| No. 202 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
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| Active | Royal Naval Air Service 17 October 1914 – 1 April 1918 Royal Air Force 1 April 1918 – 22 January 1920 9 April 1920 – 16 May 1921 1 January 1929 – 12 June 1945 1 October 1946 – 31 July 1964 1 September 1964[1] – 18 February 2016
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Search and rescue training |
| Part of | Defence Helicopter Flying School |
| Home station | RAF Valley |
| Motto(s) | Semper vigilate (Latin for 'Be Always Vigilant')[2][3] |
| Aircraft | Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT.1 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Squadron Leader Simon Allen |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | A mallard alighting. Approved by King George VI in March 1937.[2][3] |
| Squadron codes | JU (Allocated Apr 1939 – Sep 1939, no evidence of use)[2][4] TQ (Sep 1939 – Aug 1943)[5] AX (May 1941 – Aug 1943)[6] TJ (Jul 1944 – Jun 1945)[7] Y3 (Oct 1946 – Apr 1951)[8] A (Apr 1951 – 1956)[9] |
No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the maritime and mountains training element of the No.1 Flying Training School, operating the Airbus Helicopters H145 Jupiter.[10]
It previously operated the Sea King HAR3 in the search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) before it became part of the RAF.
- ^ Jefford 2001, p. 70.
- ^ a b c Rawlings 1982, pp. 130–131.
- ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 261.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 13.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 99.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 18.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 97.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, pp. 118–119.
- ^ Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 126.
- ^ "RAF Valley based Search & Rescue Training Unit becomes 202 (Reserve) Sqn". Royal Air Force. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.