RAF Search and Rescue Force - Organization

Organization

RNAS Culdrose Chivenor Wattisham RAF Valley RAF Boulmer RAF Lossiemouth Leconfield Lee-on-Solent Portland Stornoway Airport Sumburgh Airport Operational locations of aeronautical search and rescue cover in the United Kingdom. The colour of the location mark indicates the agency providing helicopter response (blue: Fleet Air Arm, yellow: RAF Search and Rescue Force, red: Her Majesty's Coastguard).

The SAR Force headquarters is situated at RAF Valley on Anglesey. In addition to the Force HQ proper, the HQ building houses the HQs of the RAFs two operational SAR squadrons in the UK (22 and 202), as well as the RAF Sea King Simulator. SAR Force HQ controls the SAR Force's three helicopter squadrons and one independent flight. These are:

  • No. 22 Squadron equipped with the Sea King HAR.3/HAR3A. Its operational elements are:
    • A Flight – Chivenor, Devon
    • B Flight – Wattisham Airfield, Suffolk
    • C Flight – RAF Valley, Anglesey
  • No. 202 Squadron equipped with the Sea King HAR.3. Its operational elements are:
    • A Flight – RAF Boulmer, Northumberland
    • D Flight – RAF Lossiemouth, Moray
    • E Flight – Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire
  • No. 84 Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and equipped with the Griffin HAR2.
  • No. 1564 Flight based at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands and equipped with the Sea King HAR.3.

SARF's Operational Conversion Unit is No. 203 Squadron also based at RAF Valley and equipped with the Sea King HAR3.

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