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The '''Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing''' ('''JSFAW''') is a [[Wing (military unit)|wing]] of [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). It operates under the directives of Joint Forces operations of the [[British Armed Forces]] to provision of aviation support to the [[United Kingdom Special Forces]] (UKSF). JSFAW consists of Royal Air Force and [[British Army]] units.<ref name=RAFJSFAW>{{Cite web|title=JSFAW - Responsibilities and Composition|url=http://www.RAF.MoD.uk/rafodiham/aboutus/jsfaw.cfm|website=RAF.MoD.uk|publisher=[[Royal Air Force]]|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20140227170050/http://www.RAF.MoD.uk/rafodiham/aboutus/jsfaw.cfm|archive-date=27 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=Guide>{{Cite web|title=RAF Odiham - Service Community Official Guide|url=http://www2.Army.MoD.uk/linkedfiles/soldierwelfare/supportagencies/aws/communityguides/swf_sa_aws_cg_w/raf_odiham_2008/raf_odiham_section_1.pdf|website=Army.MoD.uk|publisher=[[British Army]]|date=2008|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20080910003105/http://www2.Army.MoD.uk/linkedfiles/soldierwelfare/supportagencies/aws/communityguides/swf_sa_aws_cg_w/raf_odiham_2008/raf_odiham_section_1.pdf|archive-date=10 September 2008}}</ref>


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The '''Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing''' ('''JSFAW''') is a [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) and [[British Army]] joint service organisation that coordinates the provision of aviation support to the [[United Kingdom Special Forces]].<ref name="RAFJSFAW">{{cite web|title=JSFAW - Responsibilities and Composition|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafodiham/aboutus/jsfaw.cfm|website=Royal Air Force|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227170050/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafodiham/aboutus/jsfaw.cfm|archive-date=27 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web |title=RAF Odiham - Service Community Official Guide |url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/soldierwelfare/supportagencies/aws/communityguides/swf_sa_aws_cg_w/raf_odiham_2008/raf_odiham_section_1.pdf |website=British Army |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910003105/http://www2.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/soldierwelfare/supportagencies/aws/communityguides/swf_sa_aws_cg_w/raf_odiham_2008/raf_odiham_section_1.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008 |date=2008}}</ref>
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Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing is under the peacetime command of the Station Commander of [[RAF Odiham]]. However the Army and RAF retain full command of their respective personnel.<ref name=RAFJSFAW/>

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The wing is under the peacetime command of the Station Commander of [[RAF Odiham]]. However the Army and RAF retain full command of their respective personnel.<ref name="RAFJSFAW"/>


==History==
==History==
The [[Wing (military unit)|wing]] was established on {{Start date and age|2001|04|02|df=y}}, to unite [[No. 657 Squadron AAC|No. 657 Squadron]] of the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] (AAC), which operated the [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx AH9]] helicopter, together the Royal Air Force's [[No. 7 Squadron RAF|No. 7 Squadron]], which operated the [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Boeing Chinook HC2]] helicopter, under the one unified command.<ref name=RAFJSFAW/><ref name=Guide/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ripley|first=Tom|date=2011|title=British Army Aviation in Action : Kosovo to Helmand|publisher=[[Pen and Sword]]|url={{Google books|fTnN2fzqbzgC|plainurl=yes}}|isbn=9781848846708|page=181}}</ref>
The wing was established on 2 April 2001 to unite [[No. 657 Squadron AAC|No. 657 Squadron]] of the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] (AAC), which operated the [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx AH9]] helicopter, and the Royal Air Force's [[No. 7 Squadron RAF|No. 7 Squadron]], which operated the [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Boeing Chinook HC2]] helicopter, under the one command.<ref name="RAFJSFAW"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Ripley|first1=Tom|title=British Army Aviation in Action : Kosovo to Helmand|publisher=[[Pen and Sword]]|url={{Google books|fTnN2fzqbzgC|plainurl=yes}}|date=2011|isbn=9781848846708|page=181}}</ref>


