Expand French topic geo date February 2010 RafRaf Infobox settlement official name RafRaf other name native name nickname settlement type Commune and town motto image skyline RafRafbeachAndCapFarina.JPG imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Tunisia subdivision type1 Governorates of Tunisia Governorate subdivision name1 Bizerte Governorate subdivision type2 subdivision name2 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 population as of 2004 population footnotes population note population total population density km2 timezone Central European Time CET utc offset 1 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW W elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft postal code type postal code area code blank name blank info website footnotes RafRaf is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate , Tunisia . As of 2004 it had a population of 9,839. ref name ins fr http www.ins.nat.tn fr rgph2.1.commune.php?code modalite 24417&Code indicateur 0301007&Submit3 Envoyer Recensement de 2004 au niveau municipal Institut national de la statistique ref See also List of cities in Tunisia References reflist coord 37.189 N 10.1946 E source kolossus dewiki display title Category Populated places in Tunisia Category Communes of Tunisia Communes of Tunisia Tunisia geo stub ar ca RafRaf de RafRaf el fr RafRaf it RafRaf ... more details
TOCright RAF or Raf may refer to Military and Paramilitary Organisations Rapid Action Force , India s elite paramilitary police force Red Army Faction Rote Armee Fraktion also known as the Baader Meinhof Group, a German left wing terrorist organisation active from 1970 to 1998 Royal Air Force , the air force of the United Kingdom Royal Aircraft Factory, former name of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Russian Air Force , the air force of the Russian Federation Other businesses and organizations Riga Autobus Factory R gas Autobusu Fabrika , a Latvian bus factory Biology Raf family of proto oncogenes see c Raf Technical terms and uses Retired after finishing , a sailing race term Individuals Raf is a diminutive form of the Italian name Raffaele, and of other forms of the name Raphael. It may refer to Raf de Gregorio born 1977 , New Zealand soccer player Raffaele Riefoli born 1959 , Italian singer, songwriter known as RafRaf Simons born 1968 , Belgian fashion designer Raf Vallone 1916 2002 , Italian actor and film star Other Road Accident Fund , a South African government compensation scheme Lookfrom RAF disambig Category Initialisms be RAF br RAF ca RAF cs RAF da RAF de RAF Begriffskl rung et RAF el RAF es RAF eo RAF eu RAF fr RAF gl RAF ko RAF hr RAF razdvojba id RAF it RAF la RAF lv RAF lb RAF lt RAF hu RAF egy rtelm s t lap nl RAF ja RAF no RAF nn RAF nds RAF pl RAF pt RAF ro RAF ru RAF sk RAF sl RAF sr fi RAF sv RAF tr RAF vi RAF ... more details
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RAF Gaza was a Second World War RAF airfield in the present day Gaza Strip , ref http www.rafweb.org Stations Stations G.htm A History of the RAF Stations G ref possibly on the site of the Gaza Airstrip . History During the Second World War RAF Gaza was used by a number of RAF squadrons, including No. 33 Squadron RAF 33 , No. 45 Squadron RAF 45 , No. 127 Squadron RAF 127 , No. 208 Squadron RAF 208 , No. 318 Squadron RAF 318 and No. 451 Squadron RAF 451 Squadrons. No.2 Air Crew Officers School was based on the airfield, and the Greek Training Flight was also based there from 1941 1942. The airfield was used as the Middle East ammunition depot from July to September 1942. It was in use by 1941, and may have first been used earlier. Whether or not RAF Gaza was on the site of the present day Gaza Airstrip is unclear, as it was likely only of a temporary nature. Some sources place RAF Gaza to the southeast of Gaza City ref http wikimapia.org 2191006 Former RAF Gaza Airfield RAF Gaza Airfield Wikimapia ref although there are no visible remains of the airfield there. See also Gaza Strip List of RAF stations References reflist Royal Air Force Category Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the Middle East Gaza Category Royal Air Force stations in the Middle East Gaza Category Airports in the Palestinian territories ... more details
