1189 | mrh90 | A40-013 : 1189/TAUA13; Feb13 RAN 808Sqn | ![]() | ||||
1200 | mrh90 | A40-017 : 1200/TAUA17;
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1202 | mrh90 | A40-019 : 1202/TAUA19;
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1235 | mrh90 | A40-021 : 1235/TAUA21;
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![]() | 1236 | mrh90 | A40-022 : 1236/TAUA22;
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![]() | 1254 | mrh90 | A40-025 : 1254/TAUA25;
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1255 | mrh90 | A40-026 : 1255/TAUA26;
2014 808sq | |||||
![]() | mrh90 | A40-028 : TAUA28; 2014 asg 808 Sqn | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | mrh90 | A40-029 : ?/TAUA29, RAN 808 Squadron; 09jul15 pictured (pic1) on USS Ashland (LSD 48+ : asg HMAS Adelaide (LHD-1) pictured (pic2) doing VERTREP on USNS Charles Dr+ | ||||
![]() | 1270 | mrh90 | A40-030 : 1270/TAUA30;
RAN;
05jun15 with 808 Sqn at Singleton, NSW : pictured in Fiji with HMAS Canberra (LHD 02) for relief operations after + | ||||
![]() | mrh90 | A40-042 : 27jul17 as 808 Sqn /Poseidon 42 in Canberra with "Army" titles | ![]() | ||||
![]() | mrh90 | A40-043 043 : TAUA43 ![]() |
Operations | |
Dates | Operation | |
dec-13 | dec-13 | ![]() |
04-oct-13 | 05-oct-13 | International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 |
15-jul-13 | 06-aug-13 | Talisman Saber 2013 |