In 2006, [[5 Regiment Army Air Corps|No. 651 Squadron AAC]] was reformed at [[RAF Odiham]] to operate the [[Fixed-wing aircraft|fixed-wing]] [[Britten-Norman Defender|Britten-Norman Defender 4000]], and incorporated into the wing.<ref name=Guide/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Warner|first=Guy|date=2011|title=First in the Field: 651 Squadron Army Air Corps|date=2011|publisher=[[Pen & Sword Books Ltd]]|location=[[Barnsley]], South Yorkshire|isbn=9781848842632}}</ref><ref name=651Sqn>{{Cite web|title=651 Squadron Army Air Corps|url=https://www.Army.MoD.uk/aviation/30331.aspx|website=Army.MoD.uk|publisher=[[British Army]]|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20130201005224/https://www.Army.MoD.uk/aviation/30331.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2013}}</ref> In July 2008, the squadron relocated to [[Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove|RAF Aldergrove]], as part of [[5 Regiment Army Air Corps|5 Regiment AAC]].<ref name=651Sqn/><ref>{{Cite web|title=5 Regiment Army Air Corps|url=http://www.Army.MoD.uk/aviation/27834.aspx|website=Army.MoD.uk|publisher=[[British Army]]|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20180108073101/http://www.Army.MoD.uk/aviation/27834.aspx|archive-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
In 2006, [[5 Regiment Army Air Corps|No. 651 Squadron AAC]] was reformed at [[RAF Odiham]] to operate the [[Fixed-wing aircraft|fixed-wing]] [[Britten-Norman Defender|Britten-Norman Defender 4000]], and incorporated into the wing.<ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Warner|first1=Guy|title=First in the Field: 651 Squadron Army Air Corps|date=2011|publisher=[[Pen and Sword Books]]|location=[[Barnsley]], South Yorkshire|isbn=9781848842632}}</ref><ref name="651Sqn">{{cite web |title=651 Squadron Army Air Corps |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30331.aspx |website=British Army |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201005224/https://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30331.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2013}}</ref> In July 2008, the squadron relocated to [[Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove|RAF Aldergrove]], as part of [[5 Regiment Army Air Corps|5 Regiment AAC]].<ref name="651Sqn"/><ref>{{cite web |title=5 Regiment Army Air Corps |url=http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/27834.aspx |website=British Army |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108073101/http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/27834.aspx |archive-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>


In 2008, [[No. 658 Squadron AAC#8 Flight|No. 8 Flight AAC]], which operated a [[covert]] fleet of [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II]] helicopters in civilian livery was incorporated into the wing.<ref name=RAFJSFAW/><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ripley|first=Tim|date=10 December 2008|title=UK Army Air Corps received Dauphins|journal=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]|volume=45|issue=50|page=10}}</ref> In September 2013, the flight was re-designated as [[No. 658 Squadron AAC]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Official page of the Army Air Corps of the British Army|date=2 September 2013|title=8 Flight Army Air Corps was remustered as 658 Squadron Army Air Corps|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheArmyAirCorps/photos/a.517485114945781.135671.517456738281952/696838637010427/|via=Facebook|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref><ref name=AirforceJ2014>{{Cite magazine|title=News briefs|magazine=AirForces monthly - officially the world's number one Military Aviation magazine|date=January 2014|issue=310|page=7|publisher=[[Key Publishing Ltd]]|issn=0955-7091|location=[[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]}}</ref>
In 2008, [[No. 658 Squadron AAC#8 Flight|No. 8 Flight AAC]], which operated a covert fleet of [[United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers|military registered]] [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II]] helicopters in civilian [[Aircraft livery|livery]] was incorporated into the wing.<ref name="RAFJSFAW"/><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ripley|first=Tom|title=UK Army Air Corps received Dauphins|journal=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]] |volume=45 |issue=50 |date=10 December 2008|page=10}}</ref> In September 2013, the flight was re-designated as [[No. 658 Squadron AAC|No. 658 Squadron]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Official page of the Army Air Corps of the British Army|title=8 Flight Army Air Corps was remustered as 658 Squadron Army Air Corps|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheArmyAirCorps/photos/a.517485114945781.135671.517456738281952/696838637010427/|via=Facebook|access-date=11 June 2017|date=2 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="AirforceJ2014">{{cite magazine|title=News briefs|magazine=[[AirForces Monthly]]|date=January 2014|issue=310|page=7|publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|issn=0955-7091|location=[[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]}}</ref>


