9 Squadron
9 Airborne Squadron | ||
Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
1945.11 | Palestine | 6 Airborne Division |
1948.06 | England: | |
??: Renamed 9 Independent Airborne Squadron | ||
1949.07 | Germany: | 16 Independent Parachute Brigade |
1950 | England: Aldershot | 16 Independent Parachute Brigade |
1951.06 | Cyprus | |
1951.10 | Egypt | |
1954.06 | England: Aldershot | |
May 56: Renamed 9 Independent Parachute Field Squadron | ||
Aug 56 - Dec 56: Cyprus | ||
Nov 56: Port Said on Suez operations, returning to Cyprus | ||
1958: Renamed 9 Independent Parachute Squadron | ||
Jul 58 - Nov 58: Jordan | for emergency | |
1958.11 | England: Gibraltar Bks, Cove | |
Jul 61 - Sep 61: Kuwait | for emergency | |
1962 | England: Aldershot | |
1963.01 | England: Haig Lines, Crookham | Rhine Bks, Aldershot c1974 ?? |
Dec 63 - Apr 64: Cyprus | Sqn, less two Tps | |
Jan 65 - Jul 65: Borneo | Troop only | |
Jan 65 - Aug 65: Borneo | Troop only | |
Mar - Sep 65: Aden | HQ and Pk Tp only | |
12 May - 8 Sep 70: Northern Ireland Tour: | ||
14 Sep 71 - 11 Jan 72: Northern Ireland Tour: Antrim | ||
22 Mar - 24 Jul 73: Northern Ireland Tour: Antrim Bridging Camp | ||
12 Oct 74 - 14 Feb 75: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
Jan - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: | Troop only | |
10 Oct 76 - 10 Feb 77: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
Apr 77: Renamed 9 Parachute Squadron | u/c 36 Engineer Regiment | |
23 Oct 80 - 8 Mar 81: Northern Ireland Tour: Castledillon | ||
May - Mid Aug 82: Falkland Islands | 36 Engineer Regiment | |
Jan - Mar 85: Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | |
Oct - Dec 94: Rwanda | ||
Dec 94 - May 95: Cyprus, Nicosia with UNFICYP | ||
Sep 95 - Mar 96: Northern Ireland Tour: HMP Maze 'Op Descant' | ||
Sep 98 - Mar 99: Bosnia: Gornji Vakuf | ||
Jun - Jul 99: Kosovo: Op Agricola | ||
Apr - Oct 00: Northern Ireland Tour: Op Descant | ||
Aug - Nov 01: Macedonia: OP Bessemer | ||
Dec 01 - ??: Afghanistan: Op Fingal | ||
2003.01 | England: Aldershot | 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) |
Jan – Jul 03: Iraq: Op Telic | in sp 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
2006 - | England: Rock Barracks, Woodbridge | 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) |
Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 8 | ||
Oct 10 - Apr 11: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 13 | ||
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