List of RAF Squadron Codes
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the Squadron codes applied to military aircraft of the Royal Air Force
, from the introduction of the scheme to the present day. Individual aircraft were identified by an alphabetical suffix (sometimes prefix). Where units had large numbers of aircraft, or confusion was possible, multiple unit identifiers were used. In general, as an aircraft was lost or withdrawn from use, its letter identifier was applied to its replacement or another aircraft. The codes, in large letters, were normally applied either side of the rear fuselage roundels, with the unit identifier one side of the roundel and the aircraft identifier the other.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, from the introduction of the scheme to the present day. Individual aircraft were identified by an alphabetical suffix (sometimes prefix). Where units had large numbers of aircraft, or confusion was possible, multiple unit identifiers were used. In general, as an aircraft was lost or withdrawn from use, its letter identifier was applied to its replacement or another aircraft. The codes, in large letters, were normally applied either side of the rear fuselage roundels, with the unit identifier one side of the roundel and the aircraft identifier the other.
| Squadron Code | Unit | Unit Shorthand |
|---|---|---|
| A | No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | 1 PRU |
| A | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| A | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn. |
| A | No. 118 Squadron RAF No. 118 Squadron RAF Formed at Catterick, North Yorkshire, on 1 January 1918 as a heavy night bomber unit, No. 118 Squadron never saw service in World War I and was disbanded again on 7 September 1918.... |
118 Sqn. |
| A | No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.-Formation in WWI:... |
120 Sqn. |
| A | No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 14 (A)FTS |
| A | No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:... |
14 Sqn. |
| A | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| A | No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet. Its history goes even... |
201 Sqn. |
| A | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn. |
| A | No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF was originally formed on 1 April 1918, from the No. 17 Naval Squadron at Bergues, near Dunkerque. It conducted daylight raids using Airco DH.4s on enemy bases and airfields in Belgium. The squadron was disbanded on 18 October 1919, after the end of World War I.No... |
217 Sqn. |
| A | No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 229 OCU |
| A | No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF -World War I:The squadron was formed from No's 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Short 184s and 320s along with Felixtowe F.3s. In February 1919 it was transferred to the Caucasus on HMS Engadine. It operated from... |
266 Sqn. |
| A | No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests.... |
3 Sqn. |
| A | No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the MQ-9 Reaper since 2007, operating from Creech AFB, Nevada, USA.-World War I:39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in April 1916 with B.E.2s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on... |
38 Sqn. |
| A | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| A | No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has served during World War I as an army co-operation squadron and during World War II in various roles. In recent years, it was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Nimrod MR.2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, until the Nimrod MR2's retirement in 2010.-First... |
42 Sqn. |
| A | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:... |
43 Sqn. |
| A | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn. |
| A | No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a photographic reconnaissance squadron in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Benson on 19 October 1942 and was equipped with Spitfires to fly missions over Europe... |
541 Sqn. |
| A | No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II... |
56 Sqn. |
| A | No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... |
72 Sqn. |
| A | No. 9 Squadron RAF | 9 Sqn. |
| A | No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Harling Road on 1 August 1917, as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel... |
94 Sqn. |
| A | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| A2 | No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was first formed at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk on 1 September 1943, equipped with Lancaster Mk.II bombers, as part of No. 3 Group RAF in Bomber Command... |
514 Sqn. |
| A3 | No. 1653 Conversion Unit RAF | 1653 CU |
| A3 | No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit was first created on 15 Mar 1947 at RAF Lindholme, by re-designation of No.1653 Heavy Conversion Unit, to convert crews onto the Avro Lancaster, Avro Lincoln and de Havilland Mosquito bombers. This unit was disbanded on 15 October 1952 to become the Reserve... |
230 OCU |
| A4 | No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I. It was then equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. During World War II the squadron served as a bomber squadron and after the war it flew in a similar role till 1958, when it was engaged as a radio calibration unit... |
115 Sqn. |
| A4 | No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the second world war at first in the ground attack role and later as heavy bomber unit with the Avro Lancaster.-History:... |
195 Sqn. |
| A5 | No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School | 3 LFS |
| A6 | No. 257 Squadron RAF No. 257 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 257 Squadron was formed at Dundee on 18 August 1918 from Nos. 318 and 319 Flights. It flew both seaplanes and flying boats on anti-submarine patrols from Dundee until the end of the First World War and disbanded there on 30 June 1919.... |
257 Sqn. |
| A9 | Station Flight RAF Woodbridge RAF Woodbridge Royal Air Force Station Woodbridge, more commonly referred to as RAF Woodbridge, is a former Royal Air Force military airbase situated to the east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England... |
|
| AA | No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
134 Sqn. |
| AA | No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated as a bomber unit in World War II, before being transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1945.-First World War, Royal Flying Corps, Home Defence Squadron :... |
75 Sqn. |
| AB | No. 1557 (Radio Aids Training) Flight RAF | 1557 (RAT)Flt. |
| AB | No. 423 Squadron RAF | 423 Sqn. |
| AC | No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force that served in a variety of roles during its career, last disbanded in 1962. It was the first 'V-bomber' squadron of the RAF, flying the Vickers Valiant between 1955 and 1962.... |
138 Sqn. |
| AD | No. 113 Squadron RAF No. 113 Squadron RAF No. 113 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served as a reconnaissance, army cooperation, bomber, fighter, transport and missile operation squadron during its existence.-Formation in World War I as reconnaissance unit:... |
113 Sqn. |
| AD | No. 251 Squadron RAF No. 251 Squadron RAF No. 251 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Squadron which operated during the First World War and the Second World War. Its badge was a Weathercock and its motto was: "However wind blows." The Squadron was disbanded in 1945 and remains inactive to this day.... |
251 Sqn. |
| AD | No. 60 Squadron RAF No. 60 Squadron RAF No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport. It is currently part of the Defence Helicopter Flying School based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire.... |
60 Sqn. |
| AE | No. 1409 (Long Range Meteorological) Flight RAF | 1409 (LRMet.)Flt. |
| AE | No. 402 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 402 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| AF | Air Fighting Development Establishment | AFDE |
| AF | Air Fighting Development Unit Air Fighting Development Unit The Air Fighting Development Unit was an air technical intelligence part of the Royal Air Force which developed operational tactics and tested captured enemy aircraft. It was based at Royal Air Force Stations at Northolt, Duxford and Wittering.... |
AFDU |
| AF | No. 294 Squadron RAF No. 294 Squadron RAF No. 294 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air search and rescue squadron active under RAF Middle East Command. During the second world war the unit operated rescue missions for Allied aircraft and aircrew over the eastern Mediterranean and later the Persian Gulf and Arabian sea.-History:No... |
294 Sqn. |
| AF | No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia... |
607 Sqn. |
| AG | No. 197 Squadron RAF No. 197 Squadron RAF No. 197 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
197 Sqn. |
| AH | No. 332 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF | 332 (Norwegian) Sqn. |
| AI | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| AJ | No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role... |
617 Sqn. |
| AJ | Station Flight RAF North Luffenham RAF North Luffenham RAF North Luffenham was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, 1940 - 1998. It is near to the villages of Edith Weston and North Luffenham.... |
|
| AK | No. 1657 Conversion Unit RAF | 1657 CU |
| AK | No. 213 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was formed on 1 April 1918 from No. 13 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service... |
213 Sqn. |
| AL | No. 429 Squadron RAF | 429 Sqn. |
| AL | No. 79 Squadron RAF No. 79 Squadron RAF -World War I:It was first formed at Gosport on 1 August 1917 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was equipped with Sopwith Dolphin fighter aircraft in December that year, moving to France in February 1918. It specialised in low-level ground-attack operations, mainly in support of the... |
79 Sqn. |
| AM | No. 14 Operational Training Unit | 14 OTU |
| AM | No. 219 Squadron RAF No. 219 Squadron RAF No. 219 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1957 after four separate periods of service. During the First World War it served as a coastal defence unit, and through most of the Second World War and the 1950s it operated as a night fighter air defence... |
219 Sqn. |
| AN | No. 13 Squadron RAF | 13 Sqn. |
| AN | No. 417 Squadron RAF | 417 Sqn. |
| AN | Station Flight RAF Great Dunmow RAF Great Dunmow RAF Station Great Dunmow is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately mi west of Great Dunmow, north of the A 120; about miles northeast of London... |
|
| AO | No. 211 Squadron RAF No. 211 Squadron RAF Active in the Royal Air Force from 1918 to 1919 and from 1937 to 1946, in World War II No 211 Squadron RAF operated as a medium bomber unit in the Middle East and Far East and later as a strike fighter unit in the Far East... |
211 Sqn. |
| AO | No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Kalafrana, Malta on 27 September 1918 from Nos... |
267 Sqn. |
| AP | No. 130 Squadron RAF | 130 Sqn. |
| AP | No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 at East Retford, providing night pilot training for home defence and on the Western front. On 31 December 1918 it was reformed as an operational shipboard unit aboard... |
186 Sqn. |
| AQ | No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Kalafrana, Malta on 27 September 1918 from Nos... |
267 Sqn. |
| AR | No. 309 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 309 (Polish) Sqn. |
| AR | No. 460 Squadron RAF | 460 Sqn. |
| AS | No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and... |
100 Sqn. |
| AS | No. 166 Squadron RAF No. 166 Squadron RAF No. 166 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that formed just after the end of World War I. It was the first and one of only three to be equipped with the Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber.-History:... |
166 Sqn. |
| AS | No. 176 Squadron RAF No. 176 Squadron RAF No. 176 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a night defence unit based in India in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron was formed at Dum Dum, India on 15 January 1943 from a detachment of No. 89 Squadron RAF... |
176 Sqn. |
| AS | No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
83 Sqn. |
| AS | No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on December 1, 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, first as a training unit, until moving to Netheravon in March 1918, and re-equipping with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber. The squadron served in France for the remainder of the war... |
97 Sqn. |
| AT | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| AT | No. 299 Squadron RAF No. 299 Squadron RAF -History:No. 299 Squadron was formed on 4 November 1943 form 'C' flight of 297 Squadron at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire as a special operations squadron. It became operational in April 1944 dropping SOE agents. During the Normandy landing the squadron first delivered paratroopers, and then returned... |
299 Sqn. |
| AT | No. 60 Operational Training Unit | 60 OTU |
| AU | No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has been part of the RAF since World War I.-History:As No. 148 Squadron it was reformed as a special duties squadron and part of the Balkan Air Force in World War II. It dropped men and materiel behind enemy lines in the occupied countries such as... |
148 Sqn. |
| AU | No. 279 Squadron RAF No. 279 Squadron RAF No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946.-History:... |
279 Sqn. |
| AU | No. 421 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 421 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| AV | No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF | 121 (Eagle) Sqn. |
| AW | No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has served during World War I as an army co-operation squadron and during World War II in various roles. In recent years, it was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Nimrod MR.2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, until the Nimrod MR2's retirement in 2010.-First... |
42 Sqn. |
| AW | No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron was one of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force. It was integrated into the AAF proper in 1936. Based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, 504 Squadron used a variety of light bombers before being re-tasked to fighters with the Hawker Hurricane in 1939. It subsequently... |
504 Sqn. |
| AW | No. 664 Squadron RAF No. 664 Squadron RAF No. 664 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the Canadian 1st Army and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A... |
664 Sqn. |
| AX | No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe... |
161 Sqn. |
| AX | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn. |
| AY | No. 110 Squadron RAF No. 110 Squadron RAF -Formation and World War I:No. 110 Squadron RFC was formed on 1 November 1917, at Rendcomb, Gloucestershire and was equipped with B.E.2c aircraft. The squadron moved to Kenley the following year and re-equipped with the DH.9A - the first squadron to employ this aircraft. Its original complement of... |
110 Sqn. |
| AY | No. 17 Operational Training Unit | 17 OTU |
| AZ | No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After the war it remained a fighter unit till 1957. In its last incarnation the squadron was in turn Operational Training Unit , Tactical Weapon Unit and... |
234 Sqn. |
| AZ | No. 627 Squadron RAF No. 627 Squadron RAF No. 627 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Mosquito aircraft pathfinder bomber squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 12 November 1943 at RAF Oakington from part of 139 Squadron. It was equipped with the de Havilland Mosquito twin-engined fighter-bomber... |
627 Sqn. |
| B | Air Training Squadron | AT Sqn. |
| B | Canberra Standardisation and Training Flight | CST Flt. |
| B | Helicopter Operational Conversion Flight | HOCF |
| B | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn. |
| B | No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:... |
111 Sqn. |
| B | No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:... |
14 Sqn. |
| B | No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I, World War II and the Cold War. Its motto was Diu noctuque pugnamus .-History:... |
145 Sqn. |
| B | No. 17 Squadron RAF | 17 Sqn. |
| B | No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham. No. 18 Squadron was the first and is currently the largest RAF operator of the Chinook.-First World War:... |
18 Sqn. |
| B | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| B | No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No... |
2 Sqn. |
| B | No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.-First World War:... |
203 Sqn. |
| B | No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also... |
206 Sqn. |
| B | No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918, at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, equipped with the De Havilland DH.4. In June 1918 it re-equipped with the De Havilland DH.9. The squadron moved to Taranto in December 1918, disbanding their in May 1919.On 1 February 1937, the squadron... |
224 Sqn. |
| B | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn. |
| B | No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It first formed in the aftermath of World War II during 1947 at RAF Coningsby. Initially the OCU was formed from a nucleus provided by No. 16 OTU and was tasked with training crews of the "wooden wonder", the De... |
231 OCU |
| B | No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 240 OCU |
| B | No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF was a maritime patrol unit of the Royal Air Force that saw service in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:... |
269 Sqn. |
| B | No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the Operational Conversion Unit for the RAF's newest fighter.-Service in World War I:This unit was... |
29 Sqn. |
| B | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| B | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn. |
| B | No. 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 5 (P)AFU |
| B | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn. |
| B | No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II... |
56 Sqn. |
| B | No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School... |
87 Sqn. |
| B | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| B | Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment was a multinational air unit based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, England from 1981 to 1999.-Function:It performed training on the Panavia Tornado for the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force... |
TTTE |
| B | Wessex Training Flight | WT Flt. |
| B3 | Station Flight RAF Wyton RAF Wyton RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England.In terms of organisation RAF Wyton is now part of the combined station RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, a merger of Wyton with two previously separate bases, RAF Brampton and RAF Henlow. Wyton is the largest of the three. It... |
|
| B4 | No. 282 Squadron RAF No. 282 Squadron RAF No. 282 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 282 Squadron was formed at RAF Castletown, Scotland on 1 January 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson... |
282 Sqn. |
| B6 | Station Flight RAF Spilsby RAF Spilsby -Units and aircraft based at Spilsby:-References:*Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2 -External links:*... |
|
| B7 | Station Flight RAF Waddington RAF Waddington RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance.... |
|
| B8 | Station Flight RAF Woodhall Spa RAF Woodhall Spa -History:Constructed on farmland 1 km south of Woodhall Spa, the station opened in February 1942 as a satellite station to RAF Coningsby. In August 1943 it became No 54 Base Substation. After victory in Europe the airfield was used as an assembly and kitting out point for Tiger Force... |
|
| B9 | No. 1562 Flight RAF | 1562 Flt. |
| BA | No. 277 Squadron RAF No. 277 Squadron RAF No. 277 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at Stapleford Tawney on 22 December 1941 equipped with the Lysander and Walrus... |
277 Sqn. |
| BB | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| BB | No. 27 Operational Training Unit | 27 OTU |
