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SAR Flight, operating the Sea King HU5. Gannet SAR Flight went on to be one of the busiest SAR flights in the UK and holds the record for the most callouts in a single year. It decommissioned on 1 January 2016 as part of the contractorization of military SAR.
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The squadron operated a variety of different aircraft and versions:
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A Westland Sea King HAS.2A of 819 NAS in flight over RNAS Yeovilton
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United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Battle honours
Naval Air Squadron
Fleet Air Arm
No. 815 Squadron
Taranto
Fairey Swordfish
HMS Illustrious
Sea King
HMS Gannet
Prestwick Airport
Fairey Swordfish
Grumman Wildcat
Westland Whirlwind
Westland Wessex
Westland Sea King
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