RAF Chicksands RAF Mildenhall RAF Lakenheath RAF Feltwell RAF Molesworth via RAF Chelveston RAF Alconbury RAF Croughton In September 2008 the base was broken into by a Base jumping Base Jumper who climbed ... 3A4734 Photo of RAF Barkway accessed 2008 10 02 Royal Air Force military navigation raw name USAF ... in Europe USAFE list1 RAF Alconbury RAF Barford St John RAF Blenheim Crescent RAF Croughton RAF Fairford RAF Feltwell RAF Upwood RAF Welford RAF Lakenheath RAF Molesworth RAF Mildenhall RAF Barkway group2 Other list2 RAF Menwith Hill AFISR group2 Inactive list2 Navbox subgroup groupstyle width 8em liststyle width auto group1 United States Air Forces in Europe USAFE list1 RAF Bentwaters RAF Shepherds Grove RAF Wethersfield group2 SAC USAFE list2 RAF Bassingbourn RAF Brize Norton Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF Chelveston RAF Greenham Common RAF Upper Heyford RAF Daws Hill RAF Little Rissington RAF Manston RAF Scampton RAF Sculthorpe RAF Waddington RAF Woodbridge RAF Wyton group3 Other list3 RAF Burtonwood small Air Force Materiel Command AFMC small RAF Chicksands small ... B RAF stub DEFAULTSORT Barkway ... more details
Image RAF Detling.jpg thumb right RAF Detling Station Crest, with motto DARE TO BE WISE RAF Detling was a station of the Royal Naval Air Service RNAS in World War I and the Royal Air Force RAF in World .... RAF Detling opened in 1939, was assigned to No 11 Group and closed in 1959. The site of the airfield ... July, and a number of other shows and events. Operational units and aircraft No. 1 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 4 Squadron RAF Detachment 1940 Westland Lysander Westland Lysander II No. 13 Squadron RAF Detachment 1941 Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim IV No. 26 Squadron RAF 1941 P 40 Tomahawk Curtiss Tomahawk II No. 26 Squadron RAF 1943 P 51 Mustang North American Mustang II No. 48 Squadron RAF Detachment 1939 Avro Anson Avro Anson I No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron RFC Detachment 1916 Vickers ES 1 No. 53 Squadron RAF 1940 Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim IV No. 59 Squadron RAF 1941 Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim IV No. 80 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RFC 1917 Vickers ES 1 No. 118 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 124 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire VII & HF.IXE No. 132 Squadron RAF 1943 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RFC RAF 1918 1919 Armstrong Whitworth ... No. 165 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 184 Squadron RAF 1943 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire VB No. 229 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 235 Squadron RAF 1940 Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim 1F No. 239 Squadron RAF 1942 P 51 Mustang North American Mustang I No. 274 Squadron RAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 280 Squadron RAF 1942 Avro Anson Avro Anson I No. 318 Polish Fighter Squadron No. 318 Squadron RAF 1943 Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane I No. 453 Squadron RAAF 1944 Supermarine Spitfire ... more details
Refimprove date November 2008 Infobox airport name RAF Harrowbeer nativename File Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg 90px nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA ICAO type Military owner operator Royal Air Force city served location Yelverton, Devon Yelverton , built 1940 used 1941 1950 ... coordinates type airport coordinates region GB pushpin map Devon pushpin label RAF Harrowbeer pushpin ... publisher Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust accessdate 27 April 2012 ref RAF Harrowbeer is former ... Monachorum , Devon England Location RAF Harrowbeer was located approximately Convert 9 mi NNE of the city ... . The airfield was under the control of No. 10 Group RAF and was never assigned a station badge ... miscellaneous.htm RAF HARROWBEER YELVERTON Miscellaneous Information ref Based ... history.htm The History of