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RAF Orders of Battle
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RAF Strike Command
RAF Strike Command - RAF High Wycombe.
No. 1 Group - RAF Benson.
RAF Wittering
No. 1 (F) Squadron - Harrier GR.9/T.12
No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron. - Harrier GR.9A.
No. 233 OCU - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
RAF Marham
No. II (AC) Squadron - Tornado GR.4A
No. 13 Squadron - Tornado GR.4A
RAF Coltishall
No. 6 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 41 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 54 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF Odiham
No.7 Squadron - Chinook H.C.2/2A/3 (includes SF Flight)
No. 240 OCU - Chinook/Puma/Merlin
RAF Honington
No. 27 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 45 (R) Squadron - Tornado GR.4 (Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit)
No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 617 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Benson
No. XXVIII (AC) Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No. 33 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No.60 Squadron - Puma H.C.1
RAF Scampton
No. 58 Squadron - Hunter F.58, T.7/T.8, Buccaneer S.2B [NOTE 1]
RAF Aldergrove
No. 72 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No. 501 (Ulster) Squadron. - Puma H.C.1
RAF Finningley
No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city HQ in Gloucester, RDAF Tirstrup (war base))
No. 609 (West Riding of Yorkshire) Squadron - Tornado GR.4A (war base RAF Marham))
No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city HQ in Manchester, RDAF Tirstrup (war base))
No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city H.Q in Cardiff, RNoAF Bardufoss (war base))
RAF Cottesmore
No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment - Tornado GR.4/IDS
RAF Conningsby
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Lancaster B.I, Shackleton AEW.2, Hurricane Mk.IIc, Spitfire Mk.IIa, Spitfire Mk Vb, Spitfire LF.IXe, Spitfire LF.XVIe, Spitfire PR.XIX, Chipmunk T.10, Dakota III.
RAF Waddington
V-bomber Display Flight - Vulcan B.2, Victor K.2
No. 11 Group - RAF Bentley Priory.
RAF Stornoway – Forward Operating Location
RAF Wick – Forward Operating Location
RAF Leuchars
No. 43 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 111 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Abbotsinch
No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Turnhouse
No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Leeming
No. XI (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A
No. 23 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A
No. 25 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A (war base RAF Stornoway)
RAF Middleton St. George
No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Elvington
No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron - Tornado F.3.
RAF Conningsby
No. 5 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 29 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 65 (R) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Binbrook – Forward Operating Location
RAF Waddington
No. 8 (F) Squadron - Sentry AEW.1
No. 615 (County of Surrey ‘Churchill’s Own’) Squadron - Sentry AEW.1
RAF Wattisham
No. 56 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2.
No. 64 (R) Squadron - Typhoon T.1/FGR.2
No. 74 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF West Raynham
No. 85 Squadron – ‘Broadsword’ Mk.1 SAM
- A Flight - RAF West Raynham
- B Flight – RAF North Coates
- C Flight – RAF Bawdsey
RAF Wyton
No. 112 Squadron - ‘Broadsword’ Mk.1 SAM [NOTE 1]
- A Flight – RAF Barkston Heath
- B Flight – RAF Wattisham
- C Flight – RAF Wyton
RAF Manston
No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron - Tornado F.3 (H.Q RAF Northolt)
RAF Brawdey
No.1 Tactical Weapons Unit – Hawk T.2
- No.79 Squadron
- No.234 Squadron
RAF Chivenor
No.2 Tactical Weapons Unit – Hawk T.2
- No. 63 Squadron
- No. 151 Squadron
No.18 Group – Northwood
RAF Kinloss
No. 120 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 201 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 206 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4 - RAF Scampton (provides crews to front-line units, no aircraft of its own).
RAF Lossiemouth
No.12 Squadron – Buccaneer S.2B
No. 208 Squadron - Buccaneer S.2B
No. 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron - Buccaneer S.2B
No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit - Buccaneer S.2B/Hunter T.7/8
RAF Machrihanish – Forward Operating Location
RAF Boulmer
No. 202 Squadron - Sea King HAR.3/3A
- A Flight - RAF Boulmer
- B Flight – RAF Brawdy
- C Flight – RAF Manston
- D Flight – RAF Lossiemouth
- E Flight – RAF Leconfield
RAF Finningley
No. 203 Squadron - Dominie T.2, Dominie MR.4 [NOTE 1]
RAF Marham
No. 39 (1 PRU) Squadron
- A Flight - PR.9A
- B Flight - Canberra T.4/PR.7
- C Flight -RQ-1B (at Creech AFB, NV).