In May 2018, No. 657 Squadron AAC was disbanded following the retirement of the Lynx on 31 January 2018, with budget cuts precluding the purchase of replacement helicopters for the squadron's fleet.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Army's Lynx helicopters make final tour before decommissioning|url=https://www.BelfastTelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/armys-lynx-helicopters-make-final-tour-before-decommissioning-36493626.html|website=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|publisher=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|via=[[Press Association]]|date=16 January 2018|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=Janes>{{Cite news|last=Ripley|first=Tom|date=12 September 2017|title=UK reorganises special forces aviation|url=https://www.Janes.com/article/73702/uk-reorganises-special-forces-aviation|work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|publisher=Jane's|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20170912233817/https://www.Janes.com/article/73702/uk-reorganises-special-forces-aviation|archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chuter|first=Andrew|date=21 December 2011|title=U.K. special forces to use Wildcat variant|url=http://www.DefenseNews.com/article/20111221/DEFSECT01/112210306/|website=DefenseNews.com|publisher=[[Defense News]]|access-date=30 June 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724121817/http://www.DefenseNews.com/article/20111221/DEFSECT01/112210306/|archive-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> It was reported that an Army Air Corps special forces flight of between two and four [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AgustaWestland Wildcat]] helicopters, named the Special Forces Wildcat Flight, would be established.<ref name=Janes/>
In May 2018, No. 657 Squadron AAC was disbanded following the retirement of the Lynx on 31 January 2018, with budget cuts precluding the purchase of replacement helicopters for the squadron's fleet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Army's Lynx helicopters make final tour before decommissioning |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/armys-lynx-helicopters-make-final-tour-before-decommissioning-36493626.html |access-date=30 June 2019 |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Press Association]] |date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Janes">{{cite news |last1=Ripley |first1=Tom |title=UK reorganises special forces aviation |url=https://www.janes.com/article/73702/uk-reorganises-special-forces-aviation |work=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]] |publisher=Jane's |date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912233817/https://www.janes.com/article/73702/uk-reorganises-special-forces-aviation |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chuter |first1=Andrew |title=U.K. Special Forces To Use Wildcat Variant |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20111221/DEFSECT01/112210306/ |access-date=30 June 2019 |work=[[Defense News]] |date=21 December 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724121817/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20111221/DEFSECT01/112210306/ |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was reported that an Army Air Corps Special Forces Flight of between two and four [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AgustaWestland Wildcat]] helicopters, named the Special Forces Wildcat Flight, would be established.<ref name="Janes"/>


Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing has a charitable affiliation with the [[Worshipful Company of Curriers]] in the [[City of London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://LiveryDatabase.LiveryCompanies.info/networks/560/index.html|title=Military affiliations|website=LiveryDatabase.LiveryCompanies.info|publisher=[[Livery Companies of the City of London]]|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
The wing has a charitable affiliation with the [[Worshipful Company of Curriers]] in the [[City of London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Military Affiliations |url=http://liverydatabase.liverycompanies.info/networks/560/index.html |website=Livery Companies of the City of London |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure==
The composition of the wing and its aircraft is as follows:{{Refn|Most sources do not state that the Special Forces Flight [[No. 47 Squadron RAF]] which operates the [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] is part of JSFAW.<ref name=Veteranguide2>{{Cite journal|date=December 2007|title=PLG Directive 73/07 Part 8, Restricted files - Administration Guide|url=http://www.Veterans-UK.info/pdfs/publications/guides/admin_guide/h_part8.pdf|website=Veterans-UK.info|publisher=[[Service Personnel and Veterans Agency]] (SPVA)|archive-url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20140714203817/http://www.Veterans-UK.info/pdfs/publications/guides/admin_guide/h_part8.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> However, one source in 2015 claimed it is part of JSFAW.<ref name=AirforceJ2015>{{Cite magazine|last=Ripley|first=Tim|date=November 2015|title=Order of Battle; Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing - The Royal Air Force in 2015 (Supplement)|magazine=AirForces monthly - officially the world's number one Military Aviation magazine|issue=332|pages=12, 14|publisher=[[Key Publishing Ltd]]|issn=0955-7091|location=[[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]}}</ref>|group=Note}}
The composition of the wing and its aircraft is as follows:{{Refn|Most sources do not state that the Special Forces Flight [[No. 47 Squadron RAF]] which operates the [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] is part of JSFAW.<ref name="Veteranguide2">{{cite journal|title=PLG Directive 73/07 Part 8, Restricted files - Administration Guide|url=http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/publications/guides/admin_guide/h_part8.pdf|date=December 2007|publisher=Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203817/http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/publications/guides/admin_guide/h_part8.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|website=Veterans UK}}</ref> However, one source in 2015 claimed it is part of JSFAW.<ref name="AirforceJ2015">{{cite magazine|last1=Ripley|first1=Tim|title=Order of Battle; Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing - The Royal Air Force in 2015 (Supplement)|magazine=[[AirForces Monthly]]|date=November 2015|issue=332|pages=12, 14|publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|issn=0955-7091|location=[[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]}}</ref>|group=Note}}


*Headquarters Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing – [[RAF Odiham]], [[Hampshire]]
* Headquarters Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing ([[RAF Odiham]], [[Hampshire]])
**[[No. 7 Squadron RAF]] – RAF Odiham, Hampshire<ref name=RAFJSFAW/><ref>{{Cite web|title=7 Squadron|url=https://www.RAF.MoD.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/7-squadron/|website=RAF.MoD.uk|publisher=[[Royal Air Force]]|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
**[[No. 7 Squadron RAF]] (RAF Odiham, Hampshire)<ref name="RAFJSFAW"/><ref>{{cite web |title=7 Squadron |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/7-squadron/ |website=Royal Air Force |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
***[[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Boeing Chinook HC6]]
*** [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Boeing Chinook HC6]]
**[[No. 658 Squadron AAC]] – [[Stirling Lines]], [[Herefordshire]]<ref name=RAFJSFAW/><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Ripley|first=Tom|date=July 2015|title=Britain's flying soldiers back at home base|magazine=[[AirForces Monthly]]|location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]]|publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|issue=328|pages=78|issn=0955-7091}}</ref>
**[[No. 658 Squadron AAC]] ([[Stirling Lines]], [[Herefordshire]])<ref name="RAFJSFAW"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Ripley|first1=Tom|title=Britain's Flying Soldiers Back at home base|magazine=[[AirForces Monthly]] |location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] |publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|issue=328|date=July 2015|pages=78|issn=0955-7091}}</ref>
***[[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II]]
***[[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II]]


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Joint Helicopter Command|United Kingdom Joint Helicopter Command]]
* [[Joint Aviation Command|United Kingdom Joint Aviation Command]]
*[[U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command]]
* [[U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command]]
*[[Air Force Special Operations Command|U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command]]
* [[Air Force Special Operations Command|U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command]]
*[[6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)|Australian Army 6th Aviation Regiment]]
* [[6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)|Australian Army 6th Aviation Regiment]]
*[[427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron|Canadian 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron]]
* [[427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron|Canadian 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron]]
*[[4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment|French 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment]]
* [[4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment|French 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment]]
*[[3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment|Italian 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment]]
* [[3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran"|Italian 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
Active2 April 2001 – present[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
 British Army
RoleSpecial operations aviation support
SizeTwo squadrons
Part ofUnited Kingdom Special Forces
StationsHeadquarters – RAF Odiham
No. 7 Sqn RAF – RAF Odiham
No. 658 Sqn AAC – Stirling Lines
Motto(s)Resolute
AircraftBoeing Chinook HC6
Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II
Commanders
Current
commander		Group Captain Nicholas Knight
(RAF Odiham station commander)

The Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) and British Army joint service organisation that coordinates the provision of aviation support to the United Kingdom Special Forces.[1][2]

The wing is under the peacetime command of the Station Commander of RAF Odiham. However the Army and RAF retain full command of their respective personnel.[1]

History

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The wing was established on 2 April 2001 to unite No. 657 Squadron of the Army Air Corps (AAC), which operated the Westland Lynx AH9 helicopter, and the Royal Air Force's No. 7 Squadron, which operated the Boeing Chinook HC2 helicopter, under the one command.[1][2][3]

In 2006, No. 651 Squadron AAC was reformed at RAF Odiham to operate the fixed-wing Britten-Norman Defender 4000, and incorporated into the wing.[2][4][5] In July 2008, the squadron relocated to RAF Aldergrove, as part of 5 Regiment AAC.[5][6]

In 2008, No. 8 Flight AAC, which operated a covert fleet of military registered Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II helicopters in civilian livery was incorporated into the wing.[1][7] In September 2013, the flight was re-designated as No. 658 Squadron.[8][9]

In May 2018, No. 657 Squadron AAC was disbanded following the retirement of the Lynx on 31 January 2018, with budget cuts precluding the purchase of replacement helicopters for the squadron's fleet.[10][11][12] It was reported that an Army Air Corps Special Forces Flight of between two and four AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopters, named the Special Forces Wildcat Flight, would be established.[11]

The wing has a charitable affiliation with the Worshipful Company of Curriers in the City of London.[13]

Structure

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The composition of the wing and its aircraft is as follows:[Note 1]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ Most sources do not state that the Special Forces Flight No. 47 Squadron RAF which operates the Lockheed C-130 Hercules is part of JSFAW.[14] However, one source in 2015 claimed it is part of JSFAW.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "JSFAW - Responsibilities and Composition". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "RAF Odiham - Service Community Official Guide" (PDF). British Army. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008.
  3. ^ Ripley, Tom (2011). British Army Aviation in Action : Kosovo to Helmand. Pen and Sword. p. 181. ISBN 9781848846708.
  4. ^ Warner, Guy (2011). First in the Field: 651 Squadron Army Air Corps. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 9781848842632.
  5. ^ a b "651 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  6. ^ "5 Regiment Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ Ripley, Tom (10 December 2008). "UK Army Air Corps received Dauphins". Jane's Defence Weekly. 45 (50): 10.
  8. ^ Official page of the Army Air Corps of the British Army (2 September 2013). "8 Flight Army Air Corps was remustered as 658 Squadron Army Air Corps". Retrieved 11 June 2017 – via Facebook.
  9. ^ "News briefs". AirForces Monthly. No. 310. Bourne, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing. January 2014. p. 7. ISSN 0955-7091.
  10. ^ "Army's Lynx helicopters make final tour before decommissioning". Belfast Telegraph. Press Association. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b Ripley, Tom (12 September 2017). "UK reorganises special forces aviation". Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017.
  12. ^ Chuter, Andrew (21 December 2011). "U.K. Special Forces To Use Wildcat Variant". Defense News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Military Affiliations". Livery Companies of the City of London. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  14. ^ "PLG Directive 73/07 Part 8, Restricted files - Administration Guide" (PDF). Veterans UK. Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA). December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
  15. ^ Ripley, Tim (November 2015). "Order of Battle; Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing - The Royal Air Force in 2015 (Supplement)". AirForces Monthly. No. 332. Bourne, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing. pp. 12, 14. ISSN 0955-7091.
  16. ^ "7 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ^ Ripley, Tom (July 2015). "Britain's Flying Soldiers Back at home base". AirForces Monthly. No. 328. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 78. ISSN 0955-7091.
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