page_title: No. 330 Squadron RNoAF
section_title: Bases
hierarchical_section_title: No. 330 Squadron RNoAF / Bases
caption_attribution_description: English: Relief map of Norway Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 210&#160;%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 71.5° N S: 57.6° N W: 4.1° E E: 31.6° E
context_page_description: No. 330 Squadron RNoAF is a helicopter unit of the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is Norway's military search and rescue service. The squadron operates ten Westland Sea King helicopters based at six airbases along the coast. Headquartered at Sola Air Station, the squadron has detachments at Rygge, Florø, Ørland, Bodø and Banak. The unit's primary duty is search and rescue, with secondary duties consisting of air ambulance, disaster relief and special operations support.
  The squadron has its roots in the No. 330 Squadron RAF, which conducted maritime surveillance, Arctic convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare during the Second World War. It was established on Iceland on 25 April 1941, where it operated Northrop N-3PB and Consolidated PBY Catalina seaplanes. It relocated to RAF Oban in Scotland on 23 January 1943 and adopted Short Sunderland flying boats in the same role. It relocated to Sola in June 1945, where it operated mostly as an airline until December, when it was deactivated.
  The unit was reactivated between 20 July 1953 and 5 July 1958 to operate the Republic F-84G Thunderjet fighters, first based at Gardermoen Air Station and from 1956 at Rygge.
context_section_description: The following is a list of bases used by the 330 Sqn. It denotes the period they were in use, the medical provider, the number of missions and flight-hours in 2013.
caption: Locations of 330 Squadron bases
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