| No. 84 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 7 Jan 1917 – 30 January 1920 13 Aug 1920 – 20 February 1953 20 Feb 1953 – 31 October 1971 17 Jan 1972 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Multi-role helicopter support |
| Part of | British Forces Cyprus |
| Home station | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
| Motto(s) | Scorpiones pungunt (Latin for 'Scorpions sting') |
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| Squadron badge heraldry | A scorpion, reflecting the squadron's long association with the Middle East. Approved by King George VI in December 1936. |
| Squadron codes | UR (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) VA (Sep 1939 – Mar 1941) PY (Jan 1945 – Dec 1946) ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ (Wessex and Griffin) |
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| Multirole helicopter | Westland/Airbus Helicopters Puma HC.2[1] |
No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, using the Westland/Airbus Helicopters Puma HC Mk.2 helicopter. The squadron transitioned from the previously operated Bell Griffin HAR.2 to the Puma HC.2 in 2023.[1]
Although originally formed at Beaulieu in 1917 as part of the RFC, it was already in France when the RAF came into being, and as of 2024, 84 Squadron is the only remaining RAF squadron that spent its entire service history abroad.[2] It is currently one of the two operational parts of the RAF Search and Rescue Force left in service (the other being the RAF Mountain Rescue Service) after the stand-down of the UK effort on 5 October 2015.[3]
- ^ a b "RAF Akrotiri Helicopter Capability Transfers From Griffin To Puma". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "84 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Sea King completes final RAF UK operational sortie". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.