| BB | No. 347 Squadron RAF No. 347 Squadron RAF The No. 347 Squadron RAF was a Free French bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 20 June 1944 from GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’ airmen who had been based in the Middle East... |
347 Sqn. |
| BC | No. 511 Squadron RAF No. 511 Squadron RAF No. 511 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport squadron, active during World War II, the Berlin Airlift and during the sixties and early seventies. It operated, during its three periods of existence, aircraft such as the Douglas Dakota, the Avro York, the Handley Page Hastings and the Bristol... |
511 Sqn. |
| BC | Photgraphic Reconnaissance Development Unit | PRDU |
| BD | Air Observation Post School | AOPS |
| BD | Light Aeroplane School | LASS Flt. |
| BD | No. 227 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 227 OCU |
| BD | No. 43 Operational Training Unit | 43 OTU |
| BE | No. 284 Squadron RAF No. 284 Squadron RAF -History:No. 284 Squadron was formed at RAF Gravesend, England on the 7 May 1943 from detachments of other air-sea rescue squadrons as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron moved to RAF Hal Far, Malta in July 1943. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and was responsible for... |
284 Sqn. |
| BE | No. 8 Operational Training Unit | 8 OTU |
| BF | No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:... |
14 Sqn. |
| BF | No. 28 Squadron RAF No. 28 Squadron RAF No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Merlin HC3/HC3A from RAF Benson.-World War I:No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 7 November 1915. Initially a training squadron it became a fighter squadron equipped with the Sopwith Camel.After the end of World War I No. 28... |
28 Sqn. |
| BF | No. 54 (RAAF) Operational Training Unit | 54 (RAAF) OTU |
| BG | No. 606 Squadron RAF No. 606 Squadron RAF No 606 Squadron was formed as a Royal Auxiliary Air Force helicopter support squadron at RAF Benson on 1 October 1999. It provides personnel for the RAF tactical support helicopter fleet and does not operate any aircraft itself.-History:... |
606 Sqn. |
| BG | No. 660 Squadron RAF No. 660 Squadron RAF No. 660 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the 21st Army Group during World War II. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these... |
660 Sqn. |
| BH | No. 215 Squadron RAF No. 215 Squadron RAF No. 215 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron formed as a night bomber squadron in World War I and again in World War II, becoming a transport squadron near the end of the Second World War.-History:... |
215 Sqn. |
| BH | No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF was a unit that during the greatest part of its existence flew over water, doing so in World War I, World War II and beyond, performing anti-submarine, reconnaissance and air-sea rescue tasks.-Formation and World War I:... |
228 Sqn. |
| BH | No. 300 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 300 (Polish) Sqn. |
| BI | Station Flight RAF Holme -on-Spalding Moor | |
| BJ | No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was operational for two periods; a few brief months between 27 September 1918 and 9 December 1918 operating flying boats to protect shipping from German U-boats, and between 28 March 1940 and 1 December 1946 No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was... |
271 Sqn. |
| BJ | No. 334 Squadron RAF No. 334 Squadron RAF No. 334 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War. After the war it became 334 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-History:... |
334 Sqn. |
| BK | No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I. It was then equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. During World War II the squadron served as a bomber squadron and after the war it flew in a similar role till 1958, when it was engaged as a radio calibration unit... |
115 Sqn. |
| BK | Southern Sector Communication Flight | SS Comm. Flt. |
| BL | No. 1656 Conversion Unit RAF | 1656 CU |
| BL | No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport as No 40 Squadron RFC and was disbanded for the last time in 1957.Edward Mannock gained 16 of his 73 victories while with 40 Squadron, 15 of which he shot down while flying a Nieuport Scout... |
40 Sqn. |
| BL | No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in World War II active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying Squadron, but instead has the role... |
609 Sqn. |
| BM | No. 308 Squadron RAF | 308 Sqn. |
| BM | No. 433 Squadron RAF | 433 Sqn. |
| BN | No. 1401 Flight RAF | 1401 Flt. |
| BN | No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang in the fighter-reconnaissance role and later the Avro Lancaster as part of Bomber Command.-History:... |
170 Sqn. |
| BN | No. 240 Squadron RAF No. 240 Squadron RAF No. 240 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force flying boat and seaplane squadron during World War I, World War II and up to 1959. It was then reformed as a strategic missile squadron, serving thus till 1963.-Formation and World War I:No... |
240 Sqn. |
| BN | No. 618 Squadron RAF No. 618 Squadron RAF No. 618 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, intended to carry of a variation of the Barnes Wallis designed Bouncing bomb code-named "Highball"... |
618 Sqn. |
| BO | No. 630 Squadron RAF No. 630 Squadron RAF No. 630 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF East Kirkby, near Spilsby in Lincolnshire on 15 November 1943 from 'B' Flight of No. 57 Squadron RAF, equipped with Lancaster Mk.I bombers as part of No. 5... |
630 Sqn. |
| BP | No. 457 Squadron RAF | 457 Sqn. |
| BP | No. 519 Squadron RAF No. 519 Squadron RAF No. 519 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 519 Squadron was formed on 15 August 1943 at RAF Wick from 1406 Flight, equipped with Handley Page Hampdens and Supermarine Spitfires. It was tasked with collecting meteorological data... |
519 Sqn. |
| BQ | No. 451 Squadron RAF | 451 Sqn. |
| BQ | No. 509 Squadron RAF | 509 Sqn. |
| BQ | No. 550 Squadron RAF No. 550 Squadron RAF No. 550 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.-History:No. 550 squadron was formed at RAF Waltham , Lincolnshire on 25 November 1943 from 'C' Flight of 100 Squadron. Equipped with Avro Lancasters, they began operating in the same month, as part of No. 1... |
550 Sqn. |
| BQ | No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF... |
600 Sqn. |
| BR | No. 184 Squadron RAF No. 184 Squadron RAF -History:No.184 Squadron was formed at RAF Colerne on 1 December 1942, as a fighter bomber unit equipped with the Hawker Hurricane. Initially, Mark IIDs with 40 mm anti-tank cannon were received and the squadron trained with the Army in ground attack practice guns, bombs and rockets, replaced... |
184 Sqn. |
| BS | No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.-Formation in WWI:... |
120 Sqn. |
| BS | No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has been part of the RAF since World War I.-History:As No. 148 Squadron it was reformed as a special duties squadron and part of the Balkan Air Force in World War II. It dropped men and materiel behind enemy lines in the occupied countries such as... |
148 Sqn. |
| BS | No. 160 Squadron RAF No. 160 Squadron RAF No. 160 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit during World War II, when it flew for four years in a number of roles including heavy bomber, minelaying, reconnaissance, special operations and transport unit in the Middle East and South-East Asian theatre of World War II.-World War I: False start:No... |
160 Sqn. |
| BS | No. 1651 Conversion Unit RAF | 1651 CU |
| BT | No. 113 Squadron RAF No. 113 Squadron RAF No. 113 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served as a reconnaissance, army cooperation, bomber, fighter, transport and missile operation squadron during its existence.-Formation in World War I as reconnaissance unit:... |
113 Sqn. |
| BT | No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and a RAF Coastal Command bomber unit World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
252 Sqn. |
| BT | No. 30 Operational Training Unit | 30 OTU |
| BTU | Bombing Trials Unit | BTU |
| BU | No. 214 Squadron RAF No. 214 Squadron RAF -History:No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service , itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number in 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later... |
214 Sqn. |
| BU | No. 227 Squadron RAF No. 227 Squadron RAF No. 227 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
227 Sqn. |
| BV | No. 305 Squadron RAF | 305 Sqn. |
| BW | No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No. 58 Squadron was first formed at Cramlington, Northumberland, on 8 June 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.... |
58 Sqn. |
| BX | No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Attached to Coastal Command the unit flew reconnaissance and air-sea rescue missions, anti-shipping strikes, and anti-submarine patrols.-Formation:No... |
86 Sqn. |
| BY | No. 23 Operational Training Unit | 23 OTU |
| BY | No. 255 Squadron RAF No. 255 Squadron RAF No. 255 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a night-fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
255 Sqn. |
| BY | No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No. 58 Squadron was first formed at Cramlington, Northumberland, on 8 June 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.... |
58 Sqn. |
| BY | No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No.59 Squadron first became operational on 1 August 1916 at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. During the Second World War it was attached to RAF Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command... |
59 Sqn. |
| BZ | No. 107 Squadron RAF No. 107 Squadron RAF No. 107 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit in the RAF in both World War I and World War II and during the Cold war was operational on Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles.-Formation and World War I:... |
107 Sqn. |
| BZ | No. 82 Operational Training Unit | 28 OTU |
| C | Air Training Squadron | AT Sqn. |
| C | No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and... |
100 Sqn. |
| C | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| C | No. 1563 Flight RAF | 1563 Flt. |
| C | No. 17 Squadron RAF | 17 Sqn. |
| C | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| C | No. 2 Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron, No. 3 Group Communication Flight | 2 TAF, 3 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| C | No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering... |
20 Sqn. |
| C | No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No 208 Squadron is at present a reserve unit of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. It operates the BAe Hawk aircraft.-World War I:... |
208 Sqn. |
| C | No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Lockheed Tristar K1, KC1 and C2 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.- History :216 Squadron was formed at RAF Manston by re-numbering No. 16 Squadron RNAS when the RAF was established in 1918, hence it is always spoken of as 'two-sixteen Squadron'... |
216 Sqn. |
| C | No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was formed in No. 12 Group at RAF Leeming from Nos. 13 and 54 OTUs in 1947. The tasking of the OCU was the training of night fighter crews and its aircraft were the De Havilland Mosquito, Gloster Meteor and... |
228 OCU |
| C | No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 236 OCU |
| C | No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 237 OCU |
| C | No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 240 OCU |
| C | No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... |
33 Sqn. |
| C | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn. |
| C | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn. |
| C | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| C2 | Bomber Command Instructors School | BCIS |
| C5 | Station Flight RAF Tibenham RAF Tibenham RAF Tibenham is a former World War II Royal Air Force Station and airfield in England. It is located about south-southwest of Norwich, N of Diss in Norfolk... |
|
| C6 | No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the US Air Force on the Boeing RC-135, which is planned to enter service with the RAF over the next seven years... |
51 Sqn. |
| C8 | No. 640 Squadron RAF No. 640 Squadron RAF No. 640 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 640 Squadron was first formed at RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire on 7 January 1944, from 'C' Flight of No. 158 Squadron RAF. It was equipped with Halifax Mk.III bombers, and... |
640 Sqn. |
| CA | No. 189 Squadron RAF No. 189 Squadron RAF -History:No. 189 Squadron was formed at Ripon on 20 December 1917 as a night-flying training unit, moving shortly afterwards to Sutton's Farm to continue their work until the end of World War I. On 1 March 1919, the squadron was disbanded.... |
189 Sqn. |
| CB | Metropolitan Communication Squadron | Met. Comm. Sqn. |
| CB | No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took... |
31 Sqn. |
| CC | Station Flight RAF Holmsley South RAF Holmsley South RAF Station Holmsley South is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately northeast of Christchurch; about southwest of London... |
|
| CE | No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School | 5 LFS |
| CF | No. 625 Squadron RAF No. 625 Squadron RAF No. 625 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 October 1943 at RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire from 'C' flight of 100 Squadron. It was equipped with Avro Lancasters, as part of No... |
625 Sqn. |
| CG | Station Flight RAF Binbrook RAF Binbrook RAF Binbrook was a Bomber Command station during World War II. After the war it was amongst others the home of the Central Fighter Establishment... |
|
| CH | Station Flight RAF Swinderby RAF Swinderby RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command airfield opened in 1940, one of the last of the stations completed under the RAF's expansion plans started in the 1930s... |
|
| CJ | No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.-First World War:... |
203 Sqn. |
| CL | Station Flight RAF Little Staughton | |
| CM | No. 107 Operational Training Unit | 107 OTU |
| CM | No. 1333 Conversion Unit RAF | 1333 CU |
| CM | No. 42 Group Communication Flight | 42 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| CO | No. 84 Operational Training Unit | 84 OTU |
| CP | Station Flight RAF Topcliffe RAF Topcliffe RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire. It is a satellite station of RAF Linton-on-Ouse.Topcliffe opened in September 1940 as a bomber station in RAF Bomber Command and was home to 77 and 102 Squadrons flying the Whitley heavy bomber. There was a decoy site at Raskelf... |
|
| CR | No. 162 Squadron RAF No. 162 Squadron RAF No. 162 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a radio jamming/calibration and light bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
162 Sqn. |
| CS | No. 513 Squadron RAF No. 513 Squadron RAF No. 513 Squadron RAF was a non-operational bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force in 1943.-History:No. 513 squadron was formed from a flight of no. 218 squadron on 15 September 1943 at RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire... |
513 Sqn. |
| CS | Station Flight RAF Upwood RAF Upwood RAF Upwood was a United States Air Force installation adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.It is a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force, and one of three RAF stations in Cambridgeshire currently used by the United States... |
|
| CV | Station Flight RAF Tuddenham | |
| CX | No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron RAF No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:... |
14 Sqn. |
| CY | Station Flight RAF Ludford Magna RAF Ludford Magna RAF Ludford Magna was a Royal Air Force airfield operated by Bomber Command during World War II and the Cold War. The station lay on agricultural farmland immediately south of the village of Ludford, Lincolnshire and was sited 21.4 miles north east of the county town of Lincoln, Lincolnshire... |
|
| CZ | No. 222 Squadron RAF No. 222 Squadron RAF -In World War I:The Squadron was formally formed at Thasos on 1 April 1918 from A squadron of the former No. 2 Wing, RNAS when the Royal Air Force was formed. Later, 6 April 1918 former Z Squadron of No. 2 Wing, RNAS was added to the strength. Renumbered No. 62 Wing and consisting of Nos... |
222 Sqn. |
| CZ | No. 84 Operational Training Unit | 84 OTU |
| D | Lightning Training Flight | LTF |
| D | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn. |
| D | No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 14 (A)FTS |
| D | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn. |
| D | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| D | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn. |
| D | No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After the war it remained a fighter unit till 1957. In its last incarnation the squadron was in turn Operational Training Unit , Tactical Weapon Unit and... |
234 Sqn. |
| D | No. 235 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 235 OCU |
| D | No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took... |
31 Sqn. |
| D | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| D | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| D | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| D2 | No. 1606 Flight RAF | 1606 Flt. |
| D4 | No. 620 Squadron RAF No. 620 Squadron RAF No 620 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. During its existence it served as bomber, airborne forces and transport squadron.-History:... |
620 Sqn. |
| D6 | Station Flight RAF Hethel RAF Hethel RAF Hethel is a former World War II airfield used by the US during the Second World War in Norfolk, England situated located 7 miles south west of Norwich.-USAAF use:... |
|
| D8 | No. 22 Maintenance Unit | 22 MU |
| D8 | No. 5 Ferry Pool RAF | 5 FP |
| DA | No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit established in World War I. Disbanded and reformed a number of times in the ensuing years, it operated as a fighter squadron during World War I and as a maritime patrol squadron during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War before it was... |
210 Sqn. |
| DA | No. 273 Maintenance Unit | 273 MU |
| DB | No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:... |
229 Sqn. |
| DB | No. 411 Squadron RAF | 411 Sqn. |
| DC | Station Flight RAF Oakington RAF Oakington RAF Oakington was an RAF base situated in Cambridgeshire, England.Construction was started in 1939, but was affected by the outbreak of war, the original plan called for Type C hangars two type J were erected instead. It was used by No. 2 Group in July 1940 for No. 218 Squadron which had recently... |
|
| DD | No. 15 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 15 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| DD | No. 22 Operational Training Unit | 22 OTU |
| DD | No. 45 Squadron RAF No. 45 Squadron RAF -First World War:Formed during World War I at Gosport on 1 March 1916 as Number 45 Squadron, the unit was first equipped with Sopwith 1½ Strutters which it was to fly in the Scout role. Deployed to France in October of that year, the Squadron found itself suffering heavy losses due to the quality... |
45 Sqn. |
| DE | No. 61 Operational Training Unit | 61 OTU |
| DE | No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Attached to Coastal Command the unit flew reconnaissance and air-sea rescue missions, anti-shipping strikes, and anti-submarine patrols.-Formation:No... |
86 Sqn. |
| DF | Central Bomber Establishment | CBE |
| DF | No. 221 Squadron RAF No. 221 Squadron RAF No. 221 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I and World War II. Its motto was "From sea to sea".-History:The Squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 Wing RNAS. Initially engaged in anti-submarine warfare in the Aegean, it was sent... |
221 Sqn. |
| DG | No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during both World War I and World War II.The squadron was reformed - as 150 Sqn. - on 8 January 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily... |
150 Sqn. |
| DG | No. 155 Squadron RAF No. 155 Squadron RAF RAF No. 155 Squadron operated Westland Whirlwind HR4 at Kuala Lumpur approximately 1955–59.... |
155 Sqn. |
| DG | No. 422 Squadron RAF | 422 Sqn. |
| DH | No. 1664 Conversion Unit RAF | 1664 CU |