RAF Wyton
No. 88 (AC) Squadron - Sentinel R.1
No. 51 Squadron - Nimrod R.5
No. 100 Squadron – Hawk T.2 – RAF Leeming
No. 360 (R) Squadron - Falcon 20 - Bournemouth International Airport
RAF St. Mawgan
No. 22 Squadron – Sea King HAR.3/3A
- A Flight – RAF Chivenor
- B Flight – RAF Leuchars
- C Flight – RAF Valley
- E Flight – RAF Coltishall
No. 38 (R) Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 42 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 38 Group - RAF High Wycombe
RAF Brize Norton
No. 10 Squadron - VC.10 C.1K
No. 55 Squadron - Tristar KC.2
No. 99 Squadron - Globemaster C.1
No. 101 Squadron - VC.10 K.2/K.3/K.4
No. 216 Squadron - Tristar K.1/KC.1
No. 241 OCU - Tristar/VC.10
RAF Lyneham
No. 24 Squadron - A-400M Atlas C.1
No. 30 Squadron - Hercules C.4/C.5
No. 47 Squadron - Hercules C.4/C.5 (includes SF Flight)
No. 70 Squadron - Hercules C.1/C.3
No. 242 OCU - Hercules/A-400M
No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron - Hercules/A-400M (associate unit).
RAF Northolt
No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron - BAe.125 CC.3/CC.3A, BAe.146, Merlin CC.3
No. 601 (County of London) Squadron - Andover C.1/C.1(PR)
RAF Northolt Station Flight - Islander CC.2/CC.2A.
RAF Benson
No. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron (associate unit, war base RAF Brize Norton).
No. 115 Squadron - Jetstream E.4, Dominie E.3.
Training Units.
Note: some Operational Conversion Units already mentioned above but included here for completeness's sake.
RAF Lossiemouth
No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit - Jaguar GR.3A/T.4A (provides TIALD equipped detachments when mobilised)
No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit - Buccaneer S.2B/Hunter T.7/8 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF Wattisham
No.228 Operational Conversion Unit – Typhoon T.1/FGR.2 (becomes 64 (R) Squadron when mobilised)
RAF Coningsby
No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit – Tornado F.3/F.3A (becomes 65 (R) Squadron when mobilised)
RAF Wittering
No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit - Harrier GR.9A/T.12 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF St. Mawgan
No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit – Nimrod MRA.4 (becomes 38 (R) Squadron on mobilisation)
Sea King Operational Conversion Unit - Sea King HAR.3/HAR.3A (shares aircraft with No. 22 Squadron)
RAF Odiham
No. 240 OCU - Chinook/Puma/Merlin (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation, also has role in supporting Home Defence forces)
RAF Brize Norton
No. 241 OCU - Tristar/VC.10 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF Lyneham
No. 242 OCU - Hercules/A-400M (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
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1) Formed either during the Transition to War, or after the outbreak of war.
No. 1 Group - RAF Benson.
RAF Wittering
No. 1 (F) Squadron - Harrier GR.9/T.12
No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron. - Harrier GR.9A.
No. 233 OCU - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
RAF Marham
No. II (AC) Squadron - Tornado GR.4A
No. 13 Squadron - Tornado GR.4A
RAF Coltishall
No. 6 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 41 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 54 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF Odiham
No.7 Squadron - Chinook H.C.2/2A/3 (includes SF Flight)
No. 240 OCU - Chinook/Puma/Merlin
RAF Honington
No. 27 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 45 (R) Squadron - Tornado GR.4 (Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit)
No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 617 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Benson
No. XXVIII (AC) Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No. 33 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No.60 Squadron - Puma H.C.1
RAF Scampton
No. 58 Squadron - Hunter F.58, T.7/T.8, Buccaneer S.2B [NOTE 1]
RAF Aldergrove
No. 72 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3/3A
No. 501 (Ulster) Squadron. - Puma H.C.1
RAF Finningley
No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city HQ in Gloucester, RDAF Tirstrup (war base))
No. 609 (West Riding of Yorkshire) Squadron - Tornado GR.4A (war base RAF Marham))
No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city HQ in Manchester, RDAF Tirstrup (war base))
No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron - Jaguar GR.3A (city H.Q in Cardiff, RNoAF Bardufoss (war base))
RAF Cottesmore
No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron - Tornado GR.4.
Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment - Tornado GR.4/IDS
RAF Conningsby
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Lancaster B.I, Shackleton AEW.2, Hurricane Mk.IIc, Spitfire Mk.IIa, Spitfire Mk Vb, Spitfire LF.IXe, Spitfire LF.XVIe, Spitfire PR.XIX, Chipmunk T.10, Dakota III.
RAF Waddington
V-bomber Display Flight - Vulcan B.2, Victor K.2
No. 11 Group - RAF Bentley Priory.
RAF Stornoway – Forward Operating Location
RAF Wick – Forward Operating Location
RAF Leuchars
No. 43 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 111 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Abbotsinch
No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Turnhouse
No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Leeming
No. XI (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A
No. 23 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A
No. 25 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3/F.3A (war base RAF Stornoway)
RAF Middleton St. George
No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Elvington
No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron - Tornado F.3.
RAF Conningsby
No. 5 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 29 (F) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 65 (R) Squadron - Tornado F.3
RAF Binbrook – Forward Operating Location
RAF Waddington
No. 8 (F) Squadron - Sentry AEW.1
No. 615 (County of Surrey ‘Churchill’s Own’) Squadron - Sentry AEW.1
RAF Wattisham
No. 56 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2.