RAF Harrowbeer Retrieved on 7 November 2008 ref ref name ... Air of Authority A History of RAF Organisation accessdate 28 April 2012 ref A large amount of units ... Squadron RAF No. 19 Squadron RAF ref name RAFWEB No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 130 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF ref name RAFWEB No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 183 Squadron RAF No. 193 Squadron RAF No. 263 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 275 Squadron RAF No. 276 Squadron RAF No. 286 Squadron RAF ref name RAFWEB No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron No. 302 City of Poznan Polish Fighter Squadron RAF No. 312 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF No. 312 Squadron RAF No. 329 Squadron RAF No. 414 Squadron RCAF No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 County of Kent Squadron AAF No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 County of Chester Squadron No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 West Lancashire Squadron No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 South Yorkshire Squadron No. 691 Squadron RAF ref name RAFWEB No. 834 Squadron RAF No. 838 Squadron RAF Other units Force 135 RAF Element No. 229 Maintenance ... External links http www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk Dedicated website Royal Air Force DEFAULTSORT Raf ... more details
RAF Rhine was the name of the Royal Air Force command that comprised units posted to Germany in 1918 as part of the occupying forces following World War I . The RAF presence in Germany was wound down to a single squadron No. 12 Squadron RAF and RAF Rhine was disbanded on 2 October 1919. After RAF Rhine disbanded the remaining units were directly under command of the Army of Occupation. RAF Rhine continued to be listed in AFL until at least Jul 1922. Headquarters was at Bickendorf , Germany . Commanders 4 Jan 1919 Maj Gen Sir John Higgins 7 May 1919 Maj Gen Sir John Salmond External links http www.rafweb.org Command Dev.htm RAFWeb Category Royal Air Force commands RAF stub ... more details
Infobox airport name RAF Kenley nativename Image Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg 90px nativename a nativename r image RAF Kenley.jpg image width caption RAF Kenley Station Crest, with motto NISI DOMINUS ... type airport coordinates region GB pushpin map Surrey pushpin label RAF Kenley pushpin map caption ... stat2 data footnotes The former Royal Air Force Station Kenley , more commonly known as RAF Kenley ... Air Force RAF in World War II . It is located near Kenley , London , England . History Its active phase commenced in 1917, and ceased in 1959 when RAF Fighter Command left the aerodrome. The airfield ... Cadet Organisation . During World War II RAF Kenley was one of the three main fighter stations Kenley, Croydon Airport Croydon and RAF Biggin Hill Biggin Hill responsible for the air defence of London . It was during the crucial days of the Battle of Britain that these three RAF stations came into their own, fighting off the overwhelming might of the German Luftwaffe . RAF Kenley suffered its ... , published in 1941, was based on his experiences as a Royal Artillery anti aircraft gunner at RAF ... Squadron RAF from 1923 to 1926, and the British ace Johnnie Johnson RAF officer JE Johnnie ... 1956 , the latter about Douglas Bader who was posted to RAF Kenley in 1930 No. 23 Squadron RAF ... in 1978 along with the hangars, Kenley is thought to be the best preserved of all World War II RAF fighter ... to the RAF memorial has been fully restored. Since 2004 these structures are protected as Scheduled ... the war. ref http forums.airshows.co.uk viewtopic.php?f 20&t 25395 ref ref http wn.com RAF Kenley ... Commonwealth and Allied fighter squadrons who shared the honours with the RAF. In a former aircraft ... Air Force and allied air forces, the inscription reads br RAF Kenley Tribute In Honour Of All ... Gauntlets in line.jpg thumb right No 46 Sqn Gauntlets in line at RAF Kenley Deleted image removed ... Representatives at RAF Kenley 1936 Image Kenley Sqn photo.jpg thumb right AOC s visit to 46 Sqn ... more details