| DH | No. 540 Squadron RAF No. 540 Squadron RAF No. 540 Squadron RAF was a photo-reconnasissance squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1956.-Formation and World War II:The squadron was formed on 19 October 1942 from 'H' and 'L' flights of No... |
540 Sqn. |
| DI | Station Flight RAF Kemble RAF Kemble RAF Kemble was a Royal Air Force airfield that was linked from 1966 with the Red Arrows, the RAF Aerobatic display team; which operated Gnat and laterly Hawk trainers from there... |
|
| DJ | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn. |
| DJ | No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during World War II in the General Reconnaissance role. After the war the squadron was reformed and flew in the Day Fighter role until disbanded in 1957. At present the squadron has a non-flying role as a... |
612 Sqn. |
| DK | No. 32 Operational Training Unit | 32 OTU |
| DL | No. 421 Flight RAF | 421 Flt. |
| DL | No. 54 Squadron RAF | 54 Sqn. |
| DL | No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 91 Squadron RAF No 91 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force but is no longer operational. The name acknowledges the contribution made by Nigeria to the cost of the squadron's aeroplanes.-World War I:... |
91 Sqn. |
| DL | No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 91 Squadron RAF No 91 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force but is no longer operational. The name acknowledges the contribution made by Nigeria to the cost of the squadron's aeroplanes.-World War I:... |
91 Sqn. |
| DL | No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron, also known as No 92 Squadron, of the Royal Air Force was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter squadron on 1 September 1917. It deployed to France in July 1918 and saw action for just four months, until the end of the war. During the conflict it... |
92 Sqn. |
| DM | No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, active immediately after World War I, and again during World War II.-Post-World War I:... |
248 Sqn. |
| DN | No. 416 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 416 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| DO | No. 199 Squadron RAF No. 199 Squadron RAF No. 199 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the second world war and later in the 1950s as a radar countermeasures squadron.-History:... |
199 Sqn. |
| DP | No. 1416 Flight RAF | 1416 Flt. |
| DP | No. 193 Squadron RAF No. 193 Squadron RAF No. 193 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.-History:No. 193 Squadron was formed at RAF Harrowbeer, Devon on 18 December 1942 as a fighter/ground attack unit... |
193 Sqn. |
| DP | No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.-History:... |
30 Sqn. |
| DS | Station Flight RAF Llanbedr | |
| DT | No. 192 Squadron RAF No. 192 Squadron RAF No. 192 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron, operational during the First World War as a night training squadron, and during the Second World War as a radar countermeasure unit. After the war the squadron served again in the Electronic Intelligence role, until disbanded.-Formation in World War... |
192 Sqn. |
| DT | No. 257 Squadron RAF No. 257 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 257 Squadron was formed at Dundee on 18 August 1918 from Nos. 318 and 319 Flights. It flew both seaplanes and flying boats on anti-submarine patrols from Dundee until the end of the First World War and disbanded there on 30 June 1919.... |
257 Sqn. |
| DU | No. 22 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 22 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| DU | No. 312 (Czech) Squadron RAF | 312 (Czech) Sqn. |
| DU | No. 70 Squadron RAF | 70 Sqn. |
| DV | No. 129 Squadron RAF No. 129 Squadron RAF - World War I :Like a number of Squadrons, No. 129 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice. It was to be a day bomber unit based at RAF Duxford.- World War II :No... |
129 Sqn. |
| DW | No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was as a Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force, its pilots were initially part timers who would spend their weekends and spare time flying and practicing combat maneuvers. The squadron was named the "County of Chester" and adopted the motto "Alifero tollitur... |
610 Sqn. |
| DX | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn. |
| DX | No. 245 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew as an anti-submarine squadron during World War I and as a fighter squadron during World War II. After the war it was first a jet-fighter squadron and its last role was as a radar-calibration unit.... |
245 Sqn. |
| DX | No. 57 Squadron RAF No. 57 Squadron RAF -History:57 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 8 June 1916 at Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire. In December 1916 the squadron was posted to France equipped with the FE2d. The squadron re-equipped with Airco DH4s in May 1917 and commenced long range bombing and reconnaissance operations near... |
57 Sqn. |
| DY | No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Air Force night bomber squadron in World War I and a heavy bomber squadron in World War II. After the war it flew briefly as a transport squadron before being reformed a light bomber unit with the Second Tactical Air Force within RAF Germany. Its last existence was as a... |
102 Sqn. |
| DY | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn. |
| DY | No. 508 Squadron RAF | 508 Sqn. |
| DZ | No. 151 Squadron RAF No. 151 Squadron RAF -World War I:No. 151 squadron was founded at Hainault Farm in Essex on 12 June 1918, and was equipped with Sopwith Camel aircraft.During the five months in which 151 Squadron had taken part in hostilities overseas, the total number of hours flown by night was 1443 hrs 26 mins.Sixteen enemy aircraft... |
151 Sqn. |
| E | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn. |
| E | No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham. No. 18 Squadron was the first and is currently the largest RAF operator of the Chinook.-First World War:... |
18 Sqn. |
| E | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| E | No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Until October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.-First World War:... |
23 Sqn. |
| E | No. 360 Squadron RAF No. 360 Squadron RAF No. 360 Squadron RAF was an electronic countermeasures squadron of the Royal Air Force.-History:The squadron was created from the merger of the personnel of 831 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm and 'B' Flight, No. 97 Squadron RAF at RAF Watton on 1 April 1966... |
360 Sqn. |
| E | No. 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit | 5 (P)AFU |
| E | No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... |
6 Sqn. |
| E | No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.-Formation and early years:No. 7 Squadron was formed at Farnborough Airfield on 1 May 1914 as the last squadron of the RFC to be formed before the First World War, but has been disbanded and reformed... |
7 Sqn. |
| E | No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... |
72 Sqn. |
| E | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| E2 | Station Flight RAF Warboys RAF Warboys RAF Warboys was a World War II Royal Air Force heavy bomber station, situated just outside the village of Warboys in Huntingdonshire .... |
|
| E4 | Station Flight RAF Wickenby RAF Wickenby RAF Wickenby was a purpose built bomber base constructed late 1942 and early 1943. It lies halfway between Wickenby and Holton cum Beckering, to the south-east of Wickenby close to the B1399 in West Lindsey, north-east of Lincoln.-Construction:... |
|
| E7 | No. 570 Squadron RAF No. 570 Squadron RAF No. 570 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit active within No. 38 Group RAF as an airborne, bomber support and special operations squadron during World War II.-History:... |
570 Sqn. |
| E9 | Station Flight RAF Westcott RAF Westcott RAF Westcott was a World War II Royal Air Force station in Buckinghamshire. It was used by 11 OTU during the war, along with its satellite station RAF Oakley... |
|
| EA | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| EA | No. 325 Squadron RAF | 325 Sqn. |
| EA | No. 49 Squadron RAF No. 49 Squadron RAF No. 49 Squadron was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1938 to 1965. They received their first Hampdens in September 1938.They were a famous Hampden squadron; with the only Victoria Cross awarded Rod Learoyd amongst the ones who served on the type.... |
49 Sqn. |
| EB | No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron , based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence.-First World War, 1916–1919:No... |
41 Sqn. |
| EC | Station Flight RAF Odiham RAF Odiham RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small village of Odiham in Hampshire, England. It is the home of the Royal Air Force's heavy lift helicopter, the Chinook HC2, HC2A and HC3... |
|
| ED | No. 21 Operational Training Unit | 21 OTU |
| EE | No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War... |
16 Sqn. |
| EE | No. 404 Squadron RAF | 404 Sqn. |
| EE | Station Flight RAF Elvington RAF Elvington RAF Elvington, located at Elvington, south east of York in Yorkshire was a Royal Air Force bomber base which operated from the beginning of World War II until 1992.-History:... |
|
| EF | No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Air Force night bomber squadron in World War I and a heavy bomber squadron in World War II. After the war it flew briefly as a transport squadron before being reformed a light bomber unit with the Second Tactical Air Force within RAF Germany. Its last existence was as a... |
102 Sqn. |
| EF | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn. |
| EF | No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was active in both World War I and World War II in a variety of roles, having seen action as an anti-submarine patrol, fighter and transport squadron.-In World War I:... |
232 Sqn. |
| EF | No. 36 Operational Training Unit | 36 OTU |
| EG | No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War... |
16 Sqn. |
| EG | No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
268 Sqn. |
| EG | No. 302 Squadron RAF | 302 Sqn. |
| EG | No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. During the First World War it operated as a reconnaissance and bomber squadron, and in the 1930s operated light bombers... |
34 Sqn. |
| EG | No. 487 (RNZAF) Squadron RAF | 487 (RNZAF) Sqn. |
| EH | No. 109 Squadron RAF No. 109 Squadron RAF No. 109 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Wellington VIs.-History:The squadron first formed on 1 November 1917 as 109 Squadron Royal Flying Corps at South Carlton in 1917 operating the de Havilland DH.9 until it was disbanded on 19 August... |
109 Sqn. |
| EH | No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit | 3 TEU |
| EH | No. 55 Operational Training Unit | 55 OTU |
| EJ | Coastal Command Flying Instructors School | CCFIS |
| EJ | Coastal Command Instructors School | CCIS |
| EJ | No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service... |
127 Sqn. |
| EK | No. 1656 Conversion Unit RAF | 1656 CU |
| EK | No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
168 Sqn. |
| EL | No. 10 Operational Training Unit | 10 OTU |
| EL | No. 181 Squadron RAF No. 181 Squadron RAF No. 181 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 25 August 1942 at RAF Duxford and was supplied with Hurricanes and Typhoons. It then operated the Typhoons from several locations in the United... |
181 Sqn. |
| EL | No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, the number has been used three times, once by the Royal Flying Corps for an Australian Flying Corps squadron, in the second world war as an Eagle Squadron and post-war as a fighter-bomber unit based in Royal Air Force Germany.-First World... |
71 Sqn. |
| EM | No. 207 Squadron RAF | 207 Sqn. |
| EN | No. 27 Operational Training Unit | 27 OTU |
| EO | No. 15 Operational Training Unit | 15 OTU |
| EO | No. 404 Squadron RAF | 404 Sqn. |
| EP | No. 104 Squadron RAF No. 104 Squadron RAF No. 104 Squadron RAF was formed at Wyton on 4 September 1917 and was equipped with the DH 9. It then moved to Andover, prior to being posted to France in May 1918. The squadron later began re-equipping with the DH 10, however the armistice arrived before this was completed and the squadron returned... |
104 Sqn. |
| EP | No. 84 Group Communication Flight | 57 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| EQ | No. 408 Squadron RAF | 408 Sqn. |
| EQ | No. 57 Squadron RAF No. 57 Squadron RAF -History:57 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 8 June 1916 at Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire. In December 1916 the squadron was posted to France equipped with the FE2d. The squadron re-equipped with Airco DH4s in May 1917 and commenced long range bombing and reconnaissance operations near... |
57 Sqn. |
| ER | No. 1552 Flight RAF | 1552 Flt. |
| ER | No. 621 Squadron RAF No. 621 Squadron RAF No. 621 Squadron RAF was a reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II, flying from Somaliland and Aden. It was after the war stationed in Egypt and Palestine and tasked with air-sea rescue and was also active in Operation Sunburn, looking for illegal immigrants.-History:No... |
621 Sqn. |
| ES | No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 229 OCU |
| ES | No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a photographic reconnaissance squadron in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Benson on 19 October 1942 and was equipped with Spitfires to fly missions over Europe... |
541 Sqn. |
| ES | No. 628 Squadron RAF No. 628 Squadron RAF No. 628 Squadron RAF was a meteorological and air-sea rescue squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at Red Hills Lake in Madras, India on 21 March 1944, by redesignating 'B' Flight of No. 357 Squadron RAF. The unit was equipped with Consolidated... |
628 Sqn. |
| EU | No. 26 Operational Training Unit | 26 OTU |
| EU | No. 641 Squadron RAF | 641 Sqn. |
| EV | No. 180 Squadron RAF No. 180 Squadron RAF No. 180 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a medium bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The Squadron was equipped with Mitchells at RAF West Raynham. It then flew its first raid from RAF Foulsham and suffered heavy losses including the aircraft of the squadron... |
180 Sqn. |
| EV | No. 191 Squadron RAF No. 191 Squadron RAF No. 191 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. During World War I it was a non-operational night training unit, while during World War II it was engaged in maritime reconnaissance.-Formation in World War I:... |
191 Sqn. |
| EW | No. 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 307 (Polish) Sqn. |
| EW | No. 47 Squadron RAF No. 47 Squadron RAF No. 47 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.-First formation:No. 47 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed at Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire on 1 March 1916 as a home defence unit, protecting Hull and East Yorkshire against attack by German... |
47 Sqn. |
| EX | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn. |
| EX | No. 117 Squadron RAF No. 117 Squadron RAF No. 117 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a transport and communications unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
117 Sqn. |
| EX | No. 199 Squadron RAF No. 199 Squadron RAF No. 199 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the second world war and later in the 1950s as a radar countermeasures squadron.-History:... |
199 Sqn. |
| EX | No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... |
6 Sqn. |
| EY | No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952 - 1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service flights and took part in the tail end of World War I before being disbanded. The squadron was reformed with the... |
233 Sqn. |
| EY | No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Merlin HC3/3A transport helicopter from RAF Benson.Until December 2007 it was the operator of two Westland Sea King HAR3s from RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands.-History:No... |
78 Sqn. |
| EY | No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
80 Sqn. |
| EZ | No. 1380 Conversion Unit RAF | 1380 CU |
| EZ | No. 241 Squadron RAF No. 241 Squadron RAF No. 241 Squadron is a former squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the First World War.-History:No. 241 Squadron was formed in August 1918 from the former Royal Naval Air Service flights operating at the RNAS seaplane station at the Isle of Portland and their airfield at Chickerell;... |
241 Sqn. |
| EZ | No. 81 Operational Training Unit | 81 OTU |
| F | Air / Sea Warfare Development Unit | A/SWDU |
| F | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| F | No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.-History:No. 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron RFC at Netheravon. The squadron moved to France in September 1915 and operated a variety of aircraft... |
12 Sqn. |
| F | No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War... |
16 Sqn. |
| F | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| F | No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 240 OCU |
| F | No. 25 Squadron RAF | 25 Sqn. |
| F | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| F | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| F1 | 'P' Flight 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | 'P' Flt. 1 AACU |
| F2 | No. 635 Squadron RAF No. 635 Squadron RAF No. 635 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:635 squadron was formed at RAF Downham Market in Norfolk on 20 March 1944 from two flights drawn from No. 35 Squadron and No. 97 Squadron, equipped with Lancaster Mk.I bombers, as part of... |
635 Sqn. |
| F3 | No. 438 Squadron RAF | 438 Sqn. |
| FA | No. 236 Squadron RAF No. 236 Squadron RAF The squadron was formed on 20 August 1918 from No's 493, 515 & 516 Flights at Mullion, in Cornwall. Equipped with DH6s, it carried out anti-submarine patrols along the coast until the end of the war, disbanding on 15 May 1919.... |
236 Sqn. |
| FA | No. 281 Squadron RAF No. 281 Squadron RAF No. 281 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 281 Squadron was formed at RAF Ouston, England on the 29 March 1942 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson... |
281 Sqn. |
| FAA | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAA | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAB | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAB | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAC | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAC | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAD | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAD | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAE | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAE | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAF | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAF | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAG | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| FAG | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| FAI | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| FAI | No. 20 Flying Training School | 20 FTS |
| FAI | No. 20 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FAJ | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| FAJ | No. 20 Flying Training School | 20 FTS |
| FAJ | No. 20 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FAK | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| FAK | No. 20 Flying Training School | 20 FTS |
| FAK | No. 20 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FAL | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| FAL | No. 20 Flying Training School | 20 FTS |
| FAL | No. 20 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FAM | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| FAM | No. 20 Flying Training School | 20 FTS |
| FAM | No. 20 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FAN | No. 21 Flying Training School | 21 FTS |
| FAO | No. 21 Flying Training School | 21 FTS |
| FAP | No. 21 Flying Training School | 21 FTS |
| FAQ | No. 21 Flying Training School | 21 FTS |
| FAS | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAT | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAU | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAV | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAW | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAX | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FAY | No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | 16 (Pol.)FTS |