No. 64 (R) Squadron - Typhoon T.1/FGR.2
No. 74 (F) Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF West Raynham
No. 85 Squadron – ‘Broadsword’ Mk.1 SAM
- A Flight - RAF West Raynham
- B Flight – RAF North Coates
- C Flight – RAF Bawdsey
RAF Wyton
No. 112 Squadron - ‘Broadsword’ Mk.1 SAM [NOTE 1]
- A Flight – RAF Barkston Heath
- B Flight – RAF Wattisham
- C Flight – RAF Wyton
RAF Manston
No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron - Tornado F.3
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron - Tornado F.3 (H.Q RAF Northolt)
RAF Brawdey
No.1 Tactical Weapons Unit – Hawk T.2
- No.79 Squadron
- No.234 Squadron
RAF Chivenor
No.2 Tactical Weapons Unit – Hawk T.2
- No. 63 Squadron
- No. 151 Squadron
No.18 Group – Northwood
RAF Kinloss
No. 120 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 201 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 206 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4 - RAF Scampton (provides crews to front-line units, no aircraft of its own).
RAF Lossiemouth
No.12 Squadron – Buccaneer S.2B
No. 208 Squadron - Buccaneer S.2B
No. 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron - Buccaneer S.2B
No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit - Buccaneer S.2B/Hunter T.7/8
RAF Machrihanish – Forward Operating Location
RAF Boulmer
No. 202 Squadron - Sea King HAR.3/3A
- A Flight - RAF Boulmer
- B Flight – RAF Brawdy
- C Flight – RAF Manston
- D Flight – RAF Lossiemouth
- E Flight – RAF Leconfield
RAF Finningley
No. 203 Squadron - Dominie T.2, Dominie MR.4 [NOTE 1]
RAF Marham
No. 39 (1 PRU) Squadron
- A Flight - PR.9A
- B Flight - Canberra T.4/PR.7
- C Flight -RQ-1B (at Creech AFB, NV).
RAF Wyton
No. 88 (AC) Squadron - Sentinel R.1
No. 51 Squadron - Nimrod R.5
No. 100 Squadron – Hawk T.2 – RAF Leeming
No. 360 (R) Squadron - Falcon 20 - Bournemouth International Airport
RAF St. Mawgan
No. 22 Squadron – Sea King HAR.3/3A
- A Flight – RAF Chivenor
- B Flight – RAF Leuchars
- C Flight – RAF Valley
- E Flight – RAF Coltishall
No. 38 (R) Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 42 Squadron - Nimrod MRA.4
No. 38 Group - RAF High Wycombe
RAF Brize Norton
No. 10 Squadron - VC.10 C.1K
No. 55 Squadron - Tristar KC.2
No. 99 Squadron - Globemaster C.1
No. 101 Squadron - VC.10 K.2/K.3/K.4
No. 216 Squadron - Tristar K.1/KC.1
No. 241 OCU - Tristar/VC.10
RAF Lyneham
No. 24 Squadron - A-400M Atlas C.1
No. 30 Squadron - Hercules C.4/C.5
No. 47 Squadron - Hercules C.4/C.5 (includes SF Flight)
No. 70 Squadron - Hercules C.1/C.3
No. 242 OCU - Hercules/A-400M
No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron - Hercules/A-400M (associate unit).
RAF Northolt
No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron - BAe.125 CC.3/CC.3A, BAe.146, Merlin CC.3
No. 601 (County of London) Squadron - Andover C.1/C.1(PR)
RAF Northolt Station Flight - Islander CC.2/CC.2A.
RAF Benson
No. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron (associate unit, war base RAF Brize Norton).
No. 115 Squadron - Jetstream E.4, Dominie E.3.
Training Units.
Note: some Operational Conversion Units already mentioned above but included here for completeness's sake.
RAF Lossiemouth
No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit - Jaguar GR.3A/T.4A (provides TIALD equipped detachments when mobilised)
No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit - Buccaneer S.2B/Hunter T.7/8 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF Wattisham
No.228 Operational Conversion Unit – Typhoon T.1/FGR.2 (becomes 64 (R) Squadron when mobilised)
RAF Coningsby
No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit – Tornado F.3/F.3A (becomes 65 (R) Squadron when mobilised)
RAF Wittering
No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit - Harrier GR.9A/T.12 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF St. Mawgan
No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit – Nimrod MRA.4 (becomes 38 (R) Squadron on mobilisation)
Sea King Operational Conversion Unit - Sea King HAR.3/HAR.3A (shares aircraft with No. 22 Squadron)
RAF Odiham
No. 240 OCU - Chinook/Puma/Merlin (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation, also has role in supporting Home Defence forces)
RAF Brize Norton
No. 241 OCU - Tristar/VC.10 (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
RAF Lyneham
No. 242 OCU - Hercules/A-400M (has no reserve squadron identity, used to reinforce frontline squadrons on mobilisation)
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RAF Germany
RAF Germany - RAF Rheindahlen
RAF Gütersloh
No. 3 Squadron - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
No. IV Squadron - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
No. 18 Squadron - Chinook H.C.2/2A
No. 230 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3
RAF Brüggen
No. IX Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 14 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 17 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 31 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Laarbruch
No. XV Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 16 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 20 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Wildenrath
No. 19 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 92 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF Germany Communications Flight - Andover C.1, C.1(PR).
