53 Squadron
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
| 53 Port Operating Squadron | ||
| 1948 | Egypt | Formed as a Port Op Sqn by amalgamation of the Inspectorate Sec, 974 IWT Sqn, 1003 Port Op Sqn and 1013 Port Maint Sqn: |
| Apr 55: Disbanded | ||
| 53 Railway (Depot) Squadron | ||
| 1955.05 | England: Longmoor | Formed by re-titling 83 Rly (Depot) Sqn; 16 Railway Training Regiment |
| 1959: Retitled Railway (Depot) Squadron | ||
| Port Maintenance Squadron | ||
| 1959 | England: Marchwood | 17 Port Training Regiment |
| 1961: Retitled 53 Port Operating Squadron | ||
| 1962: Renamed 53 Port Squadron | ||
| Jul 65: Disbanded. Port duties taken over by RCT | ||
| 53 Field Squadron (Airfields) | ||
| 1965.07 | England: Ripon | Formed: 38 Engineer Regiment |
| 1966.05 | England: Waterbeach | HQRE (Airfields) |
| Mar 67: HQRE (Airfds) renamed 39 Engr Regt (Airfds) | 39 Engineer Regiment (Airfields) | |
| Mar 68 - May 69: Virgin Islands: Beef Island | To construct an airfield | |
| Jul 70 - Apr 71: Persian Gulf | ||
| 30 Nov 71 - 14 Mar 72: Northern Ireland Tour: Long Kesh | to extend Long Kesh camp | |
| 10 Feb - 14 Jun 77: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
| Jun 77: Regiment renamed 39 Engineer Regiment | 39 Engineer Regiment | |
| Aug 77: Renamed 53 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
| Dec 83 - Apr 84: Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | |
| Sep 90 - Mar 91: Persian Gulf: Gulf War | ||
| 2007 | England: Waterbeach, near Cambridge | 25 Engineer Regiment |
| Apr - Oct 06: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 4 | ||
| Apr 12: Joined 39 Engineer Regiment | 39 Engineer Regiment | |
| 2012.07 | Scotland: (RAF) Kinloss | 39 Engineer Regiment |
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