The former Royal Air Force Station Laarbruch , more commonly known as RAF Laarbruch ICAO EDUL from 1 ... Sure . ref http www.rafweb.org Stations Stations L.htm laarbruch ref RAF Laarbruch was home to various first line Squadron aviation squadrons , including No. 2 Squadron RAF II AC Squadron flying F 4 Phantom II and No. XV Squadron RAF 15 and No. 16 Squadron RAF 16 Squadrons flying Blackburn Buccaneer ... squadrons 2, 15, 16,and No. 20 Squadron RAF 20 resident. After the Gulf War first Gulf War , many of the squadrons were relocated, No. 2 Sqn going back to RAF Marham and 15, 16, and 20 becoming reserve squadrons. When RAF G tersloh closed, the RAF Harrier II Harriers of No. 3 Squadron RAF 3 F and No. IV Squadron RAF IV AC squadrons moved in along with the helicopters of No. 18 Squadron RAF 18 B Squadron . Laarbruch was also home to 1 and 26 Squadron RAF Regiment . 18 Squadron returned to RAF Odiham in 1997 with the remaining Harrier squadrons departing to RAF Cottesmore in 1999. After .... Civil operations began in May 2003. Laarbruch squadrons No. 2 Squadron RAF flying Phantom FGR.2 up ... the late eighties until the unit was re located to RAF Marham in the late 1990s. No. 3 Squadron RAF ... Harrier GR.5, then GR.7 until the unit was re located to RAF Cottesmore in 1998. No 4 Squadron RAF flying the BAE Harrier GR.5, then the GR.7 version from 1992 until the unit was re located to RAF Cottesmore in 1998. No. 15 Squadron RAF flying the Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 from the 1970s until conversion to the Panavia Tornado GR.1 in 1983 until 1991. No. 16 Squadron RAF flying English Electric Canberra B I 8 58 72 , Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 72 83 Panavia Tornado GR1 83 91 No. 18 Squadron RAF flying Boeing Vertol Chinook HC.1 helicopters 92 97 No. 20 Squadron RAF flying Panavia Tornado GR.1 84 92 No. 31 Squadron RAF flying English Electric Canberra PR.7 No. 69 Squadron RAF flying English Electric Canberra PR.3 No. 79 Squadron RAF flying Gloster Meteor FR.9 54 55 No. 80 Squadron RAF flying ... more details
RAF Ventnor was an Royal Air Force RAF base situated on the Isle of Wight , England . References reflist coord 50 36 0 N 1 11 0 W region GB type city display title RAF stub Category Isle of Wight Category Royal Air Force stations in Hampshire Ventnor ... more details
RAF Kingsnorth may refer to one of two separate military airfields in Kent, which were located at two different places in Kent and operated in two distinct periods. RAF Kingsnorth WWI , 1918 24 formerly RNAS Kingsnorth 1914 1918 on the Isle of Grain RAF Kingsnorth WWII , 1943 45 at Kingsnorth near Ashford, Kent dab ... more details
RAF Sydenham was a Royal Air Force RAF station station in Northern Ireland . In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers. ref Northern Ireland Committee of Irish Congress of Trade Unions, The Defence Stations in Northern Ireland The Case for Retention , March 1976 ref Footnotes div class references small references div RAF stub coord 54.618 5.871 type landmark display title Category RAF stations in Northern Ireland Sydenham ... more details
Coord 51 49 59 N 004 57 40 W type airport display title RAF Haverfordwest was a Royal Air Force airfield in World War II . It was operational from 1943 to 1945. The airfield was located 2 miles North of Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire , Wales . It was under the control of No. 17 Group RAF 17 Group , RAF Coastal Command . See also Haverfordwest Aerodrome , a private airfield now operating the site RAF stub DEFAULTSORT Haverfordwest Category Royal Air Force stations in Wales ... more details
