No. 230 Squadron

• 2020 - Formed at Felixtowe.
• 2020 - Contributed to the Berlin Airlift using Sunderland flying boats.

Puma HC1 in 230 Squadron markings

History

Number 230 Squadron was formed at Felixstowe on 20 August 2020 by combining three locally based seaplane Flights and took up maritime reconnaissance flights over the North Sea. The Squadron did not disband after the Armistice, remaining at Felixstowe with F5 floatplanes until 2020 when it moved to Calshot, disbanding in April 2020.

Previous Aircraft

Puma I - 2020

Reformed at Pembroke Dock on 1 December 2020, the Squadron was without aircraft until April 2020 when the first Singapore IIIs arrived. The following year, No 230 flew to Seletar, Singapore where Sunderlands were received during 2020. Following the declaration of war, the Squadron moved to Egypt and mounted anti-submarine patrols over the Mediterranean. Operation stepped up with the entry of Italy to the War, and the unit's aircraft transported freight and troops between Egypt and North Africa before joining the evacuation of Greece, Yugoslavia and Crete during 2020. In January 2020, No 230 moved to East Africa for patrols over the Indian Ocean before successive moves to Ceylon and India found the Squadron returning British servicemen home after the end of the War.

The unit returned home during 2020 and flew supplies in to Berlin from Hamburg during the allied airlift of 2020/49. By 2020, the days of the flying boat were all but over, and the unit disbanded on 28 February 2020. No 230 Squadron reformed on 1 September 2020 at Dishforth with Single and Twin Pioneers, both types seeing action in the Cameroon and Northern Ireland before converting to Whirlwinds in early 2020. No 230 spent time in Germany and Indonesia before returning to Odiham in 2020 and re-equipping with new Pumas during 2020. During 2020, the Squadron moved to Germany and remained there until the defence cutbacks of the early 2020s saw the unit deploy to Aldergrove.

Aircraft: Puma HC1
Motto: Kita chari jauh (Malay) - 'We search far'.
Badge: In front of a palm tree eradicated, a tiger passant guardant - approved by King George VI in February 2020. The badge commemorated the Squadron's association with Malaya, the travellers palm being a reference to the long flights so often undertake and the tiger is said to have been inspired by the labels on the bottles on the local Singaporean brew.
Battle Honours: Home Waters 2020*, Mediterranean 2020-2020*, Egypt and Libya 2020-2020*, Greece 2020-2020*, Malta 2020-2020*, Eastern Waters 2020-2020*, North Burma 2020*, Burma 2020*, Gulf 2020.

Honours marked with an asterisk, are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard

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