Ferry Squadron is a former Royal Air Force squadron which operated between 1956 and 1958 at RAF Benson, the squadron was formed by the replacements, disbandments...
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Ferry Flight, Cardington No. 2 Ferry Pilots Pool No. 4 Ferry Pilots Pool Headquarters Service Ferry Pools/Squadron Service Ferry Training Squadron Ferry...
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List of Royal Air Force Communication units (redirect from Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Squadron RAF)
half months later at RAF Buckeburg on 15 July 1945, by being reduced to the British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron. Lake 1999, p. 279....
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Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF). These include Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons...
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RAF Ferry Command was the secretive Royal Air Force command formed on 20 July 1941 to ferry urgently needed aircraft from their place of manufacture in...
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units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code is painted...
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Number 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at RAF Lossiemouth. It was previously equipped with the SEPECAT Jaguar...
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(Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF and 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron RAuxAF. A detachment of Bristol Beaufighters of 219 (Mysore) Squadron provided night fighter...
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Squadron and No. 201 Squadron, both flying the Poseidon MRA1 in the maritime patrol role. It has also been designated as the future home of the RAF's...
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Force ferry units. Ferry Crew Pool Unit RAF Ferry Training and Despatch Unit RAF Ferry Training Unit RAF Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Service Ferry Pilots...
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provided facilities for aircraft being ferried overseas. No. 99 Squadron RAF (99 Sqn) reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with Yorks, later...
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A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air...
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and T.4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk, as No. 39 (1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit) Squadron between July 1992 and July 2006. No. 39 Squadron was founded...
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Battle squadrons (one of which was No. 15 Squadron) at Abingdon became No. 71 (Bomber) Wing RAF. As noted in the table below, two Battle squadrons departed...
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Units currently based at RAF Northolt are No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron, the King's Colour Squadron, 600 (City of London) Squadron, No 1 Aeronautical Information...
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Number 99 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize...
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maintenance", though No. 624 Volunteer Gliding Squadron (624 VGS) continued to fly from there. The RAF returned in 1979, forming 2 Tactical Weapons Unit...
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RAF No. 81 Squadron RAF No. 82 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 104 Squadron RAF No. 105 Squadron RAF No. 107 Squadron RAF No. 116 Squadron RAF No...
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home to the RAF's fleet of Westland Puma HC2 support helicopters, used primarily for the transportation of troops & equipment. Flying squadrons comprise...
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delayed by the redesign effort, thus the first RAF squadron to operate the Albemarle, No. 295 at RAF Harwell, did not receive the type in quantity until...
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(Bomber) Wing RAF No. 91 Group Servicing Section No. 310 Ferry Training Unit RAF No. 1443 (Ferry Training) Flight RAF No. 2741 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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Number 54 Squadron (sometimes written as No. LIV Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. On 1 September 2005...
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Force. RAF Talbenny opened as a No. 19 Group RAF, RAF Coastal Command station, and was immediately put to use as an operational air base for squadrons undertaking...
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renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967. During the Second World War, it at first ferried aircraft from...
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23 Squadron RAF 11th Aero Squadron 135th Aero Squadron No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2956 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF (February...
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No. 74 Squadron, also known as 'Tiger Squadron' from its tiger-head motif, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It operated fighter aircraft from...
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No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, using the Westland/Airbus Helicopters Puma HC...
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(Transport) OTU RAF (September - October 1943) No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF (June - October 1943) No. 2775 Squadron RAF Regiment USAAF...
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2794 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2795 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2844 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2909 Squadron RAF Regiment Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Pool of...
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1946) Squadrons No. 102 Squadron RAF (1940) No. 114 Squadron RAF (1919) No. 141 Squadron RAF (1940) No. 253 Squadron RAF (1940) No. 263 Squadron RAF (1940)...
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