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No.657 Sqn RAF

Name : No.657 Sqn RAF Founded : 31st January 1955 Disbanded : 1st November 1955 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 1st November 1955 More Details : Per terra sperque caelum - By land and sky Known Code Letters : , TS,

Based at RAF Odiham, 657 Squadron, a sub unit of 9 Regiment of the Army Air Corps, and form part of the JSFAW (Joint Special Forces Aviaiton Wing) which also includes 7 Squadron RAF. In the late 1990s 657 Squadron were developed for special forces support role. 657 Sqn operate the Lynx AH7 helicopters in support of UKSF. The Lynx is a dual role attack/utility helicopter also operated by the Commando Helicopter Force The squadrons motto is Per Terras Perque Caelum (By Land and Sky). Since 2001 657 Squadorn has been used with UKSF and has been active a lot both Afghanistan and Iraq, it is almost certain that 657 Squadron have been supporting SAS and SBS operations in both areas of operations.

Aircraft for : No.657 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.657 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Auster Click the name above to see prints featuring Auster aircraft.	Auster Full profile not yet available.
Hoverfly Click the name above to see prints featuring Hoverfly aircraft. Manufacturer : Sikorsky	Hoverfly Full profile not yet available.
Lynx Click the name above to see prints featuring Lynx aircraft.	Lynx Full profile not yet available.
Proctor Click the name above to see prints featuring Proctor aircraft.	Proctor Full profile not yet available.

Last edited : 16:04, August 12, 2014
Last editor : kc

No.657 Sqn RAF Artwork

Operation Barras, 10th September 2000 by David Rowlands.

Teamwork by Stuart Brown.

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