RAF Mauripur was a Royal Air Force station in British India outside of Karachi . It is now known as Masroor Airbase . British units continued to use the airfield after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, finally leaving in 1956 Pakistan becoming a republic at this time, and the RAF airfields at RAF Gan Gan and RAF Masirah Masirah taking over RAF Far East Air Force staging duties from Mauripur and RAF Habbaniya Habbaniya which closed at around the same time. Units and aircraft class wikitable Unit Dates Aircraft Variant Notes No. 5 Squadron RAF 1947 Hawker Tempest F2 Single engined piston fighter No. 10 Squadron RAF 1946 1947 C 47 Skytrain Douglas Dakota Twin engined piston transport No. 20 Squadron RAF 1947 Hawker Tempest F2 No. 31 Squadron RAF 1946 and 1947 Douglas Dakota Was 77 Sqn No. 62 Squadron RAF 1947 Douglas Dakota No. 77 Squadron RAF 1945 1946 Douglas Dakota Renumbered 31 Sqn No. 117 Squadron RAF 1943 Douglas Dakota No. 267 Squadron RAF 1945 1946 Douglas Dakota Detachments from Mingaladon No. 298 Squadron RAF 1946 Handley Page Halifax A7 Four engined piston heavy bomber transport conversion References reflist cite book last Jefford first C.G. title RAF Squadrons year 1988 publisher Airlife Publishing Ltd isbn 1 85310 053 6 External links http rafmauripur.org.uk http www.bbc.co.uk ww2peopleswar stories 36 a4282436.shtml Category Royal Air Force stations of World War II in Asia Maur Category Royal Air Force stations in Asia Maur Category World War II sites in Pakistan Maur UK mil stub ... more details
Airport name RAF Nicosia nativename nativename a nativename r image RAF Nicosia crest.jpg image width caption RAF Nicosia crest IATA s NIC s ICAO s LCNC s type Military and formerly joint Military ... The former Royal Air Force Station Nicosia , commonly known as RAF Nicosia , was a Royal Air Force airbase in Cyprus . RAF Nicosia was Headquarters Royal Air Force Cyprus from 8 June to 29 July 1941 Originally, it was the main principal airport for Cyprus , being constructed in the 1930s as RAF Nicosia, and supported both civil and military aviation on the island. The RAF disestablished the station ... Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and is used by United Nations peace keeping patrol helicopter s. RAF Nicosia squadrons and aircraft ref http www.britains smallwars.com cyprus cyprusunits.html raf British units serving Cyprus ref No. 6 Squadron RAF operating Spitfire Oct. 1946 de Havilland Venom from Aug. 1955 ??? No. 8 Squadron RAF operating Auster AOP6 from Jul. 1950 de Haviland Vampire from Jul. 1953 No. 29 Squadron RAF operating Gloster Javelin from Mar. 1963 No. 32 Squadron RAF operating English Electric Canberra B2 No. 33 Squadron RAF operating Gloster Javelin FAW7 No. 39 Squadron RAF operating Gloster Meteor NF13 No. 43 Squadron RAF operating Hawker Hunter FGA 9 from Jun. 1961 No. 70 Squadron RAF operating Vickers Valetta C1, Handley Page Hastings No. 73 Squadron RAF operating de Havilland Venom FB4 No. 74 Squadron RAF operating Spitfire V, later Mk IX from Sep. 1943 No. 80 Squadron RAF operating Hurricane MkI from Jun. 1941 No. 84 Squadron RAF operating Vickers Valetta C1 No. 103 Squadron RAF operating Bristol Sycamore HC1 No. 114 Squadron RAF operating Vickers Valetta C1, de Havilland Chipmunk T10 No. 185 Squadron RAF operating ??? No. 202 Squadron RAF operating Hawker Hunter F6 No. 208 Squadron RAF operating ??? No. 213 Squadron RAF operating ??? No. 230 Squadron RAF operating Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1 No. 234 Squadron RAF operating ??? No. 249 Squadron RAF operating ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 RAF Woolsington opened as a civil airport in July 1935 and was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of World War II . It served at various times as a satellite of both RAF Acklington and RAF Ouston but saw little operational flying. On one notable occasion in 1940, however, a Spitfire of No. 72 Squadron RAF flying out of Woolsington actually shot down a Ju88 at night a remarkable achievement for an aircraft considered unsuitable for night fighting. Woolsington s main wartime role was as the base of 83 Maintenance Unit which salvaged crashed aircraft over much of the region. After the war civil flying resumed and the airport is now known as Newcastle International Airport . See also RAF Coleby Grange RAF Coningsby RAF Cranwell RAF Blyton RAF Northolt RAF Brize Norton References reflist External links http airfields.fotopic.net c1375825.html fotopic page http www.newcastle.gov.uk wwwfileroot regen locallist tyne and wear defence sites.pdf Report on 20th Century defence sites in Tyne and Wear Coord 55 02 15 N 01 41 30 W type