| FB | No. 24 Operational Training Unit | 24 OTU |
| FB | No. 35 Squadron RAF | 35 Sqn. |
| FB | Washington Conversion Unit RAF | WCU |
| FBA | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| FBA | No. 7 Service Flying Training School | 7 SFTS |
| FBB | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| FBB | No. 7 Service Flying Training School | 7 SFTS |
| FBC | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| FBC | No. 7 Service Flying Training School | 7 SFTS |
| FBD | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| FBD | No. 7 Service Flying Training School | 7 SFTS |
| FBE | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| FBE | No. 7 Service Flying Training School | 7 SFTS |
| FBG | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBG | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBH | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBH | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBI | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBI | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBJ | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBJ | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBK | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBK | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBL | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBL | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBM | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBM | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBN | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| FBN | No. 6 Service Flying Training School | 6 SFTS |
| FBP | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBP | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBQ | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBQ | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBR | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBR | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBS | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBS | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBT | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBT | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBU | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBU | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBV | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBV | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBW | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBW | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FBX | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| FBX | No. 3 Service Flying Training School | 3 SFTS |
| FC | Station Flight RAF Kenley RAF Kenley The former Royal Air Force Station Kenley, more commonly known as RAF Kenley was a station of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I and the RAF in World War II. It is located near Kenley, London, England.-History:... |
|
| FCA | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCA | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCA | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCB | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCB | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCB | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCC | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCC | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCC | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCD | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCD | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCD | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCE | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCE | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCE | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCF | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCF | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCF | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCG | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| FCG | No. 17 Flying Training School | 17 FTS |
| FCG | No. 17 Service Flying Training School | 17 SFTS |
| FCI | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| FCI | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 20 SFTS |
| FCJ | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| FCJ | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| FCK | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| FCK | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| FCL | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| FCL | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| FCM | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| FCM | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| FCT | Empire Central Flying School | ECFS |
| FCT | Empire Flying School | EFS |
| FCT | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FCU | Empire Central Flying School | ECFS |
| FCU | Empire Flying School | EFS |
| FCU | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FCV | Empire Central Flying School | ECFS |
| FCV | Empire Flying School | EFS |
| FCV | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FCW | Empire Central Flying School | ECFS |
| FCW | Empire Flying School | EFS |
| FCW | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FCX | Empire Central Flying School | ECFS |
| FCX | Empire Flying School | EFS |
| FCX | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FD | No. 114 Squadron RAF No. 114 Squadron RAF -Formation and World War I:No. 114 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed In Lahore, India on 27 Sep 1917. It was equipped with the B.E.2 and Bristol F2B and operated on the North-West Frontier... |
114 Sqn. |
| FD | No. 1659 Conversion Unit RAF | 1659 CU |
| FD | Squadron RAF | Sqn. |
| FDA | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDA | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDA | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDB | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDB | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDB | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDC | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDC | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDC | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDD | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDD | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDD | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDE | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDE | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDE | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDF | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDF | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDF | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDG | No. 1 (Pilot Refresher) Flying Unit | 1 (PR)FU |
| FDG | No. 21 (Pilot Refresher) Flying School | 21 (PR)FS |
| FDG | No. 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 21 (P)AFU |
| FDI | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDJ | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDK | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDL | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDM | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDN | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDO | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDQ | No. 10 Flying Instructors School | 10 FIS |
| FDQ | No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School | 8 EFTS |
| FDR | No. 10 Flying Instructors School | 10 FIS |
| FDR | No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School | 8 EFTS |
| FDS | No. 10 Flying Instructors School | 10 FIS |
| FDS | No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School | 8 EFTS |
| FDT | No. 10 Flying Instructors School | 10 FIS |
| FDT | No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School | 8 EFTS |
| FDU | Beam Approach School | B App. S |
| FDV | Beam Approach School | B App. S |
| FDW | Beam Approach School | B App. S |
| FDW | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| FDX | Beam Approach School | B App. S |
| FDY | Airfield Controllers School | ACS |
| FDY | School of Air Traffic Control | S OF ATC |
| FDY | School of Flying Control | S OF FC |
| FE | No. 56 Operational Training Unit | 56 OTU |
| FE | No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF was a unit in 38 Group of the Royal Air Force during World War II which undertook glider-towing and supply dropping missions as well being employed in the paratroop role.-Formation and World War II:... |
644 Sqn. |
| FEA | No. 1 Glider Training School | 1 GTS |
| FED | No. 1 Glider Training School | 1 GTS |
| FED | No. 1 Glider Training School | 1 GTS |
| FEE | No. 1 Glider Training School | 1 GTS |
| FEG | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEH | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEI | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEJ | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEK | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEL | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEM | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEN | No. 3 Glider Training School | 3 GTS |
| FEP | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF | 21 HGCU |
| FEQ | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF | 21 HGCU |
| FER | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF | 21 HGCU |
| FES | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF | 21 HGCU |
| FET | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF | 21 HGCU |
| FF | No. 132 Squadron RAF No. 132 Squadron RAF No. 132 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
132 Sqn. |
| FF | No. 251 Squadron RAF No. 251 Squadron RAF No. 251 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Squadron which operated during the First World War and the Second World War. Its badge was a Weathercock and its motto was: "However wind blows." The Squadron was disbanded in 1945 and remains inactive to this day.... |
251 Sqn. |
| FFA | No. 10 Air Gunnery School | 10 AGS |
| FFB | No. 10 Air Gunnery School | 10 AGS |
| FFC | No. 10 Air Gunnery School | 10 AGS |
| FFD | No. 10 Air Gunnery School | 10 AGS |
| FFE | No. 11 Air Gunnery School | 11 AGS |
| FFF | No. 11 Air Gunnery School | 11 AGS |
| FFG | No. 11 Air Gunnery School | 11 AGS |
| FFI | No. 1 Air Navigation School | 1 ANS |
| FFI | No. 5 Air Navigation School | 5 ANS |
| FFJ | No. 1 Air Navigation School | 1 ANS |
| FFJ | No. 5 Air Navigation School | 5 ANS |
| FFK | No. 1 Air Navigation School | 1 ANS |
| FFK | No. 5 Air Navigation School | 5 ANS |
| FFM | No. 2 Air Navigation School | 1 ANS |
| FFM | No. 7 Air Navigation School | 5 ANS |
| FFN | No. 2 Air Navigation School | 2 ANS |
| FFN | No. 7 Air Navigation School | 7 ANS |
| FFO | No. 2 Air Navigation School | 2 ANS |
| FFO | No. 7 Air Navigation School | 7 ANS |
| FFP | No. 2 Air Navigation School | 2 ANS |
| FFP | No. 7 Air Navigation School | 7 ANS |
| FFR | No. 10 Air Navigation School | 10 ANS |
| FFS | No. 10 Air Navigation School | 10 ANS |
| FFT | No. 10 Air Navigation School | 10 ANS |
| FFU | No. 10 Air Navigation School | 10 ANS |
| FG | No. 335 Squadron RAF | 335 Sqn. |
| FG | No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... |
72 Sqn. |
| FGA | Empire Air Armament School | EAAS |
| FGA | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FGB | Empire Air Armament School | EAAS |
| FGB | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FGC | Empire Air Armament School | EAAS |
| FGC | RAF Flying College | RAF Fng. Coll. |
| FGE | Central Navigation and Control School | CN & CS |
| FGE | Central Navigation School | CNS |
| FGE | Empire Air Navigation School | EANS |
| FGF | Central Navigation and Control School | CN & CS |
| FGF | Central Navigation School | CNS |
| FGF | Empire Air Navigation School | EANS |
| FGG | Central Navigation and Control School | CN & CS |
| FGG | Central Navigation School | CNS |
| FGG | Empire Air Navigation School | EANS |
| FGI | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGJ | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGK | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGL | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGM | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGN | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A&AEE |
| FGP | Empire Test Pilots' School Empire Test Pilots' School The Empire Test Pilots' School is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type... |
ETPS |
| FGQ | Empire Test Pilots' School Empire Test Pilots' School The Empire Test Pilots' School is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type... |
ETPS |
| FGR | Empire Test Pilots' School Empire Test Pilots' School The Empire Test Pilots' School is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type... |
ETPS |
| FGT | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE |
| FGU | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE |
| FGV | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE |
| FGW | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE |
| FGX | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE |
| FH | No. 15 Operational Training Unit | 15 OTU |
| FH | No. 258 Squadron RAF No. 258 Squadron RAF RAF 258 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I and World War II.No. 258 Squadron was first formed 25 July 1918 from 523, 525 and 529 Special Duties Flights at Luce Bay near Stranraer, Scotland under the control of No. 25 Group. It was equipped with De Havilland DH.6 biplanes and... |
258 Sqn. |
| FH | No. 53 Squadron RAF No. 53 Squadron RAF -History:No. 53 squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Catterick on 15 May 1916. Originally intended to be a training squadron, it was sent to France to operate reconnaissance in December that year. The squadron was equipped with BE2Es—swapped for the RE8 in April 1917... |
53 Sqn. |
| FHA | No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School | 1 EFTS |
| FHB | No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School | 1 EFTS |
| FHC | No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School | 1 EFTS |
| FHE | No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School | 2 EFTS |
| FHF | No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School | 2 EFTS |
| FHG | No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School | 2 EFTS |
| FHI | No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School | 3 EFTS |
| FHJ | No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School | 3 EFTS |
| FHK | No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School | 3 EFTS |
| FHM | No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School | 4 EFTS |
| FHN | No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School | 4 EFTS |
| FHO | No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School | 4 EFTS |
| FHQ | No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School | 6 EFTS |
| FHR | No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School | 6 EFTS |
| FHS | No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School | 6 EFTS |
| FHT | No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School | 6 EFTS |
| FHV | No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School | 7 EFTS |
| FHW | No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School | 7 EFTS |
| FHX | No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School | 7 EFTS |
| FHY | No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School | 7 EFTS |
| FI | No. 1686 Flight RAF | 1686 Flt. |
| FI | No. 83 Operational Training Unit | 83 OTU |
| FI | Warwick Training Unit | WTU |
| FIA | No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School | 11 EFTS |
| FIB | No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School | 11 EFTS |
| FIC | No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School | 11 EFTS |
| FID | No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School | 11 EFTS |
| FIJ | No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School | 15 EFTS |
| FIK | No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School | 15 EFTS |
| FIL | No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School | 15 EFTS |
| FIN | No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School | 16 EFTS |
| FIO | No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School | 16 EFTS |
| FIP | No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School | 16 EFTS |
| FIR | No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School | 17 EFTS |
| FIS | No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School | 17 EFTS |
| FIT | No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School | 17 EFTS |
| FIV | No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School | 21 EFTS |
| FIW | No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School | 21 EFTS |
| FIX | No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School | 21 EFTS |
| FIY | No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School | 21 EFTS |
| FJ | No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a fighter squadron during the Second World War composed of Argentine volunteers.-Background:No. 164 Squadron RAF was originally founded on 1 June 1918, but never received aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918... |
164 Sqn. |
| FJ | No. 261 Squadron RAF No. 261 Squadron RAF No. 261 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notably involved in the defence of Malta from August 1940 till May 1941 and the campaign in Burma.-Formation and World War I:... |
261 Sqn. |
| FJ | No. 37 Squadron RAF No. 37 Squadron RAF -History:No. 37 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Orfordness, Suffolk, on 15 April 1916 but ceased to exist a month later. In September of that year, it was re-formed, with headquarters at Woodham Mortimer, in Essex. It responsibilities included defending London against aerial attack... |
37 Sqn. |
| FJA | No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School | 22 EFTS |
| FJB | No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School | 22 EFTS |
| FJC | No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School | 22 EFTS |
| FJD | No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School | 22 EFTS |
| FJF | No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School | 24 EFTS |
| FJG | No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School | 24 EFTS |
| FJH | No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School | 24 EFTS |
| FJJ | No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School | 28 EFTS |
| FJK | No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School | 28 EFTS |
| FJL | No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School | 28 EFTS |
| FJN | No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School | 29 EFTS |
| FJO | No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School | 29 EFTS |
| FJP | No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School | 29 EFTS |
| FJQ | No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School | 29 EFTS |
| FJR | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJS | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJT | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJU | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJV | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJW | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FJX | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| FK | No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
134 Sqn. |
| FK | No. 209 Squadron RAF No. 209 Squadron RAF No. 209 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force was originally formed from a nucleus of "Naval Eight" on 1 February 1917 at Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France, as No. 9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service and saw active service in both World Wars, the Korean War and in Malaya... |
209 Sqn. |
| FK | No. 219 Squadron RAF No. 219 Squadron RAF No. 219 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1957 after four separate periods of service. During the First World War it served as a coastal defence unit, and through most of the Second World War and the 1950s it operated as a night fighter air defence... |
219 Sqn. |
| FKA | No. 1511 Beam Approach Training Flight | 1511 B App.TFlt. |
| FKB | No. 1511 Beam Approach Training Flight | 1511 B App.TFlt. |
| FKD | No. 1537 Beam Approach Training Flight | 1537 B App.TFlt. |
| FKF | No. 1547 Beam Approach Training Flight | 1547 B App.TFlt. |
| FKN | Flying Training Command Communication Flight | FTCC Flt. |
