ORBAT Fleet Air Arm – the current ORBAT for the Fleet Air Arm would appear to be as under:-
HMS SEAHAWK
Culdrose Anti-Submarine Wing
700 OEU
|
MERLIN HM1/2
|
2
|
Operational Evaluation Unit
|
814 Squadron
|
MERLIN HM1
|
6
|
Operational
|
820 Squadron
|
MERLIN HM1
|
4
|
Operational
|
824 Squadron
|
MERLIN HM1
|
5
|
Operational Conversion Unit
|
829 Squadron
|
MERLIN HM1
|
6
|
Operational – Detached Flights
|
Maintenance Unit
|
MERLIN HM1
|
8
|
Converting to HM2 standard
|
Stored Reserves
|
MERLIN HM1
|
8
|
Held in Storage
|
Culdrose Airborne Early Warning Wing
849 Squadron
|
SEA KING ASaC7
|
1
|
Head Quarters
|
854 Squadron
|
SEA KING AsaC7
|
3
|
Operational
|
857 Squadron
|
SEA KING AsaC7
|
3
|
Operational
|
Maintenance Unit
|
SEA KING AsaC7
|
2
|
Maintenance
|
Culdrose Training Wing
750 Squadron
|
AVENGER T.1
|
4
|
Observer Grading and Training
|
771 Squadron
|
SEA KING HU5
|
8
|
Search & Rescue/Fleet Requirements
|
FRADU
|
HAWK T1/T1A/T1W
|
13
|
Fast Jet Fleet Requirements
|
Hired as Required
|
FALCON 20
|
?
|
Electronic Warfare Training (Cobham Av.)
|
792 Squadron
|
MIRACH 11
|
16
|
Aerial Targets/ UAV Training
|
Engineering Section
|
SEA KING HAS5
|
N/F
|
Engineering
|
Sch.of Flight Deck Ops
|
Various
|
N/F
|
Flight Deck Training
|
Detached at
|
Predannack
| ||
Sch.of Fire Fighting
|
Various
|
N/F
|
Fire Fighting Training
|
HMS HERON
Yeovilton Anti-Submarine Wing
700 Squadron
|
WILDCAT
|
2
|
Fielding and Conversion Squadron
|
702 Squadron
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
10
|
Operational Training
|
Black Cats Flight
|
LYNX HAS3
|
2
|
FAA Display Team
|
809 Squadron
|
WILDCAT
|
-
|
To Form
|
815 Squadron
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
4
|
Operational
|
B Section
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
6
|
To become 809 Squadron
and re-equip with WILDCAT ?
|
Detached Flights
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
9
|
Operational – Small Ships
|
Maintenance Unit
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
7
|
Maintenance
|
Yeovilton Commando Air Wing
845 Squadron
|
SEA KING HC4/6
|
11
|
Operational
|
846 Squadron
|
SEA KING HC4/6
|
10
|
Operational
|
848 Squadron
|
SEA KING HC4
|
8
|
Advanced Flying Training
|
Maintenance Unit
|
SEA KING HC4
|
6
|
Maintenance
|
847 Squadron
|
LYNX AH7/9
|
6
|
Operational
|
Yeovilton Fixed Wing Flying
Naval Flying Standards Flt
|
HAWK T1/T1A/T1W
|
2
|
Standards Flight
|
727 Squadron
|
TUTOR T1
|
5
|
Pilot Grading and Training
|
RN Historic Flight
|
SWORDFISH 1/11/111
|
3
|
One under Reconstruction
|
SEA FURY FB11
|
1
| ||
SEA HAWK FGA6
|
1
| ||
CHIPMUNK T10
|
1
| ||
Defence Helicopter | School/Shawbry | ||
703 Squadron
|
TUTOR T1
|
12
|
@ Barkston Heath
|
705 Squadron
|
SQUIRREL HT1/2
|
12
|
@ Shawbury
|
Roborough (Plymouth)
Flag Officer Sea Training
|
AS365N2 DAUPHIN
|
2
|
FOST Communications
|
HMS SULTAN
Gosport
Air Engineering
and Survival School
|
Various
|
Engineering and Survival Ttaining
|
1710 Squadron
|
Engineering Squadron @ Portsmouth
|
The Former HMS GANNET
Prestwick (Glasgow) Search and Rescue
Gannet Flight/
771 Squadron
|
SEA KING HU5
|
3
|
The Wing structure shown is assumed and the aircraft numbers are based on the 2011 figures with an guestimate of the numbers shown as in maintenance. The actual flying hours for the key rotary types are shown as:
Type
|
2008-2009
|
2009-2010
|
2010-2011
|
LYNX HAS3/HM8
|
11,200
|
10,440
|
9,260
|
MERLIN HM1
|
9,380
|
9,380
|
9,380
|
SEA KING ASaC7
|
3,601
|
3,770
|
3,686
|
SEA KING HU5
|
4,122
|
4,125
|
4,399
|
SEA KING HC4/6
|
11,186
|
12,502
|
12,504
|
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