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Serial
Role
Aircraft/Missile
Tactical
e) Puma HC1
No. of Sans 7
[27
Deployment
A
STC 38 Group
Transport
(Short Range)
Notes
NATO earmarked for the
UK MF 7.
(Contd)
10
Tanker
a) Victor K1
[3]
STC
1 Group
These aircraft will be
b) Victor K2
[1]
STC
1 Group
replaced by the Victor K1
tankers during 1976. The
first squadron is now forming.
11
Search and
Rescue
a) Wessex HC2
2 a/c_7
STC
18 Group
b) Whirlwind
HAR 10
[2]
STC
18 Group
c) Whirlwind
NEAF Cyprus
HAR 10
12
Surface to
a) Bloodhound
[1]
RAF Germany
NATO assigned.
Air Missiles
b) Rapier
[3]
RAF Germany
NATO assigned.
c) Tigercat
[1]
STC
NATO earmarked
d) Bloodhound
[17
NEAF Cyprus
Abbreviations
STC
Strike Command
NEAF Near East Air Force
UKMP JAME
United Kingdom Mobile Force
ACE Mobile Force
G.
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7
to be
replaced by Rapier by
late 76.
To be withdrawn by 1 Apr 76 7