| FKO | No. 21 Group Communication Flight | 21 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| FKP | No. 23 Group Communication Flight | 23 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| FKQ | No. 25 Group Communication Flight | 25 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| FKR | No. 54 Group Communication Flight | 54 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| FKS | Station Flight RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain Dave Waddington... |
|
| FL | No. 155 Squadron RAF No. 155 Squadron RAF RAF No. 155 Squadron operated Westland Whirlwind HR4 at Kuala Lumpur approximately 1955–59.... |
155 Sqn. |
| FL | No. 81 Squadron RAF No. 81 Squadron RAF No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war, but was disbanded in 1970.-First World War:No... |
81 Sqn. |
| FLA | Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron, abbreviated CUAS, formed in 1925, is the training unit of the Royal Air Force at the University of Cambridge and forms part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. It is the oldest of 14 University Air Squadrons in the UK... |
Camb. UAS |
| FLB | Aberdeen University Air Squadron | Ab. UAS |
| FLC | Edinburgh University Air Squadron | Edin. UAS |
| FLD | Glasgow University Air Squadron | Glas. UAS |
| FLE | Queens University Air Squadron | Queens UAS |
| FLF | St Andrews University Air Squadron | St. And. UAS |
| FLG | Liverpool University Air Squadron Liverpool University Air Squadron Liverpool University Air Squadron is a training unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Liverpool, University of Lancaster, Bangor University and Liverpool John Moores... |
Liv. UAS |
| FLH | Manchester University Air Squadron | Man. UAS |
| FLI | Leeds University Air Squadron | Leeds UAS |
| FLJ | Durham University Air Squadron | Dur. UAS |
| FLK | Birmingham University Air Squadron Birmingham University Air Squadron The University of Birmingham Air Squadron, commonly known as UBAS, is a squadron within the Royal Air Force established in 1942. It is based at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, and flies a fleet of five Grob Tutors. In 2009 the squadron upgraded the aircraft to the Grob Tutor EA which has an advanced... |
Birm. UAS |
| FLL | Nottingham University Air Squadron | Nott. UAS |
| FLM | Bristol University Air Squadron | Brist. UAS |
| FLN | Swansea University Air Squadron | Swan. UAS |
| FLO | London University Air Squadron | Lon. UAS |
| FLO | University of London Air Squadron | ULUAS |
| FLP | Southampton University Air Squadron Southampton University Air Squadron Southampton University Air Squadron is a training unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, Bournemouth University and Southampton... |
Soton. UAS |
| FLQ | Oxford University Air Squadron Oxford University Air Squadron The Oxford University Air Squadron, abbreviated O. U. Air Squadron, Oxford UAS, or OUAS, formed in 1925, is the training unit of the Royal Air Force at the University of Oxford and forms part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.... |
Ox. UAS |
| FLR | Perth University Air Squadron | Perth UAS |
| FLS | Wolverhampton University Air Squadron | Wolv. UAS |
| FLT | Derby University Air Squadron | Der. UAS |
| FLU | Yatesbury University Air Squadron | Yates. UAS |
| FLV | Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron, abbreviated CUAS, formed in 1925, is the training unit of the Royal Air Force at the University of Cambridge and forms part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. It is the oldest of 14 University Air Squadrons in the UK... |
Camb. UAS |
| FM | No. 238 Squadron RAF | 238 Sqn. |
| FM | No. 257 Squadron RAF No. 257 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 257 Squadron was formed at Dundee on 18 August 1918 from Nos. 318 and 319 Flights. It flew both seaplanes and flying boats on anti-submarine patrols from Dundee until the end of the First World War and disbanded there on 30 June 1919.... |
257 Sqn. |
| FM | No. 518 Squadron RAF No. 518 Squadron RAF No. 518 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 518 Squadron formed on 6 July 1943 from at RAF Stornoway, Scotland and was equipped with the Handley Page Halifax... |
518 Sqn. |
| FMA | No. 201 Advanced Flying School | 201 AFS |
| FMB | No. 201 Advanced Flying School | 201 AFS |
| FMC | No. 201 Advanced Flying School | 201 AFS |
| FME | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| FMF | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| FMG | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| FMI | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| FMJ | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| FMK | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| FMO | No. 204 Advanced Flying School | 204 AFS |
| FN | No. 125 Squadron RAF No. 125 Squadron RAF No. 125 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron active during and after World War II.-World War I:Like a number of Squadrons, No. 125 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice.-World War II:No... |
125 Sqn. |
| FN | No. 331 Squadron RAF No. 331 Squadron RAF In honour of the achievements of the World War II squadrons, the RNoAF has maintained RAF squadron names, including a 331st Fighter Squadron, now flying F-16s and based at Bodø Main Air Station.-Aircraft operated during RAF service:*1941 Hawker Hurricane I & IIB... |
331 Sqn. |
| FO | No. 1665 Conversion Unit RAF | 1665 CU |
| FO | No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated as a bomber unit in World War II, before being transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1945.-First World War, Royal Flying Corps, Home Defence Squadron :... |
75 Sqn. |
| FO | Station Flight RAF Wick | |
| FP | No. 1683 Flight RAF | 1683 Flt. |
| FQ | No. 12 Operational Training Unit | 12 OTU |
| FR | No. 303 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 303 (Polish) Sqn. |
| FR | No. 348 Squadron RAF | 348 Sqn. |
| FR | Station Flight RAF Manston RAF Manston RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre , following on from a long... |
|
| FS | No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron RAF No. 148 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has been part of the RAF since World War I.-History:As No. 148 Squadron it was reformed as a special duties squadron and part of the Balkan Air Force in World War II. It dropped men and materiel behind enemy lines in the occupied countries such as... |
148 Sqn. |
| FS | No. 506 Squadron RAF | 506 Sqn. |
| FT | No. 290 Squadron RAF No. 290 Squadron RAF No. 290 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at Newtownards on 1 December 1941 and was equipped with Hurricanes, Oxfords and Martinets to provide practice for the anti-aircraft... |
290 Sqn. |
| FT | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:... |
43 Sqn. |
| FT | Station Flight RAF Mildenhall RAF Mildenhall RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force station located at Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. Despite its status as an RAF station, it primarily supports United States Air Force operations and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing... |
|
| FU | No. 453 Squadron RAF | 453 Sqn. |
| FV | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| FV | No. 205 Squadron RAF No. 205 Squadron RAF No. 205 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit formed on 1 April 1918. Prior to this it had existed as No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service. In 1929, it became the first RAF squadron to be permanently based in Singapore, taking as its motto Pertama di Malaya . No... |
205 Sqn. |
| FV | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn. |
| FW | No. 194 Squadron RAF No. 194 Squadron RAF 194 Squadron RAF, though formed as a training unit in Egypt and ended as a casualty evacuation unit in Malaya, was for most of its active service life a RAF transport squadron that flew in South East Asia.-Formation and World War I:... |
194 Sqn. |
| FW | Station Flight RAF Rivenhall RAF Rivenhall RAF Station Rivenhall is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southeast of Braintree; about northeast of London... |
|
| FX | No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After the war it remained a fighter unit till 1957. In its last incarnation the squadron was in turn Operational Training Unit , Tactical Weapon Unit and... |
234 Sqn. |
| FX | No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF -World War I:The squadron was formed from No's 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Short 184s and 320s along with Felixtowe F.3s. In February 1919 it was transferred to the Caucasus on HMS Engadine. It operated from... |
266 Sqn. |
| FX | No. 34 Operational Training Unit | 34 OTU |
| FX | No. 6 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 6 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| FY | No. 34 Operational Training Unit | 34 OTU |
| FY | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn. |
| FY | No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron was a British Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron first formed in 1936 and lastly disbanded in 1957.-Early years:... |
611 Sqn. |
| FZ | No. 23 Operational Training Unit | 23 OTU |
| FZ | No. 65 Squadron RAF No. 65 Squadron RAF No. 65 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.-World War I:The squadron was first formed at Wyton on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps with a core provided from the training ground at Norwich. By the end of World War I, it had claimed over 200 victories... |
65 Sqn. |
| FZ | No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Harling Road on 1 August 1917, as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel... |
94 Sqn. |
| G | Joint Anti-Submarine School Flight | LASS Flt. |
| G | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| G | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| G | No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering... |
20 Sqn. |
| G | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| G | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:... |
43 Sqn. |
| G | No. 5 Flying Training School | 5 FTS |
| G | No. 54 Squadron RAF | 54 Sqn. |
| G | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| G | No. 81 Squadron RAF No. 81 Squadron RAF No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war, but was disbanded in 1970.-First World War:No... |
81 Sqn. |
| G2 | No. 19 Group Communication Flight | 19 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| G4 | Station Flight RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Skellingthorpe The former Royal Air Force Station Skellingthorpe, more commonly known as RAF Skellingthorpe was a station of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was located in the city of Lincoln, England... |
|
| G7 | Bomber Command Film Unit | BCFU |
| G8 | Station Flight RAF Wing | |
| G9 | No. 430 Squadron RAF | 430 Sqn. |
| GA | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn. |
| GA | No. 16 Operational Training Unit | 16 OTU |
| GA | No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No 208 Squadron is at present a reserve unit of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. It operates the BAe Hawk aircraft.-World War I:... |
208 Sqn. |
| GA | No. 21 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 21 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| GB | No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and... |
100 Sqn. |
| GB | No. 105 Squadron RAF No. 105 Squadron RAF No. 105 Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force, active for three periods between 1917 and 1969. It was originally established during the First World War as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and disbanded after the war. Reactivated shortly before the Second World War, it was... |
105 Sqn. |
| GB | No. 166 Squadron RAF No. 166 Squadron RAF No. 166 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that formed just after the end of World War I. It was the first and one of only three to be equipped with the Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber.-History:... |
166 Sqn. |
| GB | No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
83 Sqn. |
| GB | No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on December 1, 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, first as a training unit, until moving to Netheravon in March 1918, and re-equipping with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber. The squadron served in France for the remainder of the war... |
97 Sqn. |
| GC | Station Flight RAF Pershore | |
| GD | Station Flight RAF Horsham St Faith RAF Horsham St Faith RAF Horsham St Faith was a Royal Air Force station near Norwich, Norfolk, England from 1939 to 1963. It was then developed as Norwich International Airport.-RAF Bomber Command use:... |
|
| GE | No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF | 349 (Belgian) Sqn. |
| GE | No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No. 58 Squadron was first formed at Cramlington, Northumberland, on 8 June 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.... |
58 Sqn. |
| GF | No. 1 Tactical Exercise Unit | 1 TEU |
| GF | No. 56 Operational Training Unit | 56 OTU |
| GG | No. 151 Squadron RAF No. 151 Squadron RAF -World War I:No. 151 squadron was founded at Hainault Farm in Essex on 12 June 1918, and was equipped with Sopwith Camel aircraft.During the five months in which 151 Squadron had taken part in hostilities overseas, the total number of hours flown by night was 1443 hrs 26 mins.Sixteen enemy aircraft... |
151 Sqn. |
| GG | No. 1667 Conversion Unit RAF | 1667 CU |
| GH | No. 285 Squadron RAF No. 285 Squadron RAF No. 285 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice initially in the North Midlands and North Wales area.-History:... |
285 Sqn. |
| GI | No. 622 Squadron RAF No. 622 Squadron RAF No. 622 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Post-war it served shortly as a transport squadron in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.-World War II:No... |
622 Sqn. |
| GK | No. 459 Squadron RAF | 459 Sqn. |
| GK | No. 52 Operational Training Unit | 52 OTU |
| GK | No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
80 Sqn. |
| GL | No. 14 Operational Training Unit | 14 OTU |
| GL | No. 1529 Flight RAF | 1529 Flt. |
| GL | No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 175 Squadron RAF was a part of Second Tactical Airforce No. 83 Group RAF in support of World War II Normandy landings, and supported the allied advance through France Holland and Belgium on into Germany. The squadron was active from under canvas on temporary landing grounds in a matter of days... |
175 Sqn. |
| GL | No. 185 Squadron RAF No. 185 Squadron RAF No. 185 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a bomber and fighter unit in World War II. It then reformed in Malta in the post war period as a jet fighter squadron.-Formation and World War I:No... |
185 Sqn. |
| GL | Station Flight RAF Duxford | |
| GM | No. 55 Squadron RAF No. 55 Squadron RAF No. 55 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1916 at Castle Bromwich as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps. No. 55 Squadron was the last RAF Squadron to operationally fly the Handley Page Victor, in its Victor K.2 in-flight refuelling tanker role. It was subsequently a... |
55 Sqn. |
| GM | No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... |
74 Sqn. |
| GN | Central Bomber Establishment | CBE |
| GN | No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence.-First formation:... |
249 Sqn. |
| GN | No. 323 Squadron RAF | 323 Sqn. |
| GO | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| GO | No. 135 Squadron RAF No. 135 Squadron RAF No. 135 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
135 Sqn. |
| GO | No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Harling Road on 1 August 1917, as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel... |
94 Sqn. |
| GP | No. 1661 Conversion Unit RAF | 1661 CU |
| GP | No. 187 Squadron RAF No. 187 Squadron RAF No. 187 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a transport unit towards the end of World War II.-Formation in World War I:The squadron formed on 1 April 1918 as a night training unit and disbanded in 1919 without acquiring its own aircraft.... |
187 Sqn. |
| GQ | No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
134 Sqn. |
| GQ | Station Flight RAF North Killingholme RAF North Killingholme RAF North Killingholme is a former Royal Air Force station in England, used during the later years of World War II. It was located just to the west of the village of North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire.... |
|
| GR | No. 1586 Flight RAF | 1586 Flt. |
| GR | No. 301 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 301 (Polish) Sqn. |
| GR | No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron, also known as No 92 Squadron, of the Royal Air Force was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter squadron on 1 September 1917. It deployed to France in July 1918 and saw action for just four months, until the end of the war. During the conflict it... |
92 Sqn. |
| GS | No. 190 Squadron RAF No. 190 Squadron RAF No 190 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron with a relative short existence, but a very broad career. It served as a trainer squadron during the first World War and as convoy escort, airborne support and transport squadron during World War II.... |
190 Sqn. |
| GS | No. 297 Squadron RAF No. 297 Squadron RAF No 297 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was notable for being the first airborne forces squadron formed. With sister No 296 Squadron it formed No 38 Wing RAF -soon to be expanded with sister No 295 Squadron, which expanded later to become No 38 Group RAF.-Formation and World War... |
297 Sqn. |
| GS | No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RNoAF is a helicopter squadron in the Royal Norwegian Air Force which at all times has a helicopter stationed on each of five Norwegian air stations. The squadron's current missions are search and rescue , air ambulance, disaster relief as well as special operations support.The... |
330 Sqn. |
| GS | No. 83 Operational Training Unit | 83 OTU |
| GT | No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force was first formed on 12 October 1918 at RAF Wyton and equipped with DH 9 aircraft, but was disbanded on 9 December 1918 without becoming... |
156 Sqn. |
| GT | No. 344 Squadron RAF No. 344 Squadron RAF The No. 344 Squadron was a Free French land based anti-submarine squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
344 Sqn. |
| GU | No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham. No. 18 Squadron was the first and is currently the largest RAF operator of the Chinook.-First World War:... |
18 Sqn. |
| GV | No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during World War I, World War II and the Cold War, switching to helicopters in the late 1950s until it was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-Formation in World War I:... |
103 Sqn. |
| GV | No. 1652 Conversion Unit RAF | 1652 CU |
| GW | No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and a RAF Coastal Command bomber unit World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
252 Sqn. |
| GW | No. 340 (French) Squadron RAF | 340 (French) Sqn. |
| GX | No. 415 (Canadian) Squadron RAF | 415 (Canadian) Sqn. |
| GX | No. 507 Squadron RAF | 507 Sqn. |
| GX | Station Flight RAF Broadwell RAF Broadwell RAF Broadwell was a Royal Air Force station located 2 miles north of Broadwell and 3 miles southeast of Burford, Oxfordshire, within 2 miles of RAF Brize Norton. It opened on 15 November 1943 and closed on 31 March 1947, operating under RAF Transport Command... |
|
| GY | No. 109 (Transport) Operational Training Unit | 109 (T)OTU |
| GY | No. 1383 Conversion Unit RAF | 1383 CU |
| GZ | No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.-History:No. 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron RFC at Netheravon. The squadron moved to France in September 1915 and operated a variety of aircraft... |
12 Sqn. |
| GZ | No. 32 Squadron RAF | 32 Sqn. |
| GZ | No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron was a British Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron first formed in 1936 and lastly disbanded in 1957.-Early years:... |
611 Sqn. |
| H | No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:... |
111 Sqn. |
| H | No. 1340 Flight RAF | 1340 Flt. |
| H | No. 19 Flying Training School | 19 FTS |
| H | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| H | No. 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 5 (P)AFU |
| H | School of Maritime Reconnaissance | S OF MR |