RAF Gatow
Berlin Station Flight - Tuccano T.1
RAF Gütersloh
No. 3 Squadron - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
No. IV Squadron - Harrier GR.9A/T.12
No. 18 Squadron - Chinook H.C.2/2A
No. 230 Squadron - Merlin H.C.3
RAF Brüggen
No. IX Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 14 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 17 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 31 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Laarbruch
No. XV Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 16 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
No. 20 Squadron - Tornado GR.4
RAF Wildenrath
No. 19 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
No. 92 Squadron - Typhoon FGR.2
RAF Germany Communications Flight - Andover C.1, C.1(PR).
RAF Gatow
Berlin Station Flight - Tuccano T.1
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RAF Support Command
RAF Support Command – RAF Innsworth
Emergency War H.Q: RAF Holmpton
(Flying units only)
RAF Scampton
Central Flying School – Tutor T.1, Tucano T.1, Hawk T.1/T.1A (note CFS parents ‘Red Arrows’)
Det. RAF Shawbury – part of DHFS
Det. RAF Valley – Hawk T.1/T.1A
Det. RAF Syerston – Vigilant T.1, Valiant T.1, Viking T.1
RAF Swinderby
Elementary Flying Training School – Tutor T.1 (parented by CFS; army and navy pilots train with Defence Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Barkston Heath)
RAF Linton-on-Ouse
No.1 Flight Training School – Tucano T.1
RAF Shawburry
No.2 Flight Training School – RAF element of tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School – Squirrel HT.1, Griffon HT.1
RAF Cranwell
No.3 Flight Training School – Tucano T.1
RAF Valley
No. 4 Flight Training School – Hawk T.1/T.1A
RAF Finningley
No.6 Flight Training School (Multi Engine Training School) – Tutor T.1, Dominie T.2, Tucano T.1, Hawk T.1/T.1A, Jetstream T.1
RAF Church Fenton
No. 7 Flight Training School (includes Refresher Flying Flight) – Tucano T.1
Emergency War H.Q: RAF Holmpton
(Flying units only)
RAF Scampton
Central Flying School – Tutor T.1, Tucano T.1, Hawk T.1/T.1A (note CFS parents ‘Red Arrows’)
Det. RAF Shawbury – part of DHFS
Det. RAF Valley – Hawk T.1/T.1A
Det. RAF Syerston – Vigilant T.1, Valiant T.1, Viking T.1
RAF Swinderby
Elementary Flying Training School – Tutor T.1 (parented by CFS; army and navy pilots train with Defence Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Barkston Heath)
RAF Linton-on-Ouse
No.1 Flight Training School – Tucano T.1
RAF Shawburry
No.2 Flight Training School – RAF element of tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School – Squirrel HT.1, Griffon HT.1
RAF Cranwell
No.3 Flight Training School – Tucano T.1
RAF Valley
No. 4 Flight Training School – Hawk T.1/T.1A
RAF Finningley
No.6 Flight Training School (Multi Engine Training School) – Tutor T.1, Dominie T.2, Tucano T.1, Hawk T.1/T.1A, Jetstream T.1
RAF Church Fenton
No. 7 Flight Training School (includes Refresher Flying Flight) – Tucano T.1
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RAF Regiment
Order of Battle Royal Air Force Regiment
RAF Germany - RAF Rheindalen
No. 4 Wing - RAF Wildenrath
No. 16 Squadron - RAF Wildenrath - Rapier FSC
No. 26 Squadron - RAF Laarbruch - Rapier FSC
No. 37 Squadron - RAF Bruggen - Rapier FSC
No. 63 Squadron - RAF Gütersloh - Rapier FSC
No. 33 Wing - RAF Gütersloh
No. 1 Squadron - RAF Laarbruch - Light Armoured – CVR (T).