airport region GB NET display title DEFAULTSORT Woolsington Category Royal Air Force stations in Northumberland Category Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom mil aviation stub RAF stub mil hist stub ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Royal Air Force Regiment image Image RAFRegtbadge.png caption Crest of the RAF ... command structure No. 2 Group RAF No. 2 Group , RAF Air Command Air Command garrison Depot RAF ... Abbott S Abbott ref http www.rafweb.org AirMin3.htm ref commander1 label Commandant General of the RAF ... Insignia identification symbol Image RAF TRF.svg 65px identification symbol label Tactical ... Regiment RAF Regt is a specialist airfield defence corps founded by Royal Warrant in 1942. After a 32 ... can continue without delay in the aftermath of an attack. RAF Regiment squadrons call upon aggressive .... The RAF Regiment are trained in CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defence and equipped with advanced vehicles and detection measures and RAF Regiment instructors are responsible for training ... and CBRN skills. Members of the regiment are known within the RAF as The Regiment , Rock Apes or Rocks . History The genesis of the RAF Regiment was with the creation of Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF in 1921 for operations in RAF Iraq Command Iraq , followed shortly afterwards by Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF and No. 3 Armoured Car Company RAF. These were equipped with Rolls Royce Armoured Car s and were highly successful in ground combat operations throughout the Middle East in the 1920s and 1930s. The RAF Regiment came into existence ... and No. II Squadron retains this capability. 284 Field Squadron was the first RAF unit to arrive in West Berlin in 1945, to secure RAF Gatow . Image Join the RAF Regt.jpg thumb 150px left A recruiting poster from the 1950s. The regiment has a museum at RAF Honington near Bury St Edmunds . The RAF ... 1943. During World War II , with its first headquarters established at RAF Alma Park , Grantham , Lincolnshire and its first depot at nearby RAF Belton Park the RAF Regiment grew to a force of 66,000 ... Car Squadrons to provide an area response capability to several RAF station s. Light Armoured ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 File RAF Kilchiaran ROTOR radar station geograph.org.uk 15155.jpg thumb Control buildings for Cold War era RAF ROTOR radar installation at site of RAF Kilchiaran with Second World War Chain Home Low radar control buildings behind. RAF Kilchiaran was an Royal Air Force RAF base situated on the Isle of Islay in Scotland . See also Islay Airport RAF stub coord 55.765 6.454 type landmark region GB display title DEFAULTSORT Kilchiaran Category Islay Category Royal Air Force stations in Scotland ... more details
coord 51 23 48 N 03 20 36 W type airport display title RAF Rhoose was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield, opened 7 April 1942 as an RAF training base for Supermarine Spitfire pilots. No 53 Operational Training Unit RAF Llandow Llandow was the parent station, and Rhoose was a satellite landing ground. See also Cardiff International Airport , which now occupies the site RAF St. Athan , a separate but close by RAF station RAF stub DEFAULTSORT Rhoose Category Royal Air Force stations in Wales ... more details
Infobox airport name RAF Leeming image Leeming.gif image width 125px ICAO EGXE WMO 03257 type Military ... commander Group Captain Anthony Innes OBE RAF div occupants div No. 100 Squadron RAF 100 Sqn Northumbrian ... f Convert 2289 m disp output number only 0 r1 length m 2289 r1 surface Asphalt RAF Leeming is a Royal ... Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes. The station opened ... Group RCAF No. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF with a sub station at RAF Skipton on Swale ... Meteor Meteor and Gloster Javelin Javelin aircraft before becoming a RAF Training Command Training ... HealthandSafety DSC NoiseInsulationGrantScheme DscOhsNigsRafLeeming.htm History of Airfield from RAF ... when it became a front line base in the air defence role equipped with Panavia Tornado Tornado RAF Tornado F3 F3 s. Initially it hosted Nos No. 11 Squadron RAF 11 , No. 23 Squadron RAF 23 , and No. XXV Squadron RAF 25 XXV Squadrons, all flying the F3. No. 23 Squadron RAF 23 Sqn was disbanded on 1 March 1994, and was reformed at RAF Waddington in 1996 flying the Sentry E3D, This left two Tornado squadrons, which were half of the air defence fighter squadrons of the RAF. No. 11 Squadron RAF 11 Squadron was disbanded in October 2005, but it re formed at RAF Coningsby on 29 March 2007 flying the Eurofighter ... 2008. The only remaining jets are the BAe Hawk s of No. 100 Squadron RAF 100 Squadron which provides ... facility. The remaining air defence bases are RAF Leuchars in Fife , Scotland which has also exchanged its Tornado F3s for Typhoons, and since June 2007 RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire which is home ... base in April 2008 when No. 3 Squadron RAF 3 Sqn became fully operational. Leeming is also home to No 11 ... stationed there. The future of RAF Leeming following the disbandment of its remaining Tornado squadron ... of Defence , Air Combat Service Support units of No. 2 Group RAF 2 Group and personnel from RAF Boulmer and elsewhere who were destined to move to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire will now be stationed ... more details
RAF Oban was a Royal Air Force RAF flying boat base located at the northern end of the island of Kerrera , in Ardantrive Bay west of Oban , Argyll and Bute , Scotland during World War II . History Oban was surveyed by the RAF in the 1930s as a suitable base for flying boat operations. A fuel depot was set up on the island of Kerrera while a detachment of No. 209 Squadron RAF began utilising the facilities operating the Supermarine Stranraer flying boat in June 1938. An aircraft servicing area, new slip and jetty were constructed on the island. The base became operational in September 1938, with Headquarters based at Dungallan House, Oban. No. 209 Squadron re equipped with Saro Lerwick flying boats were based at RAF Oban. Aircrew based at RAF Oban were billeted in the main seafront hotels at Oban. No. 210 Squadron RAF equipped with the Short Sunderland replaced No. 209 Squadron in 1939. Anti submarine patrols, convoy escorts as part of No. 18 Group RAF 18 Group RAF Coastal Command Coastal Command and ferry services were carried out from the base. No. 228 Squadron RAF , No. 10 Squadron RAAF No. 10 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force , No. 422 Squadron RCAF No. 422 and No.423 Squadron RCAF 423 Squadrons Royal Canadian Air Force , No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Norwegian Squadron RAF and No. 302 Ferry Training Unit served at the base. A Flying Boat Maintenance Unit located to the north east at Ganavan provided maintenance for aircraft utilising the base. The base was reverted to care and maintenance on 28 April 1945. Commanding officers Group Captain J.H.O. Jones September 1938 Group Captain J H Chaplin December 1943 References http www.rafoban.co.uk index.htm RAF Oban Information http www.secretscotland.org.uk index.php Secrets RAFOban Secret Scotland coord 56 25 9 N 5 29 55 W region GB display title DEFAULTSORT Raf Oban Category Royal Air Force stations in Scotland Oban RAF stub ... more details
Cleanup date February 2008 RAF Milltown was a Royal Air Force station and second world war RAF Coastal Command airfield on the Moray Firth , Scotland . History RAF Milltown, lying to the southeast of Lossiemouth on the Moray Firth, began life as a bombing decoy for nearby RAF Lossiemouth . ref name sectret cite web url http www.secretscotland.org.uk index.php Secrets RAFMilltown title RAF Milltown publisher Secret Scotland format wiki accessdate 2009 08 22 ref Between 1941 and 1943, three runways and two hangars were constructed and the airfield became a satellite of RAF Lossiemouth . ref name sectret In July 1946, along with RAF Lossiemouth, Milltown was officially handed over to the Royal Navy ... some 50 masts visible. It has been an RAF signals transmitter station transmitting RAF VOLMET using a 600W transmitter and RAF STCICS. Since the award of the MOD HF signals contract to VT