| H7 | No. 346 (French) Squadron RAF | 346 (French) Sqn. |
| H8 | No. 42 (Belgian) Squadron RAF | 42 (Belgian) Sqn. |
| H9 | Station Flight RAF Shepherds Grove RAF Shepherds Grove RAF Shepherds Grove is a former Royal Air Force base in Suffolk England 9 miles NE of Bury St Edmunds.The base was built for the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force during World War II. However the facility was not used by the USAAF and was opened by 3 Group, RAF on 3 April 1944... |
|
| HA | No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No 218 Squadron after the Governor of the Gold Coast and people of the Gold Coast officially adopted the squadron.-World War I:... |
218 Sqn. |
| HA | No. 649 Squadron RAF | 649 Sqn. |
| HB | No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:... |
229 Sqn. |
| HB | No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. During World War II the squadron performed as an army co-operation squadron and later as a night intruder unit. After the war the squadron was disbanded.... |
239 Sqn. |
| HC | No. 512 Squadron RAF No. 512 Squadron RAF No. 512 Squadron was a Second World War Royal Air Force transport squadron.-History:No. 512 Squadron was formed on 18 June 1943 from the Dakota element of 24 Squadron at RAF Hendon. It operated on supply routes from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar and Algeria to support the campaign in North West... |
512 Sqn. |
| HD | No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to... |
311 Sqn. |
| HD | No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron formed in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1967.-World War I :... |
38 Sqn. |
| HD | No. 466 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 466 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| HE | No. 263 Squadron RAF No. 263 Squadron RAF No 263 Squadron was an Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed in Italy towards the end of World War I. After being disbanded in 1919 it reformed in 1939 flying mainly strike and heavy fighter aircraft until becoming No 1 Squadron in 1958.-First World War:... |
263 Sqn. |
| HE | No. 605 Squadron RAF No. 605 Squadron RAF No 605 Squadron was formed as an Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. Initially formed as a bomber unit, it was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. It also had the distinction of being active during World War II at two fronts at a time, when the squadron was split up between... |
605 Sqn. |
| HF | No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service... |
127 Sqn. |
| HF | No. 183 Squadron RAF No. 183 Squadron RAF No. 183 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 2 March 1942 at RAF Church Fenton and then equipped with rocket armed Typhoons. It was involved in attacks on targets in France from the UK... |
183 Sqn. |
| HF | No. 54 Squadron RAF | 54 Sqn. |
| HG | No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
154 Sqn. |
| HG | No. 332 Squadron RAF No. 332 Squadron RAF -Notable pilots:*Sgt Per Bergsland *Sgt Carl Sejersted Bødtker *Sgt Jan Staubo*Cpt Finn Thorsager*Lt Soren Kjell Liby*Lt Marius Eriksen*Gunnar Piltingsrud*Fnr Ola Gert Aanjesen*Maj Reidar Emil From-Bibliography:... |
332 Sqn. |
| HH | No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 175 Squadron RAF was a part of Second Tactical Airforce No. 83 Group RAF in support of World War II Normandy landings, and supported the allied advance through France Holland and Belgium on into Germany. The squadron was active from under canvas on temporary landing grounds in a matter of days... |
175 Sqn. |
| HH | No. 273 Squadron RAF No. 273 Squadron RAF No. 273 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as reconnaissance unit in World War I and a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
273 Sqn. |
| HI | No. 63 Operational Training Unit | 63 OTU |
| HI | No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.-In World War I:It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a Training Squadron equipped with BE2c,d & e, BE12 and Avroe 504A machines. The squadron received its first Sopwith Pup on 3 February 1917,... |
66 Sqn. |
| HJ | No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was reformed in 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily. The squadron was equipped with three Thor Intermediate range ballistic missiles... |
254 Sqn. |
| HK | Fighter Leaders School | FLS |
| HK | No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF was a maritime patrol unit of the Royal Air Force that saw service in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:... |
269 Sqn. |
| HK | No. 306 Squadron RAF | 306 Sqn. |
| HL | No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.The squadron motto is N Wagter in die Lug , and the squadrons badge is a springbok's head couped.-1915 to 1918:... |
26 Sqn. |
| HL | Station Flight RAF Gransden Lodge | |
| HM | No. 136 Squadron RAF No. 136 Squadron RAF No. 136 Squadron RAF was a short-lived RAF unit that saw no action in World War I, but upon reformation became the highest scoring unit in South East Asia Command during World War II. Shortly after the war the squadron was disbanded.-Formation in World War I:... |
136 Sqn. |
| HM | No. 1667 Flight RAF | 1667 Flt. |
| HN | No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering... |
20 Sqn. |
| HN | No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Turbinlite-equipped Bostons from RAF Burtonwood, making night attacks and towing aerial mine charges with steel cables.... |
93 Sqn. |
| HP | Gunnery Research Unit | GRU |
| HP | No. 247 Squadron RAF No. 247 Squadron RAF No. 247 Squadron was formerly a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No.247 Squadron in recognition of the donations made by the British colonies, which at the outbreak of the Second World War, were established on the Chinese coast... |
247 Sqn. |
| HP | Station Flight RAF Full Sutton | |
| HQ | No. 56 Operational Training Unit | 56 OTU |
| HQ | No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 91 Squadron RAF No 91 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force but is no longer operational. The name acknowledges the contribution made by Nigeria to the cost of the squadron's aeroplanes.-World War I:... |
91 Sqn. |
| HR | North-East Sector Communication Flight | N-ES Comm. Flt. |
| HS | No. 109 Squadron RAF No. 109 Squadron RAF No. 109 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Wellington VIs.-History:The squadron first formed on 1 November 1917 as 109 Squadron Royal Flying Corps at South Carlton in 1917 operating the de Havilland DH.9 until it was disbanded on 19 August... |
109 Sqn. |
| HS | No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang in the fighter-reconnaissance role and later the Avro Lancaster as part of Bomber Command.-History:... |
170 Sqn. |
| HS | No. 260 Squadron RAF No. 260 Squadron RAF No. 260 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a reconnaissance and anti–submarine unit in World War I and a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
260 Sqn. |
| HT | No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
154 Sqn. |
| HT | No. 158 Squadron RAF No. 158 Squadron RAF No. 158 Squadron RAF was a World War I proposed ground attack squadron that did not became operational in time to see action, and a World War II bomber squadron. After World War II had ended in Europe the squadron operated in the transport role until disbandment in December 1945.-Formation in World... |
158 Sqn. |
| HT | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn. |
| HU | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn. |
| HU | No. 406 Squadron RAF | 406 Sqn. |
| HV | No. 73 Squadron RAF No. 73 Squadron RAF -World War I:It was initially a unit of the Royal Flying Corps and was formed out of the Central Flying School, based at Upavon, Wiltshire. Eight days after, the new unit moved to Lilbourne, near Rugby.... |
73 Sqn. |
| HV | No. 8 Squadron RAF | 8 Sqn. |
| HV | Station Flight RAF East Kirkby RAF East Kirkby RAF East Kirkby is a former Royal Air Force base near the village of East Kirkby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155. The Greenwich meridian through the base.-History:... |
|
| HW | No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and... |
100 Sqn. |
| HX | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| HX | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| HX | No. 295 Squadron RAF No. 295 Squadron RAF No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.-With the Airborne Forces:... |
295 Sqn. |
| HX | No. 61 Operational Training Unit | 61 OTU |
| HY | No. 88 Squadron RAF No. 88 Squadron RAF No 88 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force formed at Gosport, Hampshire in July 1917.-Involvement in World War I:The squadron was moved to France in April 1918 where it undertook fighter-reconnaissance duties... |
88 Sqn. |
| HZ | No. 44 Group Communication Flight | 44 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| I | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| I2 | No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter... |
48 Sqn. |
| I4 | No. 567 Squadron RAF No. 567 Squadron RAF No. 567 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force, formed during World War II and active between December 1943 and June 1946 in the defence of south-east England.-History:... |
567 Sqn. |
| I5 | No. 105 Operational Training Unit | 105 OTU |
| I5 | No. 1381 Conversion Unit RAF | 1381 CU |
| I6 | No. 32 Maintenance Unit | 32 MU |
| I8 | No. 440 Squadron RAF | 440 Sqn. |
| I9 | No. 575 Squadron RAF No. 575 Squadron RAF No. 575 Squadron RAF was a transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Hendon on 1 February 1944 from elements of 512 Squadron. Just two weeks later it moved to RAF Broadwell to work-up as a tactical transport squadron with the... |
575 Sqn. |
| IA | Station Flight RAF Syerston RAF Syerston RAF Syerston is a Royal Air Force station in the parish of Flintham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire. It was used as a bomber base during World War II.-Bomber Command:... |
|
| IB | Glider pick-up Training Flight | GPUT Flt. |
| IB | No. 43 Group Communication Flight | 43 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| IC | No. 623 Squadron RAF No. 623 Squadron RAF No. 623 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 10 August 1943 at RAF Downham Market in Norfolk from 'C' Flight of 218 Squadron, as well as receiving crews from No.3 L.F.S. and No.1653 Conversion Unit. It was... |
623 Sqn. |
| IF | No. 84 Operational Training Unit | 48 OTU |
| II | No. 116 Squadron RAF No. 116 Squadron RAF No. 116 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, was formed on 1 December 1917 at Andover and was intended to become a night bomber unit but the end of the war resulted in the Squadron's disbandment on 20 November 1918.... |
116 Sqn. |
| II | No. 59 Operational Training Unit | 59 OTU |
| IK | Bomber Command Instructors School | BCIS |
| IL | No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I. It was then equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. During World War II the squadron served as a bomber squadron and after the war it flew in a similar role till 1958, when it was engaged as a radio calibration unit... |
115 Sqn. |
| IN | Station Flight RAF Valley RAF Valley RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, and which is also used as Anglesey Airport. It provides fast-jet training using the BAE Hawk and provides training for aircrew working with Search and Rescue. Unofficially the motto for RAF Valley is 'One Valley, Training... |
|
| IP | Bomber Command Instructors School | BCIS |
| IQ | No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during both World War I and World War II.The squadron was reformed - as 150 Sqn. - on 8 January 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily... |
150 Sqn. |
| IS | No. 2 (Belgian) Squadron RAF | 2 (Belgian) Sqn. |
| IV | Station Flight RAF Upper Heyford RAF Upper Heyford RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. The base was brought into use for flying in July 1918 by the Royal Flying Corps. During World War II it was used by many units of the RAF, mainly as a training... |
|
| IW | Station Flight RAF Chilbolton RAF Chilbolton RAF Station Chilbolton is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southeast of Andover; about southwest of London... |
|
| IY | Station Flight RAF Dunsfold | |
| J | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| J | No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.The squadron motto is N Wagter in die Lug , and the squadrons badge is a springbok's head couped.-1915 to 1918:... |
26 Sqn. |
| J | No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC2 from RAF Odiham.-The Great War:27 Squadron formed at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 5 November 1915, soon being equipped with Martinsyde Elephant fighter aircraft, hence the use of an elephant for the squadron badge... |
27 Sqn. |
| J | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| J5 | No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests.... |
3 Sqn. |
| J6 | No. 1521 Flight RAF | 1521 Flt. |
| J7 | No. 8 Maintenance Unit | MU |
| J8 | No. 24 Maintenance Unit | 24 MU |
| J9 | No. 1668 Conversion Unit RAF | 1668 CU |
| JA | No. 1652 Conversion Unit RAF | 1652 CU |
| JB | No. 1380 Conversion Unit RAF | 1380 CU |
| JB | No. 190 Squadron RAF No. 190 Squadron RAF No 190 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron with a relative short existence, but a very broad career. It served as a trainer squadron during the first World War and as convoy escort, airborne support and transport squadron during World War II.... |
190 Sqn. |
| JB | No. 81 Operational Training Unit | 81 OTU |
| JC | No. 11 Group Communication Flight | 11 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| JD | Station Flight RAF Grimsetter | |
| JE | No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the second world war at first in the ground attack role and later as heavy bomber unit with the Avro Lancaster.-History:... |
195 Sqn. |
| JE | No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was as a Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force, its pilots were initially part timers who would spend their weekends and spare time flying and practicing combat maneuvers. The squadron was named the "County of Chester" and adopted the motto "Alifero tollitur... |
610 Sqn. |
| JF | No. 1654 Conversion Unit RAF | 1654 CU |
| JF | No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests.... |
4 Sqn. |
| JG | No. 17 Operational Training Unit | 17 OTU |
| JH | No. 303 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 303 (Polish) Sqn. |
| JH | No. 317 Squadron RAF | 317 Sqn. |
| JH | No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... |
74 Sqn. |
| JI | No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was first formed at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk on 1 September 1943, equipped with Lancaster Mk.II bombers, as part of No. 3 Group RAF in Bomber Command... |
514 Sqn. |
| JJ | No. 160 Squadron RAF No. 160 Squadron RAF No. 160 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit during World War II, when it flew for four years in a number of roles including heavy bomber, minelaying, reconnaissance, special operations and transport unit in the Middle East and South-East Asian theatre of World War II.-World War I: False start:No... |
160 Sqn. |
| JJ | No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but... |
274 Sqn. |
| JL | No. 10 Operational Training Unit | 10 OTU |
| JL | No. 520 Squadron RAF No. 520 Squadron RAF No. 520 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Gibraltar on 20 September 1943 from 1403 Flight. Equipped with Lockheed Hudsons, it was tasked with collecting meteorological data from both the... |
520 Sqn. |
| JM | No. 184 Squadron RAF No. 184 Squadron RAF -History:No.184 Squadron was formed at RAF Colerne on 1 December 1942, as a fighter bomber unit equipped with the Hawker Hurricane. Initially, Mark IIDs with 40 mm anti-tank cannon were received and the squadron trained with the Army in ground attack practice guns, bombs and rockets, replaced... |
184 Sqn. |
| JM | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| JM | No. 32 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 32 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| JN | No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF No. 150 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during both World War I and World War II.The squadron was reformed - as 150 Sqn. - on 8 January 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily... |
150 Sqn. |
| JN | No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
268 Sqn. |
| JN | No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.-History:... |
30 Sqn. |
| JN | No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 75 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated as a bomber unit in World War II, before being transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1945.-First World War, Royal Flying Corps, Home Defence Squadron :... |
75 Sqn. |
| JO | No. 463 Squadron RAF | 463 Sqn. |
| JO | No. 62 Squadron RAF No. 62 Squadron RAF -World War I:No. 62 Squadron RAF was formed on 8 August 1916, at Filton from No. 7 Training Squadron. In May 1917 it equipped with the Bristol F2B, before being posted to France in January 1918. The squadron operated as fighter-reconnaissance unit until disbanding on 31 July 1919. Its wartime... |
62 Sqn. |
| JP | No. 12 Operational Training Unit | 12 OTU |
| JP | No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1979.The squadron is famous for Operation Jericho: on 18 February 1944, the crews of de Havilland Mosquitoes breached the walls of a Gestapo prison at Amiens, France, allowing members of the French... |
21 Sqn. |
| JQ | No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF was a tactical reconnaissance and later a night intruder squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II-History:No. 169 squadron was formed on 15 June 1942 at RAF Twinwood Farm as a tactical reconnaissance squadron from 'B' flight of 613 Squadron, and took over their North... |
169 Sqn. |
| JQ | No. 2 Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit | 2 AACU |
| JQ | Station Flight RAF Breighton | |
| JR | No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe... |
161 Sqn. |
| JS | No. 16 Operational Training Unit | 16 OTU |
| JS | No. 321 Squadron RAF No. 321 Squadron RAF No. 321 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II formed from the personnel of the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service.-Formation:... |
321 Sqn. |
| JT | No. 182 Squadron RAF No. 182 Squadron RAF No. 182 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 25 August 1942 at RAF Martlesham Heath and was supplied with Hurricanes and Typhoons. It then operated the Typhoons from several locations in the... |
182 Sqn. |
| JT | No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Defiant Mk IIs out of RAF Squires Gate in the night defence of Liverpool.... |
256 Sqn. |
| JU | No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:... |
111 Sqn. |
| JU | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn. |
| JV | No. 283 Squadron RAF No. 283 Squadron RAF No. 283 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that served during the Second world war in the air-sea rescue mission role whilst flying Supermarine Walruses and both in ASR and the anti-submarine patrol role whilst flying Vickers Warwicks.-History:... |
283 Sqn. |
| JV | No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... |
6 Sqn. |
| JV | Station Flight RAF Finningley RAF Finningley RAF Finningley is a former Royal Air Force station at Finningley, South Yorkshire, partly within the traditional county boundaries of Nottinghamshire and partly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, now wholly within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.... |
|
| JW | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| JW | No. 44 Squadron RAF No. 44 Squadron RAF No. 44 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is no longer operational. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron.-History:... |
44 Sqn. |
| JX | No. 1 Squadron RAF No. 1 Squadron RAF No. 1 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated the Harrier GR9 from RAF Cottesmore until 28 January 2011.The squadron motto is In omnibus princeps , appropriate for the RAF's oldest squadron and one that has been involved in almost every major British military operation since... |
1 Sqn. |
