Operations in The Far East in The 1960s
The squadron served with distinction in support of the Royal Marines during 1960s in the Far East initially (1963) with the Whirlwind HAS.7 and later with the Wessex HU5. For some time the squadron was based ashore at HMS Simbang, at Sembawang in Singapore.
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