1914 to present


united kingdom 202 Squadron

Royal Air Force




Part of Defence Helicopter Flying School UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)









202 Squadron
Originally formed as 2 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) on 17 Oct 1914, it was redesignated 202 Squadron on 1 Apr 1918 when the RAF was created. It has variously been a specialist bombing, flying boat and weather reconnaisance unit during its service life.

Rotary wing operations began on 29 Aug 1964 when it was reformed from 228 Squadron, and took over its Whirlwind HAR.10 in the SAR role at RAF Leconfield. Various detachments have been made around Britains coast and after the Sea King HAR.3 was introduced in Jul 1978, the Whirlwinds were retired in Nov 1979. The Wessex HC.2 was issued in Nov 1982. In early 2004, 202 Squadron provided SAR services from A Flt at RAF Boulmer (EGQM), D Flt at RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) and E Flt at RAF Leconfield (EGXV) with Sea King HAR.3As.
D and E Flt were relieved of their SAR responsibilities on 31 Mar 2015, when the service was assumed by Bristow from the MCA Inverness and MCA Humberside bases (respectively), the next day.
Reformed from SARTU as 202 (R) Squadron in Apr 2016 to provide basic SAR training for DHFS.
On March 2018 designated as the maritime and mountains training Squadron of the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) and re-equipped with the Jupiter HT1 (Airbus H145)



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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2016-    RAF ValleyEGOV
1988/15RAF Leconfield closed 1977EGXV
1988/94Kent International / Manston closed 2014EGMH
1988Lee-on-SolentEGHF
1985/88RAF ColtishallEGYC
1979/94BrawdyEGDA
1976/82RAF ColtishallEGYC
1975/15RAF BoulmerEGQM
1972/15RAF LossiemouthEGQS
1964/79RAF Leconfield closed 1977EGXV
1964/76RAF LeucharsEGQL
1964/76OustonEGQO
1964/73RAF ColtishallEGYC
1964/72Acklington closed 1972
Thorney Island closed 1976EGYT


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2018-    Ministry of Defence (MoD) H145 / EC145T2
2016/18 412
1982/83 Wessex
1978/15 Sea King
1964/81 Whirlwind













  202 Squadron Operations


Dates Operation
2018-jul-102018-jul-10 RAF 100 Aniversary Flypast
2004-aug-182004-aug-18 Glen Ogle (A85) landslide
1991-dec-181991-dec-19 Rescue from fishing ship Kartli
Operation Corporate
1972-jul-071972-jul-12 6th International Helicopter SAR Competition





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