| JY | No. 121 Squadron RAF No. 121 Squadron RAF No. 121 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that during the Second World War was one of the three Eagle Squadrons manned by American volunteers.-In World War I:... |
121 Sqn. |
| JZ | No. 57 Operational Training Unit | 57 OTU |
| K | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| K | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| K1 | 'K' Flight 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | 'K' Flt. 1 AACU |
| K2 | No. 2 Group Communication Flight | 2 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| K5 | Station Flight RAF Pocklington RAF Pocklington RAF Pocklington was an operational flying station of the Royal Air Force during World War II, forming part of Bomber command, and operating primarily Wellington and Halifax bombers. The station, adjacent to the village of Pocklington at , opened in 1941, and was closed in 1946... |
|
| K7 | No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 236 OCU |
| K7 | No. 6 Operational Training Unit | 6 OTU |
| K8 | Station Flight RAF Wymeswold RAF Wymeswold RAF Wymeswold is a former Royal Air Force military airfield in Leicestershire, England.-History:It was opened on 16 May 1942 during the Second World War and was home to Wellington bombers amongst others... |
|
| K9 | Station Flight RAF Tain RAF Tain RAF Tain is a Ministry of Defence air weapons range on the Moray Firth near Tain in Scotland. Royal Air Force aircrews from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Leuchars are trained in air weaponry on the range, along with NATO aircrew.-Facilities:... |
|
| KA | No. 1685 Flight RAF | 1685 Flt. |
| KA | No. 9 Squadron RAF | 9 Sqn. |
| KB | No. 142 Squadron RAF No. 142 Squadron RAF -History:No. 142 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at RFC Ismailia, Egypt in 1918, flying a mixed bag of reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. On the formation of the Royal Air Force, on 1 April 1918, 142 Squadron was at RFC Julis in Palestine, becoming No. 142 Squadron RAF... |
142 Sqn. |
| KB | No. 1661 Conversion Unit RAF | 1661 CU |
| KC | No. 238 Squadron RAF | 238 Sqn. |
| KC | No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role... |
617 Sqn. |
| KD | No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
154 Sqn. |
| KD | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| KD | No. 30 Operational Training Unit | 30 OTU |
| KE | Merchant Ship Flying Unit | MSFU |
| KE | No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RNoAF is a helicopter squadron in the Royal Norwegian Air Force which at all times has a helicopter stationed on each of five Norwegian air stations. The squadron's current missions are search and rescue , air ambulance, disaster relief as well as special operations support.The... |
330 Sqn. |
| KF | No. 1662 Conversion Unit RAF | 1662 CU |
| KF | No. 645 Squadron RAF | 645 Sqn. |
| KG | No. 1380 Conversion Unit RAF | 1380 CU |
| KG | No. 196 Squadron RAF No. 196 Squadron RAF No. 196 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron originally formed as a training unit during World War I. It was active during World War II in Nos. 3, 4 and 38 Group RAF... |
196 Sqn. |
| KG | No. 204 Squadron RAF No. 204 Squadron RAF No 204 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron formed in 1918 near Dunkerque, France, from No 4 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service, which had already been formed in 1915 and reformed once in 1916. The squadron served during World War I in the roles of bomber, scout and fighter unit... |
204 Sqn. |
| KG | No. 81 Operational Training Unit | 81 OTU |
| KH | No. 11 Operational Training Unit | 11 OTU |
| KH | No. 403 Squadron RAF | 403 Sqn. |
| KI | Station Flight RAF Coningsby RAF Coningsby RAF Coningsby , is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. It has been commanded by Group Captain Martin Sampson since 10 December 2010.-Operational units:... |
|
| KJ | No. 11 Operational Training Unit | 11 OTU |
| KJ | No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War... |
16 Sqn. |
| KK | No. 15 Operational Training Unit | 15 OTU |
| KK | No. 333 Squadron RAF No. 333 Squadron RAF No. 333 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron of the Second World War. After the war it became 333 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Formation:... |
333 Sqn. |
| KK | No. 624 Squadron RAF No. 624 Squadron RAF No. 624 Squadron RAF was at first a special duties squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was later in the war tasked with mine-spotting, until disbanded at the end of the war.-Special duties:... |
624 Sqn. |
| KL | No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF was a maritime patrol unit of the Royal Air Force that saw service in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:... |
269 Sqn. |
| KL | No. 54 Squadron RAF | 54 Sqn. |
| KM | No. 205 Squadron RAF No. 205 Squadron RAF No. 205 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit formed on 1 April 1918. Prior to this it had existed as No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service. In 1929, it became the first RAF squadron to be permanently based in Singapore, taking as its motto Pertama di Malaya . No... |
205 Sqn. |
| KM | No. 44 Squadron RAF No. 44 Squadron RAF No. 44 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is no longer operational. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron.-History:... |
44 Sqn. |
| KN | No. 339 Squadron RAF | 339 Sqn. |
| KN | No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 October 1916 at Edinburgh, and was equipped with B.E.2 and B.E.12 aircraft. The squadron disbanded at RAF Turnhouse on June 13, 1919.... |
77 Sqn. |
| KO | No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF No. 115 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I. It was then equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. During World War II the squadron served as a bomber squadron and after the war it flew in a similar role till 1958, when it was engaged as a radio calibration unit... |
115 Sqn. |
| KO | No. 2 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 2 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| KP | No. 226 Squadron RAF No. 226 Squadron RAF First formed on 1 April 1918 at Pizzone, Italy, by re-designating the Bombing School Pizzone, No. 226 Squadron RAF operated fast bombers and fighter aircraft and formed No. 472, 473 and 474 Flights within it in September 1918... |
226 Sqn. |
| KP | No. 409 Squadron RAF | 409 Sqn. |
| KQ | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| KQ | No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron was a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron that saw service in World War II.-Formation and early years:No. 502 squadron was originally formed on 15 May 1925 as No. 502 Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve... |
502 Sqn. |
| KR | No. 1667 Conversion Unit RAF | 1667 CU |
| KR | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| KR | No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 231 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1946, active in both World War I and World War II in various roles.-In World War I:No. 231 Squadron was formed form Nos... |
231 Sqn. |
| KR | No. 61 Operational Training Unit | 61 OTU |
| KS | Station Flight RAF Tarrant Rushton RAF Tarrant Rushton RAF Tarrant Rushton was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Tarrant Rushton east of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England from 1943 to 1947.It was used for glider operations during World War II and later revived for civilian operations... |
|
| KT | No. 32 Squadron RAF | 32 Sqn. |
| KT | No. 54 Squadron RAF | 54 Sqn. |
| KT | No. 7 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 7 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| KU | No. 265 Squadron RAF No. 265 Squadron RAF No. 265 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force during two world wars.-Formation and World War I:Though the squadron was officially formed somewhere in August 1918 at Gibraltar from three former RNAS flights to perform anti-submarine patrols, there is no evidence that the... |
265 Sqn. |
| KU | No. 47 Squadron RAF No. 47 Squadron RAF No. 47 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.-First formation:No. 47 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed at Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire on 1 March 1916 as a home defence unit, protecting Hull and East Yorkshire against attack by German... |
47 Sqn. |
| KU | No. 53 Operational Training Unit | 53 OTU |
| KV | No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF also known as No 264 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No. 439 and No. 440, on 27 September 1918 at Souda Bay, Crete to perform anti-submarine patrols. It operated the Short 184 floatplanes on patrols in the... |
264 Sqn. |
| KV | No. 619 Squadron RAF No. 619 Squadron RAF No. 619 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, flying Lancaster bombers from bases in Lincolnshire.-History:... |
619 Sqn. |
| KW | No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Kalafrana, Malta on 27 September 1918 from Nos... |
267 Sqn. |
| KW | No. 312 Squadron RAF No. 312 Squadron RAF No. 312 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Duxford in July 1940, equipped with Hurricane I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots. Its first victory was a Junkers Ju 88 above... |
312 Sqn. |
| KW | No. 425 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 425 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| KW | No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
615 Sqn. |
| KX | No. 1448 Flight RAF | 1448 Flt. |
| KX | No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to... |
311 Sqn. |
| KX | No. 529 Squadron RAF No. 529 Squadron RAF No. 529 Squadron RAF was a radar calibration unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II. The unit had the distinction to be the only RAF unit to fly autogyros and helicopters operationally during World War II.-History:... |
529 Sqn. |
| KX | No. 639 Squadron RAF No. 639 Squadron RAF No. 639 Squadron RAF was an anti aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1945.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Cleave on 1 December 1943, from 1602 Flight, 1603 Flight, 1604 Flight and 1618 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties with the Hawker Henley. The... |
639 Sqn. |
| KY | No. 162 Squadron RAF No. 162 Squadron RAF No. 162 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a radio jamming/calibration and light bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
162 Sqn. |
| KY | No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron. It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.-In World War I:No... |
242 Sqn. |
| KZ | No. 287 Squadron RAF No. 287 Squadron RAF No. 287 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1946.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Croydon on 19 November 1941 from No. 11 Group RAFs Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight. The squadron flew various aircraft, including Westland Lysanders and... |
287 Sqn. |
| KZ | No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No... |
296 Sqn. |
| L-Z | No. 421 Flight RAF | 421 Flt. |
| L4 | No. 27 Maintenance Unit | 27 MU |
| L5 | No. 297 Squadron RAF No. 297 Squadron RAF No 297 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was notable for being the first airborne forces squadron formed. With sister No 296 Squadron it formed No 38 Wing RAF -soon to be expanded with sister No 295 Squadron, which expanded later to become No 38 Group RAF.-Formation and World War... |
297 Sqn. |
| L6 | No. 1669 Conversion Unit RAF | 1669 CU |
| L7 | No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was operational for two periods; a few brief months between 27 September 1918 and 9 December 1918 operating flying boats to protect shipping from German U-boats, and between 28 March 1940 and 1 December 1946 No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was... |
271 Sqn. |
| L8 | No. 347 Squadron RAF No. 347 Squadron RAF The No. 347 Squadron RAF was a Free French bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 20 June 1944 from GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’ airmen who had been based in the Middle East... |
347 Sqn. |
| L9 | No. 190 Squadron RAF No. 190 Squadron RAF No 190 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron with a relative short existence, but a very broad career. It served as a trainer squadron during the first World War and as convoy escort, airborne support and transport squadron during World War II.... |
190 Sqn. |
| LA | No. 235 Squadron RAF No. 235 Squadron RAF No. 235 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force in World War I and in World War II served as a squadron in RAF Coastal Command-Formation and World War I:... |
235 Sqn. |
| LA | No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia... |
607 Sqn. |
| LB | No. 28 Operational Training Unit | 28 OTU |
| LB | No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. During the First World War it operated as a reconnaissance and bomber squadron, and in the 1930s operated light bombers... |
34 Sqn. |
| LC | Station Flight RAF Feltwell RAF Feltwell RAF Feltwell is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, East Anglia that is currently used by the United States Air Forces Europe. The station is located about 10 miles west of Thetford, and is in the borough of King's Lynn at approximate Ordnance Survey grid reference .A former Second World War... |
|
| LD | No. 108 Squadron RAF No. 108 Squadron RAF Motto "Viribus contractis" .No. 108 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. The unit was formed at Stonehenge and it adopted an oak leaf as a badge being symbolic of strength and age... |
108 Sqn. |
| LD | No. 117 Squadron RAF No. 117 Squadron RAF No. 117 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a transport and communications unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
117 Sqn. |
| LD | No. 250 Squadron RAF No. 250 Squadron RAF No. 250 squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.It operated Kittyhawk IIIs out of southern Italy in 1943-44.... |
250 Sqn. |
| LD | No. 331 Squadron RAF No. 331 Squadron RAF In honour of the achievements of the World War II squadrons, the RNoAF has maintained RAF squadron names, including a 331st Fighter Squadron, now flying F-16s and based at Bodø Main Air Station.-Aircraft operated during RAF service:*1941 Hawker Hurricane I & IIB... |
331 Sqn. |
| LE | No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron. It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.-In World War I:No... |
242 Sqn. |
| LE | No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport as No 40 Squadron RFC and was disbanded for the last time in 1957.Edward Mannock gained 16 of his 73 victories while with 40 Squadron, 15 of which he shot down while flying a Nieuport Scout... |
40 Sqn. |
| LE | No. 630 Squadron RAF No. 630 Squadron RAF No. 630 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF East Kirkby, near Spilsby in Lincolnshire on 15 November 1943 from 'B' Flight of No. 57 Squadron RAF, equipped with Lancaster Mk.I bombers as part of No. 5... |
630 Sqn. |
| LF | No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force anti-submarine squadron that operated the Vickers Wellington equipped with the Leigh Light.-History:... |
172 Sqn. |
| LF | No. 37 Squadron RAF No. 37 Squadron RAF -History:No. 37 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Orfordness, Suffolk, on 15 April 1916 but ceased to exist a month later. In September of that year, it was re-formed, with headquarters at Woodham Mortimer, in Essex. It responsibilities included defending London against aerial attack... |
37 Sqn. |
| LF | Station Flight RAF Predannack | |
| LG | No. 13 Group Communication Flight | 13 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| LG | No. 215 Squadron RAF No. 215 Squadron RAF No. 215 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron formed as a night bomber squadron in World War I and again in World War II, becoming a transport squadron near the end of the Second World War.-History:... |
215 Sqn. |
| LG | No. 89 Squadron RAF No. 89 Squadron RAF No. 89 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron, mainly active in the fighter role during its existence.-Formation and World War I:No. 89 squadron was formed on 1 September 1917 as a training unit at Netheravon. The squadron was not used for operations and remained a training unit... |
89 Sqn. |
| LH | No. 313 Squadron RAF No. 313 Squadron RAF No. 313 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Catterick on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots... |
313 Sqn. |
| LH | Station Flight RAF Mepal | |
| LJ | No. 211 Squadron RAF No. 211 Squadron RAF Active in the Royal Air Force from 1918 to 1919 and from 1937 to 1946, in World War II No 211 Squadron RAF operated as a medium bomber unit in the Middle East and Far East and later as a strike fighter unit in the Far East... |
211 Sqn. |
| LJ | No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF... |
600 Sqn. |
| LJ | No. 614 Squadron RAF No. 614 Squadron RAF 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron... |
614 Sqn. |
| LJ | No. 614A Squadron RAF | 614A Sqn. |
| LK | No. 342 Squadron RAF No. 342 Squadron RAF The No. 342 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Bombardement n° 1/20 "Lorraine", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II.-History:No... |
342 Sqn. |
| LK | No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the US Air Force on the Boeing RC-135, which is planned to enter service with the RAF over the next seven years... |
51 Sqn. |
| LK | No. 578 Squadron RAF No. 578 Squadron RAF No. 578 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:578 Squadron was formed at RAF Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire on 14 January 1944 from 'C' flight of No. 51 Squadron RAF, equipped with Halifax Mk.III bombers, as part of No. 4 Group RAF in... |
578 Sqn. |
| LK | No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School... |
87 Sqn. |
| LL | No. 1513 Flight RAF | 1513 Flt. |
| LM | No. 189 Squadron RAF No. 189 Squadron RAF -History:No. 189 Squadron was formed at Ripon on 20 December 1917 as a night-flying training unit, moving shortly afterwards to Sutton's Farm to continue their work until the end of World War I. On 1 March 1919, the squadron was disbanded.... |
189 Sqn. |
| LM | Station Flight RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Elsham Wolds is a former Royal Air Force station in England, which operated in World War I and World War II. It is located just to the north east of the village of Elsham in north Lincolnshire.-World War I:... |
|
| LN | No. 183 Squadron RAF No. 183 Squadron RAF No. 183 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 2 March 1942 at RAF Church Fenton and then equipped with rocket armed Typhoons. It was involved in attacks on targets in France from the UK... |
183 Sqn. |
| LN | No. 83 Group Communication Flight | 83 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| LN | No. 99 Squadron RAF No. 99 Squadron RAF No. 99 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron in both first and second world war. At present it operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from RAF Brize Norton, the RAF's air transport hub. The squadron was the first RAF unit to receive the Avro Aldershot, Handley Page Hyderabad,... |
99 Sqn. |
| LO | No. 602 Squadron RAF No. 602 Squadron RAF No 602 Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron.... |
602 Sqn. |
| LO | No. 62? Squadron RAF | 62? Sqn. |
| LO | No. 632 Squadron RAF | 632 Sqn. |
| LP | No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 237 OCU |
| LP | No. 327 Squadron RAF | 327 Sqn. |
| LQ | No. 405 Squadron RAF | 405 Sqn. |
| LQ | No. 629 Squadron RAF No. 629 Squadron RAF No. 629 Squadron RAuxAF, a non-flying squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force was formed in 1999 for "Helicopter Support".For the period April to September 1939, "No. 629 Squadron" of the Auxiliary Air Force was allocated the Squadron Code LQ for use by the squadron, were it to be formed, but... |
629 Sqn. |
| LR | No. 1667 Conversion Unit RAF | 1667 CU |
| LR | No. 31 Operational Training Unit | 31 OTU |
| LR | No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II... |
56 Sqn. |
| LS | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn. |
| LS | No. 61 Squadron RAF | 61 Sqn. |
| LT | No. 22 Operational Training Unit | 22 OTU |
| LT | No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.-Formation and early years:No. 7 Squadron was formed at Farnborough Airfield on 1 May 1914 as the last squadron of the RFC to be formed before the First World War, but has been disbanded and reformed... |
