Originally formed at Great Yarmouth from 324, 325 & 326 Flights on 20 Aug 1918. After wartime service as a flying boat unit and a short post-war period in Maritime Reconnaisance until 6 Mar 1959, it was reformed on 1 Sep 1959 at RAF Leconfield from 275 Squadron. A Sycamore Flight it had inherited was passed to 118 Squadron and all Sycamores had departed by Jun 1960. Its Whirlwind HAR.2s and HAR.4s were joined on re-formation by fixed wing Ansons for 6 months. In Dec 1962 the original Whirlwinds were replaced by the more capable Whirlwind HAR.10. On 1 Sep 1964, the unit was renumbered 202 Squadron.
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228 Squadron List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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wa 25 | har.4 | 1954 | XD182 : ~1964 probably HAR.10 type asg 228 Sq pictured (pic2) at sea in mid-r+ | ||||
wa 27 | har.4 | 1954 | XD184 : 228 Sq by 1962 | ||||
wa 29 | har.4 | 1954 | XD186 : RAF f/f Aug 1954, d/d Nov 1954 to 155 Sq; crashed 11 Sep 1958 and for repa+ | ||||
13269 w/o 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 1955 | XG509 : HR.14 built at Filton, del RAF Jul 1955;
275 Sq; 228 Sq from Sep 1959 | ||||
13242 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ380 : dd RAF as HR.14 on 22 Oct 1956;275 Sq; 228 Sq; CFS / S-M; Administratively+ | XJ380 | |||
wa 44 w/o 1963 | har.4 | 1954 | XJ428 : HAR.10 228 Sq; 10 Sep 1963 crash landed following power loss, 2m S of Bri+ | ||||
wa 95 Scrapped | har.2 | 1955 | XJ724 : 228Sq by Sep 1963 | ||||
wa 98 | har.2 | 1955 | XJ727 : HAR.2 22 Sq; 228 Sq | - 8661M | |||
wa100 | har.2 | 1956 | XJ729 : HAR.10 22 Sq; Min of Aviation; 228 Sq; 202 Sq; 22 Sq | - G-BVGE | |||
wa107 w/o 1960 | har.4 | 1956 | XJ761 : w/o 27 Jul 1960, engine lost power, ditched and sank off Great Yarmouth, w+ | ||||
13412 | Sycamore 4 | 1956 | XJ917 : XJ917 participated in both the static and flying displays at the 'Battle + | XJ917 - XJ917 | |||
wa149 w/o 1973 | har.2 | 1956 | XL110 : HAR.2 217 Sq; 228 Sq | ||||
wa392 | har10 | 1962 | XP404 : 228 Sq; 202 Sq; SAR Wg; 22 Sq | ||||
wa393 Scrapped | har10 | 1962 | XP405 : 228 Sq; CFS; 2 FTS / Y |