RAF Strike Command - RAF High Wycombe
11 Group - RAF Bentley Priory
(Direct reporting)
No. 15 Squadron - RAF Leeming - Rapier FSC
No. 27 Squadron - RAF Leuchars - Rapier FSC
No. 48 Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth - Rapier FSC
1339 Wing, RAuxAF - RAF Waddington (reports to 11 Group)
No. 2701 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm (to RAF Germany, Anglo-German unit)
No. 2729 (City of Lincoln) Squadron - RAF Waddington - Rapier FSC
No. 2890 Squadron - RAF Waddington - Rapier FSC (defends RAF Conningsby)
No. 2612 (City of Aberdeen) Squadron - RAF Kinloss - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm
No. 2834 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm
No. 6 Wing - RAF West Raynham (Defends USAF bases)
No. 19 Squadron - RAF Brize Norton - Rapier FSC (RAF Fairford and RAF Upper Heyford)
No. 20 Squadron - RAF Honington - Rapier FSC (RAF Alconbury, Woodbridge and Bentwaters)
No. 66 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Rapier FSC (RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath)
No. 1339 Wing - RAF Waddington
No. 2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron - RAF Waddington - Field Squadron
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No. 3 Wing - RAF Catterick
No. 2 Squadron - RAF Catterick - Parachute/Field Squadron (to RAF Laarbruch)
No. 51 Squadron - RAF Catterick - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Brüggen)
Depot Support Flight - RAF Catterick – Field (to RAFG Harrier force)
No. 5 Wing - RAF Hullavington
No. 21 Squadron - RAF Hullavington - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Gütersloh)
No. 58 Squadron - RAF Hullavington - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Wildenrath)
No.1310 Wing – RAF Catterick
No. 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron - RAF Marham - Field Squadron
No. 2603 (Lowland) Squadron - RAF Turnhouse - Field Squadron (to RAF Germany)
No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth - Field Squadron
No. 2623 (East Anglian) Squadron - RAF Honington - Field Squadron
No. 2624 (County of Oxford) Squadron - RAF Brize Norton - Field Squadron
No. 2625 (County of Cornwall) Squadron - RAF St. Mawgan - Field Squadron
No. 2626 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron - RAF St. Athan - Field Squadron
Directly controlled
No. 3 Squadron - RAF Aldergrove - Field/Internal Security
No. 34 Squadron - RAF Akrotiri - Light Armoured (to RAF Germany)
Queen’s Colour Squadron - RAF Uxbridge - Ceremonial/Field Squadron (defence of RAF Germany helicopter force)
Resident Rapier Squadron - RAF Mount Pleasant - Rapier FSC
Resident Rapier Detachment - RAF Belize City - Rapier FSC
RAuxAF Regiment Defence Force
Various dets - Guard Force (Assigned to local defence of their RAF Station. Have a reduced commitment in terms of hours of training, and duty, and their training is to a basic standard when compared to the RAuxAF Field Squadrons)
RAF Brampton
RAF High Wycombe
RAF Lyneham
RAF St. Athan
RAF Uxbridge
RAF Abbotsinch
RAF Dyce
RAF Turnhouse
RAF Akrotiri
RAF Gibraltar
Selected RAF Regiment TOEs
Rapier Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
2x Rapier Flight: 4x Firing Units, 1x Blindfire Radar, 1x Dagger search radar
1x LAA Flight: 2-3x Bofors L70
Note: The LAA Flight was a wartime activation.
Rapier Squadron (USAF bases)
H.Q Flight
2x Rapier Flight: 4x Firing Units, 1x Blindfire Radar, 1x Dagger search radar
1x Stinger Battery: Avenger, Stinger MANPADS (crewed by USAR personnel)
Note: The Stinger battery was a wartime activation.
Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
2x LAA Flight: 3x GDF-005, 1x Skyguard Radar
Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 Squadron (Anglo-German)
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
4x LAA Flight: 2x GDF-005, 1x Skyguard Radar
Light Armoured Squadron
H.Q Flight: 1x Sultan ACV, 1x Samson ARV
3x Flight: 5x FV103 Spartan
1x Flight 6x FV101 Scorpion/FV107 Scimitar
1x LAA Flight: 4x Stormer HVM
Parachute/Regular Field Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 4x LML
3x Rifle Flight: Land Rover Wolf, WIMIK
1x Support Flight
- 2x Mortar sections: 2x 81mm mortar
- 1x 2x HMG, 4x GPMG SF mounted on Land Rover WIMIK
Field Squadron (RAuxAF)
H.Q Flight
3-4 Rifle Flight: Land Rover Wolf, WIMIK
1x Support Flight
- 2x Mortar sections: 2x 81mm mortar
- 1x 2x HMG, 4x GPMG SF
1x LAA Flight: 6x HMV LML
Depot Support Flight (Defence of RAFG Harrier Force)
H.Q Section
- Machine Gun Section: 1x HMG, 2x GPMG SF
- Mortar Section: 2x 81mm mortar
4x Rifle Section
Note: Used to reinforce RAFG based RAF Regiment units.
RAuxAF Regiment Defence Force
H.Q Section
- Machine Gun Section: 4x GPMG SF
3-5x Rifle Section
Note: Exact strength of those units depended on local conditions, ability to recruit etc.
RAF Germany - RAF Rheindalen
No. 4 Wing - RAF Wildenrath
No. 16 Squadron - RAF Wildenrath - Rapier FSC
No. 26 Squadron - RAF Laarbruch - Rapier FSC
No. 37 Squadron - RAF Bruggen - Rapier FSC
No. 63 Squadron - RAF Gütersloh - Rapier FSC
No. 33 Wing - RAF Gütersloh
No. 1 Squadron - RAF Laarbruch - Light Armoured – CVR (T).
