Operational Station
Sealand was a communications support base for RAF operations around the world. It functioned as a third-line repair base for avionics equipment for all three services.
Examples of equipment serviced : C12 Directional Gyroscope (Hercules), and other gyroscopic based navigational equiptment.
No 631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron operated at Sealand between 1963 and 2006, most recently flying the Viking TMk1 conventional winch-launched glider.
In March 2006, 631 VGS relocated to RAF Woodvale to operate the Grob109b 'Vigilant' self-launched motorglider.
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