Squadrons 51 to 60
Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
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. | 51 Port Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | England: McMullen Barracks, Marchwood | 17 Port Regiment |
. | Jul 67: Aden | . |
. | 1976:?? | . |
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. | 52 Port Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | England: McMullen Barracks, Marchwood | 17 Port Regiment |
. | 1 Jan 70 - Mar 70: Libya: Tobruck | For withdrawal from Libya |
. | 1990 - 1991: Saudi Arabia | 10 Transport Group |
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. | 53 Port Training Squadron | . |
c1967 | England: Formed at McMullen Barracks, Marchwood | . |
. | 19??: Renamed Port Training Squadron | . |
. | c1977: Renamed 53 Port & Maritime Squadron, from Marchwood Admin Sqn | 17 Port Regiment |
. | c1979: Renamed 53 Port Support Squadron | . |
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. | 54 Engineer Support & Ambulance Squadron | . |
1968? | Germany: Tunis Bks, Lubbecke | 4 ADTR |
. | Oct 90: Saudi Arabia (2 tps attached 1 ADTR). Direct Sp to 7 Bde Engineer Regt & Field Ambulance | . |
. | Apr 92: Disbanded | . |
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. | 54 Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Germany: St Georges Barracks, Minden | . |
. | 20 Nov 72 - 16 Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Ballykinlar | . |
. | 18 Mar - 25 Jun 74: Northern Ireland: Ballykinlar | . |
. | 3 Jul - 26 Oct 75: Northern Ireland: St Angelo/Ft George | . |
. | 6 Jan - 8 Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Armagh | . |
. | 30 Jul - 26 Nov 78: Northern Ireland: Moscow; GT Troop only | . |
. | 1 Dec 79 - 31 Mar 80: Northern Ireland: Moscow | . |
. | 1980:?? | . |
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. | 55 Air Despatch Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Singapore: RAF Changi, det at RAAF Butterworth | 15 Air Despatch Regiment |
. | Rotated with 69 Sqn between Singapore and Borneo every 3 months, in Borneo split between RAF airfields at Labuan & Kuching | . |
. | Early 1968: 15 Regiment disbanded | . |
c1970 | England: RAF Tangmere & Thorney Island | 14 Air Despatch Regiment |
. | 1970: Absorbed 22 (AD) Sqn | . |
. | 31 Jul - 29 Nov 75: Northern Ireland: Moscow | . |
. | 1975?: Disbanded | . |
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. | 55 Movement Control Squadron | . |
1976.07 | ?? Formed from Air Mounting Centre | 29 Tpt & Mov Regt |
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. | 56 Squadron | . |
c1969 | Hong Kong: Sham Shui Po Camp | 31 Regiment |
. | 1976: Disbanded, personnel absorbed by 29 Sqn | . |
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. | 56 Squadron | . |
1980's | England: Woolwich | . |
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. | 57 Port Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Aden: From 57 Port Squadron RE | . |
. | Mid 66: Renamed Joint Services Port Unit (Middle East) | . |
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. | 57 (Junior Leaders) Squadron | . |
1978 | England: Reformed at Azimghur Bks, Colerne | Junior Leaders Regiment |
. | 1989: ?? | . |
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. | 58 Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Cyprus: Dhekelia, from 58 Company (General Transport) RASC | . |
1976.01 | Cyprus: RAF Akrotiri | . |
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. | 59 Port Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Cyprus: Akrotiri? Famagusta? | From ?? Sqn RE |
. | 10 Jun 71: Renamed 10 Port Squadron | . |
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. | 59 Squadron | . |
?? | ?? Reformed | . |
. | Aug 81: Disbanded | . |
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. | 59 Movement Control Squadron | . |
Late 1981 | England: Formed from a re-org of 50 & 55 MC Sqns to provide MC support to the UKMF | 29 Transport & Movement Regiment |
. | Nov 90 - 1991: Saudi Arabia, relieved 50 MC Sqn | 10 Transport Group |
. | 5 Apr 93: Renamed 59 Movement Control Squadron RLC | . |
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. | 60 Squadron | . |
1965.07.15 | Aden: Normandy Lines. From 60 Company RASC | 24 Infantry Bde |
c1967 | England: Plasterdown Camp, Tavistock | 24 Infantry Bde |
. | 21 Aug - 16 Dec 69: Northern Ireland: | . |
1971 | England: Ripon | 24 Infantry Bde |
. | 21 Sep 71 - 29 Mar 72: Northern Ireland: Holywood | . |
. | 30 Sep 73 - 4 Feb 74: Northern Ireland: Moscow | . |
. | 27 Mar - 31 Jul 76: Northern Ireland: Province wide | . |
c1977 | England: Colburn Bks, Catterick | . |
. | 1 May - 17 May 77: Northern Ireland: | . |
. | 26 Nov 77 - 2 Apr 78: Northern Ireland: Moscow | . |
. | 4 May - 15 Nov 84: Cyprus | UN Transport Support Squadron |
. | 24 Jun 87 - 14 Jan 88: Cyprus | UN Transport Support Squadron |
. | Jun 89 - Jan 90: Cyprus | UN Transport Support Squadron |
. | Gulf War | . |
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