S A R HELICOPTER FLIGHTS - LOCATIONS

LOCATION	FLIGHT	FROM	TO	AIRCRAFT
LINTON ON OUSE	A Flt 275 Sqn	Apr 1953	Nov 1954	Sycamore 13
THORNABY ON TEES	A Flt 275 Sqn	Nov 1954	Oct 1957	Sycamore 13/14
NORTH COATES	B Flt 275 Sqn	Feb 1955	Oct 1957	Sycamore 14
THORNEY ISLAND	A Flt 22 Sqn	Jun 1955	Apr 1956	Whirlwind 2
	D Flt 22 Sqn	Apr 1956	Dec 1959	Whirlwind 2
	B Flt 22 Sqn	May 1964	Mar 1973	Whirlwind 10
MARTLESHAM HEATH	B Flt 22 Sqn	Jun 1955	May 1956	Whirlwind 2
LEUCHARS	C Flt 275 Sqn	Jun 1955	Sep 1959	Sycamore 14
	C Flt 228 Sqn	Sep 1959	Aug 1964	Whirlwind 2/10
	C Flt 202 Sqn	Aug 1964	May 1976	Whirlwind 10
	B Flt 22 Sqn	May 1976	Apr 1993	Wessex 2
HORSHAM ST FAITH	D Flt 275 Sqn	Sep 1955	Sep 1959	Sycamore 14
	D Flt 228 Sqn	Sep 1959	Apr 1963	Whirlwind 2/10
VALLEY	C Flt 22 Sqn	Sep 1955	Sep 1977	Whirlwind 2/10
		Sep 1977	Jun 1997	Wessex 2
		Jun 1997	Oct 2015	Sea King 3
ST MAWGAN	A Flt 22 Sqn	Apr 1956	Nov 1958	Whirlwind 2
FELIXSTOW	B Flt 22 Sqn	Apr 1956	Nov 1958	Whirlwind 2
ALDERGROVE	F Flt 275 Sqn	Jun 1957	Apr 1959	Sycamore 14
LECONFIELD	B Flt 275 Sqn	Oct 1957	Sep 1959	Sycamore 14
	B Flt 228 Sqn	Oct 1959	Aug 1964	Whirlwind 2/10
	B Flt 202 Sqn	Aug 1964	Jun 1979	Whirlwind 10
	D Flt 22 Sqn	Oct 1979	Nov 1988	Wessex 2
	E Flt 202 Sqn	Nov 1988	Mar 2015	Sea King 3
ACKLINGTON	A Flt 275 sqn	Oct 1957	Sep 1959	Sycamore 14
	A Flt 228 Sqn	Sep 1959	Aug 1964	Whirlwind 2/10
	A Flt 202 Sqn	Aug 1964	Oct 1975	Whirlwind 10

CHIVENOR	E Flt 275 Sqn	Jun 1957	Nov 1958	Sycamore 14
	A Flt 22 Sqn	Nov 1958	Nov 1981	Whirlwind 2/10
		Nov 1981	Jun 1994	Wessex 2
		Jun 1994	May 1997	Sea King 3
		May 1997	Oct 2015	Sea King 3A
TANGMERE	B Flt 22 Sqn	Jun 1961	May 1964	Whirlwind 2/10
MANSTON	D Flt 22 Sqn	Jun 1961	May 1969	Whirlwind 2/10
	Bristows	Jun 1971	Sep 1974	Whirlwind Ser 3
	D Flt 72 Sqn	Oct 1974	Jun 1976	Wessex 2
	E Flt 22 Sqn	Jun 1976	Aug 1988	Wessex 2
	C Flt 202 Sqn	Sep 1988	Jul 1994	Sea King 3
COLTISHALL	D Flt 228 Sqn	Apr 1963	Aug 1964	Whirlwind 10
	D Flt 202 Sqn	Aug 1964	May 1973	Whirlwind 10
	B Flt 22 Sqn	Apr 1973	Apr 1976	Whirlwind 10
	C Flt 202 Sqn	Apr 1976	May 1997	Whirlwind 10
		May 1979	Aug 1982	Sea King 3
	Det of 22 Sqn	Aug 1982	Aug 1983	Wessex 2
	F Flt 22 Sqn	Aug 1983	Sep 1985	Wessex 2
	C Flt 202 Sqn	Sep 1985	Aug 1988	Sea King 3
	E Flt 22 Sqn	Sep 1988	Jul 1994	Wessex 2
LOSSIEMOUTH............	D Flt 202 Sqn	Feb 1974	Aug 1978	Whirlwind 10
		Aug 1978	Apr 2015	Sea King 3
BRAWDY	D Flt 22 Sqn	Feb 1974	Oct 1979	Whirlwind 10
	B Flt 202 Sqn	Oct 1979	Jul 1994	Sea King 3
BOULMER	A Flt 202 Sqn	Oct 1975	Dec 1978	Whirlwind 10
		Dec 1978	Oct 2015	Sea King 3
WATTISHAM	B Flt 22 Sqn	Jul 1994	Jul 1997	Sea King 3
		Jul 1997	Aug 2015	Sea King 3A

SAR SQUADRON HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS

275 SQUADRON
Linton on Ouse	15 April 1953	November 1954
Thornaby on Tees	November 1954	October 1957
Leconfield	October 1957	30 September 1959
228 SQUADRON
Leconfield	1 September 1959	31 August 1964
202 SQUADRON
Leconfield	1 September 1964	January 1976
Finningley	January 1976	December 1992
Boulmer	December 1992	October 2008
Valley	October 2008	October 2015
22 SQUADRON
Thorney Island	15 February 1955	June 1956
St Mawgan	June 1956	April 1974
Thorney Island	April 1974	January 1976
Finningley	January 1976	December 1992
St Mawgan	December 1992	September 1997
Chivenor	September 1997	September 2002
Valley	September 2002	October 2015
HQ SAR WING,	SAR FORCE HQ
Finningley	January 1976	December 1992
St Mawgan	December 1992	September 2002
Valley	September 2002	October 2015