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No. 22 Squadron RAF. Number 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is an operational testing and evaluation squadron for all the Joint Helicopter Command helicopter types including Chinook, Puma HC2, Merlin HC4, Apache and Wildcat AH1.
- Preux et audicieux, (French: "Valiant and Brave")
- Joint Helicopter Command
31 lug 2020 · the squadron No. 22 Squadron re-formed at RAF Benson as the Operational Evaluation Unit of the Joint Helicopter Command under the Air Warfare Branch. They are responsible for testing all new equipment to be used on eight helicopter types used across the three Services.
14 mag 2020 · 22 Squadron Re-Forms At RAF Benson. 14 May 2020. A Royal Air Force squadron with a long and proud history has re-formed at RAF Benson as the Operational Evaluation Unit for the Joint Helicopter Command. All images of the ceremony were captured pre-lockdown.
RAF 22 Squadron Now OEU at RAF Benson. 20-May-20 - After 60 years serving as a Search and Rescue unit, Royal Air Force 22 Squadron was designated Operational Evaluation Unit (OEU) for the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC). The OEU mission is to evaluate aircraft’s weapons, systems and performance #OEU.
No. 22 Squadron Royal Air Force in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime Memories Project - 22 Squadron was formed at Gosport in September 1915 and went to France in April 1916 where it served as both a reconnaissance and fighter unit. It was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany until disbanded in 1919.
At the start of World War II, the Vildebeests flew anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea until replaced by Bristol Beaufort s. 22 Squadron brought the Beaufort into operational service; receiving the first aircraft in November 1939 and, after an intense work up at North Coates in Lincolnshire, the Squadron resumed operations in April 1940, b...
14 mag 2020 · 14 May 2020. After standing down as a Search and Rescue squadron in 2015, 22 Squadron has re-formed at RAF Benson as the Operational Evaluation Unit for the Joint Helicopter Command. Formerly the Rotary Wing Operational Evaluation and Training Unit, the highly experienced helicopter aircrew will now transfer to 22 Squadron.
