Gazelle bases in U.K.
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Gazelle bases in U.K.
Hi all for a project I am doing for the 50th aniversary of the gazelle helicopter I am looking to compile a list of bases the gazelle has had in the U.K.
If you could furnish as much info as allowed such as regiment , army navy raf marines ect , dates there , base name /location ect
steve
If you could furnish as much info as allowed such as regiment , army navy raf marines ect , dates there , base name /location ect
steve
Hi Steve,
Off hand -
Royal Air Force -
RAF Shawbury - 2 FTS with Gazelle 1976 till 1997 timeframe having came from RAF Tern Hill
RAF Odiham - assigned to Special Forces Flight (part of 7 Sqn)
Royal Marines
3 Brigade Air Squadron - first at Coypool and Salerno Flight at RAF Luqa in Malta 3 BAS moved to RNAS Yeovilton after Coypool in the 80s ( i think) then in the late 90s reformed into 847 NAS
Royal Navy
RNAS Culdrose - 705 NAS for training of pilots and crewmen again till late 90s when PFI and DHFS
Army Air Corps -
In the UK, Middle Wallop, Netheravon, Wattisham, RAF Leuchars, Dishforth (?),
former British Army Of the Rhine - bases Soest, Detmold, RAF Wildenrath, Minden, RAF Gatow,
Nicosia (?) - UN Flight, and resident AAC flight
Belize -
Canada - Suffield Flight - BATUS
cheers
Off hand -
Royal Air Force -
RAF Shawbury - 2 FTS with Gazelle 1976 till 1997 timeframe having came from RAF Tern Hill
RAF Odiham - assigned to Special Forces Flight (part of 7 Sqn)
Royal Marines
3 Brigade Air Squadron - first at Coypool and Salerno Flight at RAF Luqa in Malta 3 BAS moved to RNAS Yeovilton after Coypool in the 80s ( i think) then in the late 90s reformed into 847 NAS
Royal Navy
RNAS Culdrose - 705 NAS for training of pilots and crewmen again till late 90s when PFI and DHFS
Army Air Corps -
In the UK, Middle Wallop, Netheravon, Wattisham, RAF Leuchars, Dishforth (?),
former British Army Of the Rhine - bases Soest, Detmold, RAF Wildenrath, Minden, RAF Gatow,
Nicosia (?) - UN Flight, and resident AAC flight
Belize -
Canada - Suffield Flight - BATUS
cheers
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32 Sqn at Northolt also operated a few.
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7 Flight AAC - West Berlin (RAF Gatow)
25 Flight AAC - Belize
657 Squadron AAC - Oakington
661 Squadron AAC (1 Regiment) - Hildesheim BAOR
Also at 8 Flight but I don't know if they were actually based there or just on limited tasking.
25 Flight AAC - Belize
657 Squadron AAC - Oakington
661 Squadron AAC (1 Regiment) - Hildesheim BAOR
Also at 8 Flight but I don't know if they were actually based there or just on limited tasking.
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No. 32 Sqn had 3 during my wife's time at Northolt (87-89) and I managed to get one to give me and a colleague a lift to Shawbury for a meeting. Nice way to travel. It think it was officially Continuation Training, or a Navex 