RAF Strike Command - RAF High Wycombe
11 Group - RAF Bentley Priory
(Direct reporting)
No. 15 Squadron - RAF Leeming - Rapier FSC
No. 27 Squadron - RAF Leuchars - Rapier FSC
No. 48 Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth - Rapier FSC
1339 Wing, RAuxAF - RAF Waddington (reports to 11 Group)
No. 2701 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm (to RAF Germany, Anglo-German unit)
No. 2729 (City of Lincoln) Squadron - RAF Waddington - Rapier FSC
No. 2890 Squadron - RAF Waddington - Rapier FSC (defends RAF Conningsby)
No. 2612 (City of Aberdeen) Squadron - RAF Kinloss - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm
No. 2834 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm
No. 6 Wing - RAF West Raynham (Defends USAF bases)
No. 19 Squadron - RAF Brize Norton - Rapier FSC (RAF Fairford and RAF Upper Heyford)
No. 20 Squadron - RAF Honington - Rapier FSC (RAF Alconbury, Woodbridge and Bentwaters)
No. 66 Squadron - RAF West Raynham - Rapier FSC (RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath)
No. 1339 Wing - RAF Waddington
No. 2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron - RAF Waddington - Field Squadron
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No. 3 Wing - RAF Catterick
No. 2 Squadron - RAF Catterick - Parachute/Field Squadron (to RAF Laarbruch)
No. 51 Squadron - RAF Catterick - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Brüggen)
Depot Support Flight - RAF Catterick – Field (to RAFG Harrier force)
No. 5 Wing - RAF Hullavington
No. 21 Squadron - RAF Hullavington - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Gütersloh)
No. 58 Squadron - RAF Hullavington - Light Armoured – CVR (T) (to RAF Wildenrath)
No.1310 Wing – RAF Catterick
No. 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron - RAF Marham - Field Squadron
No. 2603 (Lowland) Squadron - RAF Turnhouse - Field Squadron (to RAF Germany)
No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth - Field Squadron
No. 2623 (East Anglian) Squadron - RAF Honington - Field Squadron
No. 2624 (County of Oxford) Squadron - RAF Brize Norton - Field Squadron
No. 2625 (County of Cornwall) Squadron - RAF St. Mawgan - Field Squadron
No. 2626 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron - RAF St. Athan - Field Squadron
Directly controlled
No. 3 Squadron - RAF Aldergrove - Field/Internal Security
No. 34 Squadron - RAF Akrotiri - Light Armoured (to RAF Germany)
Queen’s Colour Squadron - RAF Uxbridge - Ceremonial/Field Squadron (defence of RAF Germany helicopter force)
Resident Rapier Squadron - RAF Mount Pleasant - Rapier FSC
Resident Rapier Detachment - RAF Belize City - Rapier FSC
RAuxAF Regiment Defence Force
Various dets - Guard Force (Assigned to local defence of their RAF Station. Have a reduced commitment in terms of hours of training, and duty, and their training is to a basic standard when compared to the RAuxAF Field Squadrons)
RAF Brampton
RAF High Wycombe
RAF Lyneham
RAF St. Athan
RAF Uxbridge
RAF Abbotsinch
RAF Dyce
RAF Turnhouse
RAF Akrotiri
RAF Gibraltar
Selected RAF Regiment TOEs
Rapier Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
2x Rapier Flight: 4x Firing Units, 1x Blindfire Radar, 1x Dagger search radar
1x LAA Flight: 2-3x Bofors L70
Note: The LAA Flight was a wartime activation.
Rapier Squadron (USAF bases)
H.Q Flight
2x Rapier Flight: 4x Firing Units, 1x Blindfire Radar, 1x Dagger search radar
1x Stinger Battery: Avenger, Stinger MANPADS (crewed by USAR personnel)
Note: The Stinger battery was a wartime activation.
Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
2x LAA Flight: 3x GDF-005, 1x Skyguard Radar
Skyguard/Oerlikon GDF-005 Squadron (Anglo-German)
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 6x LML
4x LAA Flight: 2x GDF-005, 1x Skyguard Radar
Light Armoured Squadron
H.Q Flight: 1x Sultan ACV, 1x Samson ARV
3x Flight: 5x FV103 Spartan
1x Flight 6x FV101 Scorpion/FV107 Scimitar
1x LAA Flight: 4x Stormer HVM
Parachute/Regular Field Squadron
H.Q Flight
- HVM section: 4x LML
3x Rifle Flight: Land Rover Wolf, WIMIK
1x Support Flight
- 2x Mortar sections: 2x 81mm mortar
- 1x 2x HMG, 4x GPMG SF mounted on Land Rover WIMIK
Field Squadron (RAuxAF)
H.Q Flight
3-4 Rifle Flight: Land Rover Wolf, WIMIK
1x Support Flight
- 2x Mortar sections: 2x 81mm mortar
- 1x 2x HMG, 4x GPMG SF
1x LAA Flight: 6x HMV LML
Depot Support Flight (Defence of RAFG Harrier Force)
H.Q Section
- Machine Gun Section: 1x HMG, 2x GPMG SF
- Mortar Section: 2x 81mm mortar
4x Rifle Section
Note: Used to reinforce RAFG based RAF Regiment units.
RAuxAF Regiment Defence Force
H.Q Section
- Machine Gun Section: 4x GPMG SF
3-5x Rifle Section
Note: Exact strength of those units depended on local conditions, ability to recruit etc.
