 In July 2006 , 3 Chinook helicopters of No. 27 Squadron deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to evacuate British citizens from Lebanon ; the squadron also flew the EU foreign affairs representative Javier Solana to Beirut at the start of the crisis . Members of the SAS and Special Boat Service ( SBS ) units were deployed via Chinooks into Lebanon to locate and make contact with British citizens . 