Communications ... August 2009 RAF units and aircraft class wikitable Unit Dates Aircraft Variant Notes No. 224 Squadron RAF 1944 1945 B 24 Liberator Consolidated Liberator V, VI and VIII Coastal Command List of Royal Air Force heavy conversion units No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF 1945 B 24 Liberator Consolidated Liberator Coastal Command No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF 1943 1945 Vickers Wellington Satellite with main base at RAF Lossiemouth No. 111 Coastal Operational Training Unit RAF 1945 1946 B 24 Liberator Consolidated Liberator Satellite with main base at RAF Lossiemouth No. 663 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF 1974 1977 Air Training Corps glider training Footnotes reflist Bibliography refbegin Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., Order of the British Empire MBE ,BA,RAF Retd . RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 . Shrewsbury ... Service Order ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912 . Tonbridge, Kent ... GB type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Raf Milltown Category Royal Air Force stations in Scotland ... more details
RAF Fullarton was a Royal Air Force Ground Control Intercept RAF station station , situated in Ayrshire , Scotland . RAF Fullarton was established during World War II and initially consisted of mobile vans, but was later upgraded to a stage 2 station with operations blocks made out of brick. ref name sub cite web url http www.subbrit.org.uk rsg sites g gailes index.html publisher Subterranea Britannica title RAF Fullarton and RAF Gailes accessdate 2009 08 22 ref The station was never fully updated and remained an intermediate station. ref name sub The station closed at the end of the war and was placed on care and maintenance until the early 1950 s when the site was selected for the ROTOR programme, as RAF Gailes . ref name sub Footnotes reflist coord 55 35 11 N 4 38 58 W region GB type landmark display title Category Royal Air Force stations in Scotland Fullarton RAF stub ... more details
Infobox airport name RAF Khormaksar nativename image RAF Khormaksar Crest.jpg image width 125px caption ... RAF Khormaksar was a Royal Air Force station in Aden . Its motto was Into the Remote Places . During the 1960s, it was the base for nine squadrons and became the RAF s busiest ever station. It later became Aden International Airport . History Established in 1917, RAF Kormaksar was enlarged in 1945 ... was declared in Aden as Yemen i forces occupied nearby Jebel Jehaf and RAF squadrons were involved ... Unit Dates Aircraft Variant Notes No. 8 Squadron RAF Various Various See below No. 12 Squadron RAF 1935 and 1936 Hawker Hart No. 21 Squadron RAF 1965 1967 C 47 Skytrain Douglas Dakota br Hawker Siddeley Andover br CC2 No. 26 Squadron RAF 1963 1965 Bristol Belvedere HC1 No. 37 Squadron RAF 1957 1967 Avro Shackleton MR2 No. 41 Squadron RAF Oct 1935 Mar 1936 Hawker Demon Mk I To Sheikh Othman Mar Aug 1936 No. 43 Squadron RAF 1963 1967 Hawker Hunter FGA9 No. 73 Squadron RAF 1956 de Havilland Venom FB1 No. 78 Squadron RAF 1956 1967 Scottish Aviation Pioneer hr Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer hr Percival Pembroke hr Westland Wessex CC1 hr C1 hr CC1 hr HC2 No. 84 Squadron RAF 1956 1967 Various No. 94 Squadron RAF 1939 Gloster Gladiator I and II No. 105 Squadron RAF 1962 1967 Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 No. 114 Squadron RAF 1945 de Havilland Mosquito VI Originally used the Douglas Boston No. 203 Squadron RAF 1940 Bristol Blenheim IV No. 208 Squadron RAF 1961 1964 Hawker Hunter FGA9 also 1956 detached from RAF Akrotiri No. 216 Squadron RAF 1942 Lockheed Hudson VI detached from Cairo West No. 233 Squadron RAF 1960 1964 Vickers Valetta C1 No. 244 Squadron RAF 1944 Vickers Wellington XIII detached from Masirah No. 259 Squadron RAF 1943 PBY Catalina Consolidated Catalina IB detached from Dar es Salaam No. 265 Squadron RAF 1943 PBY Catalina Consolidated Catalina ... No. 621 Squadron RAF 1943 1945 Vickers Wellington XIII No. 683 Squadron RAF 1951 Vickers Valetta ... more details
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