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RAF Air Defence Radars – Improved UKADGE
RAF Air Defence Radars – Air Surveillance and Control System
Air Defence Operations Centre – RAF High Wycombe
Standby Air Defence Operations Centre – RAF Bentley Priory
Sector 1 (RAF Buchan)
Faroe Islands CRP: S733 radar, operated by RDAF
RAF Saxa Vord CRP: Type 93, Type 101 radars - No. 91 Support Unit
RAF Buchan SOC/CRC: Type 92 - No. 487 SU, Type 93 - No. 170 SU
RAF Benbecua CRP: Type 102 - No. 71 SU
RAF Boulmer CRC (reserve SOC): Type 91, No. 75 SU, Type 93 - No. 500 SU
RAF Bishops Court CRC: Type 92, Type 93 radars
Sector 2 (RAF Neatishead)
RAF Staxton Wold CRP: Type 91 - No. 129 SU, Type 93 - No. 146 SU
RAF Ty Croes CRP: Type 93 - No. 144 SU, Type 93 - No. 144 SU, Type 95, Type 99 (NOTE 1)
RAF Neatishead SOC/CRC: Type 92- No. 432 SU, Type 93 - No. 86 SU
RAF Ash OEU and Reserve SOC: Nil
RAF Portreath CRP: Type 101 - No. 45 SU, No.1 Air Control Centre (NOTE 2)
Overseas – Falkland Islands
RRH Byron Heights - Type 94
RRH Mount Alice - Type 94
RAF Mount Kent CRP - Type 97
RRH Pleasant Peak - Type 97
Overseas – Cyprus
RAF Troödos (Mount Olympus): Type 84, Type 101 radars
1) RAF Ty Croes hosts Strike Command Mobile Radar Reserve.
2) No. 1 ACC a deployable mobile command and control unit, is also responsible for overseas detachments in the Falklands and Cyprus.
Note: All RAF radar units are now mobile, many are sited at locations remote from their operating station. E.g. RAF Neatishead’s T91 is at Trimingham and its T93 at Hopton, both coastal sites. Moving radars to alternative locations is regularly practised. SOC, CRC and CRP accommodations are all now hardened.
Glossary
SOC – Sector Operations Centre
CRC – Control & Reporting Centre
CRP – Control & Reporting Point
RRH – Remote Radar Head – i.e. normally unmanned
OEU – Operational Evaluation Unit
Radar Types in RAF Service
Type 84 – Marconi radar developed as part of the now superseded Linesman/Mediator air defence system. Obsolete, but the cost of removing it from Mount Olympus would be considerable, so it has been left in place. It is usually powered up once a month. When spares finally do run out the RAF will have to bite the bullet regarding demolition and removal.
Type 91 – Marconi S273 – rights to design and upgrade now held by Lockheed Martin.
Type 92 – AN/FPS-117, developed by GE, now Lockheed Martin.
Type 93 – Plessy-ITT AR320
Type 94 – Plessy AR3D
Type 95 – Marconi S259, part of the Mobile Radar Reserve.
Type 96 – Marconi S649
Type 97 – Marconi S600
Type 99 – Westinghouse TPS-43; captured from Argentina in 1982. Assigned to the Mobile Radar Reserve; had been deployed on exercises outside the UK on occasion.
Type 101 – Siemens-Plessey AR327.
Type 102 – Lockheed Martin AN/TPS-77; will be rolled out across the UK to replace the oldest radars in service. The first radar to enter service, at RAF Benbecula, was paid for by a wind fam company, as the radar is less effected by interference from wind turbines.
Air Defence Operations Centre – RAF High Wycombe
Standby Air Defence Operations Centre – RAF Bentley Priory
Sector 1 (RAF Buchan)
Faroe Islands CRP: S733 radar, operated by RDAF
RAF Saxa Vord CRP: Type 93, Type 101 radars - No. 91 Support Unit
RAF Buchan SOC/CRC: Type 92 - No. 487 SU, Type 93 - No. 170 SU
RAF Benbecua CRP: Type 102 - No. 71 SU
RAF Boulmer CRC (reserve SOC): Type 91, No. 75 SU, Type 93 - No. 500 SU
RAF Bishops Court CRC: Type 92, Type 93 radars
Sector 2 (RAF Neatishead)
RAF Staxton Wold CRP: Type 91 - No. 129 SU, Type 93 - No. 146 SU
RAF Ty Croes CRP: Type 93 - No. 144 SU, Type 93 - No. 144 SU, Type 95, Type 99 (NOTE 1)
RAF Neatishead SOC/CRC: Type 92- No. 432 SU, Type 93 - No. 86 SU
RAF Ash OEU and Reserve SOC: Nil
RAF Portreath CRP: Type 101 - No. 45 SU, No.1 Air Control Centre (NOTE 2)
Overseas – Falkland Islands
RRH Byron Heights - Type 94
RRH Mount Alice - Type 94
RAF Mount Kent CRP - Type 97
RRH Pleasant Peak - Type 97
Overseas – Cyprus
RAF Troödos (Mount Olympus): Type 84, Type 101 radars
1) RAF Ty Croes hosts Strike Command Mobile Radar Reserve.
2) No. 1 ACC a deployable mobile command and control unit, is also responsible for overseas detachments in the Falklands and Cyprus.
Note: All RAF radar units are now mobile, many are sited at locations remote from their operating station. E.g. RAF Neatishead’s T91 is at Trimingham and its T93 at Hopton, both coastal sites. Moving radars to alternative locations is regularly practised. SOC, CRC and CRP accommodations are all now hardened.
Glossary
SOC – Sector Operations Centre
CRC – Control & Reporting Centre
CRP – Control & Reporting Point
RRH – Remote Radar Head – i.e. normally unmanned
OEU – Operational Evaluation Unit
Radar Types in RAF Service
Type 84 – Marconi radar developed as part of the now superseded Linesman/Mediator air defence system. Obsolete, but the cost of removing it from Mount Olympus would be considerable, so it has been left in place. It is usually powered up once a month. When spares finally do run out the RAF will have to bite the bullet regarding demolition and removal.
