No. 202 Squadron
RAF Sea King Westland Sea King HAR.3 search and rescue helicopter (ZH545), Ilfracombe, north Devon, England . ... Westland Sea King HAR.3 search and rescue helicopter (ZH545), Ilfracombe, north Devon, England . ...
Information
Role	Search and rescue
Aircraft Operated	Sea King HAR.3
Home Station	RAF St. Boulmer plus detached Flights
Motto	"Semper vigilate" - Be always vigilant
History
Date Founded	17 October 1914 (in RNAS)
Badge	"A mallard alighting"
Notable Battle Honours	Western Front 1916-1918, Atlantic 1939-1945, Mediterranean 1940-1943, North Africa 1942-1943, Biscay 1942-1943

No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Sea King HAR.3 at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ...

History

202 Squadron was formed along with the RAF on 1 April 1918 by renumbering No 2 Squadron, RNAS. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS in October 1914.

Search and Rescue

Reformed by the renumbering of No. 228 Squadron RAF at RAF Leconfield, 202 began operating in its search and rescue role using Westland Whirlwind. The squadron moved to RAF Finningley on re-equiping with Sea Kings in 1978, moving to Boulmer on the closure of Finningley in 199?. The squadron usually has two aircraft at each of its locations which, as of 2005, are: RAF Leconfield was a Royal Air Force station near Beverley, Yorkshire, England. ... There have been two Westland Whirlwind aircraft in Royal Air Force history. ... RAF Finningley was a Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• HQ & 'A' Flight - RAF Boulmer
• 'D' Flight - RAF Lossiemouth
• 'E' Flight - Leconfield

RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland. ... RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station in Scotland. ... RAF Leconfield was a Royal Air Force station near Beverley, Yorkshire, England. ...

RAF Sea King squadrons

• 22 Squadron - RAF St. Mawgan, Wattisham, RMB Chivenor, RAF Valley
• 202 Squadron - RAF Boulmer, RAF Lossiemouth, Leconfield

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See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons