When the UN first started operations in Cyprus 1563 Flt were the only RAF helicopter unit on the Island. They were 103 Sqn until July/August 1963 and I cannot find out when they moved to Akrotiri or when they converted to Whirlwinds. They may well have continued with internal security flights as previously during the Cyprus troubles but whether they were finished in a UN colour scheme remains a mystery to me. I cannot remember any past references to them when I was there in 1968.