Type 91 – Marconi S273 – rights to design and upgrade now held by Lockheed Martin.
Type 92 – AN/FPS-117, developed by GE, now Lockheed Martin.
Type 93 – Plessy-ITT AR320
Type 94 – Plessy AR3D
Type 95 – Marconi S259, part of the Mobile Radar Reserve.
Type 96 – Marconi S649
Type 97 – Marconi S600
Type 99 – Westinghouse TPS-43; captured from Argentina in 1982. Assigned to the Mobile Radar Reserve; had been deployed on exercises outside the UK on occasion.
Type 101 – Siemens-Plessey AR327.
Type 102 – Lockheed Martin AN/TPS-77; will be rolled out across the UK to replace the oldest radars in service. The first radar to enter service, at RAF Benbecula, was paid for by a wind fam company, as the radar is less effected by interference from wind turbines.
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Direct Reporting Units
Direct Reporting Units
Note: These units report directly to H.Q RAF Strike Command.
Air Warfare Centre – RAF Waddington
- Central Trials & Tasks Organisation - MoD Boscombe Down
- Department of Air Warfare - RAF Cranwell
- Fast Jet Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit - Tornado GR.4, F.3, Harrier GR.9A, Jaguar GR.3 - RAF Coningsby
-- Typhoon Det. – Typhoon T.3, FGR.4 – RAF Wattisham
- Long-Range Maritime Patrol Cell - Northwood Headquarters
- Operational Research Branch - RAF High Wycombe
- Support Helicopter Trials & Tactics Flight - Chinook, Merlin, Puma - RAF Odiham
- Electronic Warfare Operational Support Establishment - RAF Wyton
- Air Defence Ground Environment Operational Evaluation Unit - RAF Ash
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
No.84 Squadron – Griffin HAR.2
RAF Ascension Island (Wideawake Airfield)
Note: Staging post for aircraft transiting to the Falkland Islands. No aircraft permanently based there in peacetime.
British Forces Belize – Belize International Airport
No.1417 Flight – Harrier GR.9A
No. 1563 Flight – Puma HC.1
Resident Rapier Detachment: Rapier FSC
RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands
No. 78 Squadron – Chinook HC.2, Sea King HAR.3
No. 1312 Flight – VC.10 K.4, Hercules C.4
No. 1435 Flight – Tornado F.3
Resident Rapier Squadron: Rapier FSC
RAF Gatow, West Berlin
Station Flight - Tucano T.1
RAF Gibraltar
Note: Formerly RAF North Front. Used by aircraft transiting to other destinations and for exercises. No aircraft based there in peacetime.
RAF Goose Bay, Canada
Note: Lodger unit at CFB Goose Bay, administered exercises and supported aircraft transiting to other destinations, e.g., Red Flag exercises.
RAF Forces in the Middle East
No. 1453 Flight – Tornado GR.4/4A - Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait
Det. No. 101 Squadron – VC.10 K.3 - Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE
Note: These units report directly to H.Q RAF Strike Command.
Air Warfare Centre – RAF Waddington
- Central Trials & Tasks Organisation - MoD Boscombe Down
- Department of Air Warfare - RAF Cranwell
- Fast Jet Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit - Tornado GR.4, F.3, Harrier GR.9A, Jaguar GR.3 - RAF Coningsby
-- Typhoon Det. – Typhoon T.3, FGR.4 – RAF Wattisham
- Long-Range Maritime Patrol Cell - Northwood Headquarters
- Operational Research Branch - RAF High Wycombe
- Support Helicopter Trials & Tactics Flight - Chinook, Merlin, Puma - RAF Odiham
- Electronic Warfare Operational Support Establishment - RAF Wyton
- Air Defence Ground Environment Operational Evaluation Unit - RAF Ash
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
No.84 Squadron – Griffin HAR.2
RAF Ascension Island (Wideawake Airfield)
Note: Staging post for aircraft transiting to the Falkland Islands. No aircraft permanently based there in peacetime.
British Forces Belize – Belize International Airport
No.1417 Flight – Harrier GR.9A
No. 1563 Flight – Puma HC.1
Resident Rapier Detachment: Rapier FSC
RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands
No. 78 Squadron – Chinook HC.2, Sea King HAR.3
No. 1312 Flight – VC.10 K.4, Hercules C.4
No. 1435 Flight – Tornado F.3
Resident Rapier Squadron: Rapier FSC
RAF Gatow, West Berlin
Station Flight - Tucano T.1
RAF Gibraltar
Note: Formerly RAF North Front. Used by aircraft transiting to other destinations and for exercises. No aircraft based there in peacetime.
RAF Goose Bay, Canada
Note: Lodger unit at CFB Goose Bay, administered exercises and supported aircraft transiting to other destinations, e.g., Red Flag exercises.
RAF Forces in the Middle East
No. 1453 Flight – Tornado GR.4/4A - Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait
Det. No. 101 Squadron – VC.10 K.3 - Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE
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