50 Squadron

Dates Location Higher Formation / Notes
     
50 Field Squadron
1948.11 England: Perham Down Formed: 32 Assault Engineer Regiment
1949.10 Hong Kong: Sek Kong 24 Field Engineer Regiment
  Jan 1950: Renumbered 11 Field Squadron  
     
50 Field Squadron
1950.11 England: Maidstone  39 Fd Sqn renumbered 50 Fd Sqn
25 Field Engineer Regiment
1951.11 Cyprus:  25 Field Engineer Regiment
1951.10 Egypt: Canal Zone 25 Field Engineer Regiment
1955 England: Maidstone  25 Field Engineer Regiment
  1957: Disbanded  
     
50 Field Squadron
1958 England: Maidstone  Reformed: 25 Field Engineer Regiment
1958.09 Germany: Osnabruck 25 Corps Engineer Regiment
1964.08 Aden: Falaise Camp, Little Aden  ?
1965.10 England: Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone  36 Engineer Regiment 
  Sep - Nov 67: Aden  A Troop
  Jun - Dec 68: Cyprus A Troop
  Jun 70 - Mar 71: Gibraltar Sqn HQ and two Tps
  Jun - Sep 71: Canada (Ex Waterleap)  BC Centennial
  8 Feb - 6 Jun 72: Northern Ireland Tour: Castle Dillon  
  3 Aug - 16 Sep 72: Northern Ireland Tour (Op Motorman): Carnmoney Worked in Andersonstown
  19 May - 1 Jun 74: Northern Ireland:  
  21 Oct - 7 Dec 74: Northern Ireland Tour: Maze Rebuild 36 Engineer Regiment 
  Oct 76 - Jan 77: Oman: Op Tenable less a Tp in BELIZE
  Mar 77: Amalgamated with 63 HQ Squadron (Airfields) to form 50 Field Squadron (Construction)   


3 Jan - 8 May 79: Kenya construction work for the Kenyan Army at the old RAF Lannet


16 Jun - 8 Oct 81: Canada construction work for the Canadian Forces at CFB Cagetown, New Brunswick
  20 Jun - 31 Jul 82: Falkland Islands 'OP CORPORATE'  
  1 Aug - 9 Dec 82: Falkland Islands 37 Engineer Regiment
build/rebuild of Port Stanley airfield
  Jan - May 84: Falkland Islands 37 Engineer Regiment 
  30 Aug - 28 Sep 88: Cyprus 'Ex Lion Sun'  
  20 Mar - Jul 91: Saudi Arabia 'Op Granby'  
  1993: Sqn re-roled as 50 Headquarter Squadron  
  Oct 07 - Apr 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 7  
     
     

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