Number 28 Squadron, also known as No. 28 (Army Co-operation) Squadron or No. 28 (AC) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Based at RAF Benson, it serves as the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Boeing Chinook HC5/6/6A helicopters.

28 Squadron is based at RAF Benson, home to the RAF's Puma Force. They operated the RAF's first Merlin HC3 aircraft. Aircraft flown have included the Camel, Hurricane II, Whirlwind HAR10 and Wessex HC2. 28 Squadron supported operations in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Re-grouping at Lahore the squadron retained Lysanders and carried out various exercises with Army until Hurricanes arrived in December 1942. It now undertook tactical reconnaissance missions, returning to the skies over Burma from January 1943, a …

No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force, nicknamed The First Supersonics is a squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is currently based in Adampur, Punjab with the Western Air Command and flies Mikoyan MiG-29s. [1] The squadron's role is air defence and offence.

Oct 28, 2021 · 28 Squadron is delighted to confirm that they have been re-authorised to use their “Army Cooperation” designation. When the Squadron initially stood up as the Puma and Chinook Operational Conversion Unit in 2015, they held a “28 (Reserve) Squadron” designation.

May 31, 2013 · 28 (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force. Bases and helicopters model history. United Kingdom.

No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 7 November 1915. Initially a training squadron it became a fighter squadron equipped with the Sopwith Camel. After the end of World War I No. 28 was disbanded. It had claimed 136 victories.

No 28 Squadron’s role is to produce front line aircrew for RAF Benson (Puma) and RAF Odiham (Chinook), in order to supply helicopter lift capabilities to the British Army, Royal Marines and other Defence and Government agencies.

No. 28 squadron retained a number of Audaxes during the Japanese advance through Burma. The final squadrons to use the Audax were Nos.1 and 3 of the Indian Air Force. No. 3 Squadron used the Audax to fly patrols over the North West Frontier between October 1941 …

No. 28 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was formed on the 7th of November 1915 and initially operated as a training unit, before proceeding to France as a fighter squadron. In October 1917 it was sent to Italy to support the war against Austria.