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22 Squadron (other)
22 Squadron may refer to: * No. 22 Squadron RAF, a unit of the Royal Air Force * 22 Squadron SAAF, a unit of the South African Air Force * 103 Squadron The 103 Squadron "''Caracóis''" (''Esquadra 103'') is a jet advanced training squadron of the Portuguese Air Force. Prior to 1978, the "''Caracóis''" also received following designations: 22 Squadron, ''Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de P ... (22 Squadron), a unit of the Portuguese Air Force * No. 22 Squadron (Finland), a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 Squadron SAAF
22 Squadron is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a maritime helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ... squadron operating Lynx and Oryx helicopters for the South African Navy. Originally formed in 1942, the squadron is the only current maritime helicopter squadron of the SAAF. It has been involved with many rescues, some gaining international attention as well as arctic base support. History The squadron was formed in Durban on 1 July 1942 by renaming 31 Flight to 22 (Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance) Squadron. It was equipped with ex-South African Airways, SAA Junkers Ju 86s as well as a number of Avro Ansons, and was assigned to anti-submarine, coastal reconnaissance and convoy support duties.Green 1968, p.42. It had a relatively un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
103 Squadron
The 103 Squadron "''Caracóis''" (''Esquadra 103'') is a jet advanced training squadron of the Portuguese Air Force. Prior to 1978, the "''Caracóis''" also received following designations: 22 Squadron, ''Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de Pilotagem'' (EICP) and ''Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de Pilotagem em Aviões de Combate'' (EICPAC). Roles and missions Its primary mission is the complementary flying training on jet aircraft and operational transition training. History The origins of 103 Squadron date back to 1953 with the beginning of the operational service of the Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star and later that same year with the delivery of the first jet fighters, the Republic F-84G Thunderjet, in service with the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF). These aircraft were assigned to then- Air Base No. 2 (BA2), Ota, to equip the first jet fighter squadron, 20 Squadron. That same year a new Flight (''Esquadrilha de Voo sem Visibilidade'', VSV) was created and integrated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
