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RAF Search and Rescue Force
Westland Sea King HAR3A
Active1941 – 18 February 2016
Disbanded18 February 2016
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleSearch and Rescue

The Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (SARF or SAR Force) was the Royal Air Force organisation which provided around-the-clock aeronautical search and rescue cover in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, from 1986 until 2016.

The Search and Rescue Force was established in 1986 from the helicopter elements of the RAF Marine Branch which was disbanded that year. The Force supported search and rescue over the United Kingdom until 4 October 2015 when the role was handed over to civilian contractor Bristow Helicopters.

On 18 February 2016, the force's disbandment was officially marked with a parade in front of The Prince of Wales, himself a former SAR pilot, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, his wife.[1]

  1. ^ Royal Air Force. "RAF Search and Rescue Force Disbandment Parade". Facebook. Retrieved 18 February 2016. and "RAF Search and Rescue Force Disbandment Parade". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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