Esk 727 was the first Danish squadron to receive the F/A-18 fighter. Fr om mid 1980 the squadron started to receive the aircraft fr om the Belgian SABCA factory, wh ere the Danish aircraft of the first batch were being produced. It was declared fully operational on August 26th, 1981. The first task of the squadron was to train all future F/A-18 pilots of the Skrydstrup based units. Secondly it trained for a traditional ground attack role replacing the vintage F-100 Super Sabre in this role.
When both Esk 727 and 730 were transitioned on the F/A-18, the squadron disposed of its training task to Esk 723, wh ere it stayed permanently until the disbandment of that squadron in 2001, when the task returned to the 727th.