7 Sqn. |
| LU | Merchant Flying Unit | MFU |
| LU | No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
101 Sqn. |
| LV | No. 57 Operational Training Unit | 57 OTU |
| LW | No. 318 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 318 (Polish) Sqn. |
| LW | No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia... |
607 Sqn. |
| LW | No. 74 Wing Calibration Flight | 74Wg. Cal. Flt. |
| LW | No. 75 Wing Calibration Flight | 75Wg. Cal. Flt. |
| LW | No. 76 Wing Calibration Flight | 76Wg. Cal. Flt. |
| LX | No. 225 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, and was equipped with Sopwith Camels. The squadron disbanded on 18 December 1918.... |
225 Sqn. |
| LX | No. 54 Operational Training Unit | 54 OTU |
| LX | No. 614A Squadron RAF | 614A Sqn. |
| LY | No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | 1 PRU |
| LY | No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron between 1918 and 1956. Formed 1918 in the Royal Flying Corps as a night-bomber unit, it remained in that role for the rest of its existence which spanned three periods between 1918 and 1956.-World War I:... |
149 Sqn. |
| LY | No. 30 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 30 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| LY | Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | PRU |
| LZ | No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.-In World War I:It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a Training Squadron equipped with BE2c,d & e, BE12 and Avroe 504A machines. The squadron received its first Sopwith Pup on 3 February 1917,... |
66 Sqn. |
| M | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| M | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| M | No. 10 Advanced Flying Training School | 10 AFTS |
| M | No. 102 Flying Refresher School | 102 FRS |
| M | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| M | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| M | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| M | No. 206 Advanced Flying School | 206 AFS |
| M | No. 215 Advanced Flying School | 215 AFS |
| M | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| M | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| M | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| M | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| M | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| M | No. 9 Advanced Flying Training School | 9 AFTS |
| M | No. 9 Flying Training School | 9 FTS |
| M1 | 'M' Flight 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | 'M' Flt. 1 AACU |
| M2 | No. 33 Maintenance Unit | 33 MU |
| M4 | No. 587 Squadron RAF No. 587 Squadron RAF No. 587 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1946.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Weston Zoyland, England on 1 December 1943, from 1600 Flight, 1601 Flight and 1625 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over Wales and the south... |
587 Sqn. |
| M5 | No. 128 Squadron RAF No. 128 Squadron RAF No. 128 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
128 Sqn. |
| M6 | No. 83 Group Communication Flight | 83 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| M7 | No. 41 Group Communication Flight | 41 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| M8 | No. 4 Group Communication Flight | 4 Gp. Comm. Flt. |
| M9 | No. 1653 Conversion Unit RAF | 1653 CU |
| MA | No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe... |
161 Sqn. |
| MA | No. 650 Squadron RAF No. 650 Squadron RAF No. 650 Squadron RAF was an anti aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 650 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Cark, Cumbria from 'D' Flight of 289 Squadron and 1614 Flight. It was equipped with Miles Martinets for target towing,... |
650 Sqn. |
| MA | No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War and afterwards in Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these... |
651 Sqn. |
| MB | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn. |
| MB | No. 236 Squadron RAF No. 236 Squadron RAF The squadron was formed on 20 August 1918 from No's 493, 515 & 516 Flights at Mullion, in Cornwall. Equipped with DH6s, it carried out anti-submarine patrols along the coast until the end of the war, disbanding on 15 May 1919.... |
236 Sqn. |
| MB | No. 52 Squadron RAF No. 52 Squadron RAF No. 52 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 52 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed as a Corps Reconnaissance squadron at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 15 May 1916. It moved to France in November that year, being... |
52 Sqn. |
| MB | No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War and afterwards in Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these... |
651 Sqn. |
| MC | No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War and afterwards in Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these... |
651 Sqn. |
| MC | Station Flight RAF Fiskerton RAF Fiskerton RAF Fiskerton was located in the Lincolnshire village of Fiskerton, 5 miles east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. It was one of many new bomber airfields built in the early part of World War II. The airfield was situated north of the village... |
|
| MD | No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF | 133 (Eagle) Sqn. |
| MD | No. 458 Squadron RAF | 458 Sqn. |
| MD | No. 526 Squadron RAF No. 526 Squadron RAF No. 526 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British Second World War calibration and communications squadron.-History:No. 526 Squadron was formed on 15 June 1943 at Longmans Airport, Inverness, Scotland from the calibration flights of Nos. 70, 71 and 72 Wing RAF to carry out calibration duties in... |
526 Sqn. |
| MD | No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF No. 651 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War and afterwards in Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these... |
651 Sqn. |
| ME | No. 488 Squadron RAF | 488 Sqn. |
| MF | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| MF | Fighter Leaders School | FLS |
| MF | No. 108 Squadron RAF No. 108 Squadron RAF Motto "Viribus contractis" .No. 108 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. The unit was formed at Stonehenge and it adopted an oak leaf as a badge being symbolic of strength and age... |
108 Sqn. |
| MF | No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 280 Squadron was formed at RAF Thorney Island, England on the 10 December 1941 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Avro Anson and was responsible for air-sea rescue... |
280 Sqn. |
| MF | No. 59 Operational Training Unit | 59 OTU |
| MG | No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.-Formation and early years:No. 7 Squadron was formed at Farnborough Airfield on 1 May 1914 as the last squadron of the RFC to be formed before the First World War, but has been disbanded and reformed... |
7 Sqn. |
| MH | No. 237 Squadron RAF No. 237 Squadron RAF No. 237 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. During the Second World War the unit was formed from No. 1 Squadron Southern Rhodesian Air Force for operations in North Africa.-History:... |
237 Sqn. |
| MH | No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the US Air Force on the Boeing RC-135, which is planned to enter service with the RAF over the next seven years... |
51 Sqn. |
| MJ | No. 1680 Flight RAF | 8016 Flt. |
| MJ | No. 69 Squadron RAF No. 69 Squadron RAF The name No. 69 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Point Cook, Victoria, Australia on 19 September 1916. To avoid confusion with No. 3 Squadron, RAF, it was known to the British military as "No... |
69 Sqn. |
| MK | No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
126 Sqn. |
| MK | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| MK | No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron AAF was formed in 1931 as a Special Reserve squadron and in 1936 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served in a number of roles before being disbanded in 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
500 Sqn. |
| ML | No. 12 Operational Training Unit | 12 OTU |
| ML | No. 257 Squadron RAF No. 257 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 257 Squadron was formed at Dundee on 18 August 1918 from Nos. 318 and 319 Flights. It flew both seaplanes and flying boats on anti-submarine patrols from Dundee until the end of the First World War and disbanded there on 30 June 1919.... |
257 Sqn. |
| ML | No. 338 Squadron RAF | 338 Sqn. |
| MM | No. 291 Squadron RAF No. 291 Squadron RAF No. 291 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at Hutton Cranswick on 20 November 1941 and was equipped with Martinets and then Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the... |
291 Sqn. |
| MN | No. 328 Squadron RAF No. 328 Squadron RAF The No. 328 Squadron RAF was a Free French fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
328 Sqn. |
| MN | No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF | 350 (Belgian) Sqn. |
| MOTU | Maritime Operational Training Unit | MOTU |
| MP | No. 246 Squadron RAF No. 246 Squadron RAF -In the World War I:The squadron was formed at the former Royal Naval Air Station Seaton Carew, England on 18 August 1918 to provide coastal patrols. It was the only RAF squadron to operate the Blackburn Kangaroo... |
246 Sqn. |
| MP | No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during World War I as a home defence fighter squadron and in its second incarnation during World War II flew as a bomber squadron, first as an operational training unit and later as an active bomber squadron... |
76 Sqn. |
| MQ | No. 226 Squadron RAF No. 226 Squadron RAF First formed on 1 April 1918 at Pizzone, Italy, by re-designating the Bombing School Pizzone, No. 226 Squadron RAF operated fast bombers and fighter aircraft and formed No. 472, 473 and 474 Flights within it in September 1918... |
226 Sqn. |
| MQ | No. 642 Squadron RAF | 642 Sqn. |
| MR | No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 at East Retford, providing night pilot training for home defence and on the Western front. On 31 December 1918 it was reformed as an operational shipboard unit aboard... |
186 Sqn. |
| MR | No. 245 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew as an anti-submarine squadron during World War I and as a fighter squadron during World War II. After the war it was first a jet-fighter squadron and its last role was as a radar-calibration unit.... |
245 Sqn. |
| MR | No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on December 1, 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, first as a training unit, until moving to Netheravon in March 1918, and re-equipping with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber. The squadron served in France for the remainder of the war... |
97 Sqn. |
| MS | Hornet Conversion Flight | HC Flt. |
| MS | No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Until October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.-First World War:... |
23 Sqn. |
| MS | No. 273 Squadron RAF No. 273 Squadron RAF No. 273 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as reconnaissance unit in World War I and a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
273 Sqn. |
| MS | Station Flight RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse near York in Yorkshire, England. It is currently a major flying training centre, one of the RAF's busiest airfields... |
|
| MT | No. 105 Squadron RAF No. 105 Squadron RAF No. 105 Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force, active for three periods between 1917 and 1969. It was originally established during the First World War as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and disbanded after the war. Reactivated shortly before the Second World War, it was... |
105 Sqn. |
| MT | No. 122 Squadron RAF No. 122 Squadron RAF No. 122 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the first and second world wars.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 January 1918 at Sedgeford as a day bomber unit with the Airco DH.4, the intention was to train the squadron for operations on the de Havilland DH.9 but the squadron... |
122 Sqn. |
| MU | No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but... |
274 Sqn. |
| MU | No. 60 Squadron RAF No. 60 Squadron RAF No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport. It is currently part of the Defence Helicopter Flying School based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire.... |
60 Sqn. |
| MV | No. 53 Operational Training Unit | 53 OTU |
| MV | No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF... |
600 Sqn. |
| MW | No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
101 Sqn. |
| MW | No. 1641 Flight RAF | 1641 Flt. |
| MW | No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF was originally formed on 1 April 1918, from the No. 17 Naval Squadron at Bergues, near Dunkerque. It conducted daylight raids using Airco DH.4s on enemy bases and airfields in Belgium. The squadron was disbanded on 18 October 1919, after the end of World War I.No... |
217 Sqn. |
| MW | No. 301 Squadron RAF | 301 Sqn. |
| MW | No. 5 Coastal Patrol Flight RAF | 5 CPF |
| MX | No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.-Formation in WWI:... |
120 Sqn. |
| MX | No. 1653 Conversion Unit RAF | 1653 CU |
| MX | Station Flight RAF Glatton RAF Glatton RAF Glatton is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 10 miles N of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.-USAAF use:Glatton was constructed in 1943 and was assigned to the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force as a heavy bomber airfield... |
|
| MY | No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC2 from RAF Odiham.-The Great War:27 Squadron formed at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 5 November 1915, soon being equipped with Martinsyde Elephant fighter aircraft, hence the use of an elephant for the squadron badge... |
27 Sqn. |
| MY | No. 278 Squadron RAF No. 278 Squadron RAF No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Matlaske on 22 December 1941 equipped with the Lysander, Walrus and then the Anson. Spitfires were then supplied for spotting downed aircrew... |
278 Sqn. |
| MZ | No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role... |
617 Sqn. |
| MZ | No. 83 Operational Training Unit | 83 OTU |
| N | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| N | Flying Refresher School | FRS |
| N | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| N | No. 101 Flying Refresher School | 101 FRS |
| N | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| N | No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 14 (A)FTS |
| N | No. 2 Basic Air Navigation School | 2 BANS |
| N | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| N | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| N | No. 215 Advanced Flying School | 215 AFS |
| N | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| N | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| N | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| N | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| N | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| N | RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Coll. FTS |
| N7 | Station Flight RAF Lyneham RAF Lyneham RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. It was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton.The station was also home to No... |
|
| N8 | Station Flight RAF Waterbeach | |
| N9 | Station Flight RAF Blackbushe RAF Blackbushe RAF Blackbushe was a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England, during World War II. It is now known as Blackbushe Airport.-History:The station was opened on 1 November 1942 as RAF Hartford Bridge and it was used throughout the remainder of Second World War for reconnaissance, defence and... |
|
| N9 | Station Flight RAF Buckeburg | |
| NA | No. 1 (RAAF) Squadron RAF | 1 (RAAF) Sqn. |
| NA | No. 428 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 428 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| NA | Station Flight RAF Manorbier RAF Manorbier RAF Manorbier was a Royal Air Force airfield in World War II. It was operational from 1935, closing on 1 September 1946. The airfield was located near the village of Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, Wales.... |
|
| NB | Fighter Command Communication Flight Training School | FCCFTS |
| NB | Fighter Command Communication Squadron Training School | FCCSTS |
| NB | No. 635 Squadron RAF No. 635 Squadron RAF No. 635 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:635 squadron was formed at RAF Downham Market in Norfolk on 20 March 1944 from two flights drawn from No. 35 Squadron and No. 97 Squadron, equipped with Lancaster Mk.I bombers, as part of... |
635 Sqn. |
| NC | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn. |
| ND | No. 1666 Conversion Unit RAF | 1666 CU |
| ND | No. 236 Squadron RAF No. 236 Squadron RAF The squadron was formed on 20 August 1918 from No's 493, 515 & 516 Flights at Mullion, in Cornwall. Equipped with DH6s, it carried out anti-submarine patrols along the coast until the end of the war, disbanding on 15 May 1919.... |
236 Sqn. |
| ND | No. 343 Squadron RAF No. 343 Squadron RAF The No. 343 Squadron was a Free French anti-submarine patrol squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:The squadron was formed at Dakar, Senegal on 29 November 1943 from Flotille 7E and equipped with British Sunderland flying boats... |
343 Sqn. |
| NE | No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War I and reformed as an RAF Coastal Command fighter and anti-submarine unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
143 Sqn. |
| NE | No. 63 Squadron RAF No. 63 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 63 Squadron was formed on 31 August 1916 at Stirling, Scotland as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The squadron was intended to operate as a day-bomber unit over the Western Front in France, and was therefore equipped with de Havilland DH4 aircraft; however at the last... |
63 Sqn. |
| NF | No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force that served in a variety of roles during its career, last disbanded in 1962. It was the first 'V-bomber' squadron of the RAF, flying the Vickers Valiant between 1955 and 1962.... |
138 Sqn. |
| NF | No. 488 Squadron RAF | 488 Sqn. |
| NG | No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notable for its pioneering role the development of radar-controlled night-fighter operations. The squadron was established in March 1930 at RAF Hendon as a day-bombing squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. In July 1934, the squadron... |
604 Sqn. |
| NH | No. 119 Squadron RAF No. 119 Squadron RAF No. 119 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, flying with RAF Coastal Command during the Second World War. It was the only RAF unit flying the Short G class and Short C class flying boats.-Formation in World War I:... |
119 Sqn. |
| NH | No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but... |
274 Sqn. |
| NH | No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron formed in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1967.-World War I :... |
38 Sqn. |
| NH | No. 415 Squadron RAF | 415 Sqn. |
| NI | No. 451 Squadron RAF | 451 Sqn. |
| NJ | Merchant Ship Flying Unit | MSFU |
| NJ | No. 207 Squadron RAF | 207 Sqn. |
| NK | No. 118 Squadron RAF No. 118 Squadron RAF Formed at Catterick, North Yorkshire, on 1 January 1918 as a heavy night bomber unit, No. 118 Squadron never saw service in World War I and was disbanded again on 7 September 1918.... |
118 Sqn. |
| NK | No. 163 Squadron RAF No. 163 Squadron RAF No. 163 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a communications and light bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
163 Sqn. |
| NK | No. 31 General Reconnaissance School | 31 GRS |
| NL | No. 316 Squadron RAF | 316 Sqn. |
| NL | No. 341 (French) Squadron RAF | 341 (French) Sqn. |
| NM | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn. |
| NM | No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 268 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
268 Sqn. |
| NM | No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during World War I as a home defence fighter squadron and in its second incarnation during World War II flew as a bomber squadron, first as an operational training unit and later as an active bomber squadron... |
76 Sqn. |
| NN | No. 303 Squadron RAF | 303 Sqn. |
| NN | No. 310 (Czech) Squadron RAF | 310 (Czech) Sqn. |
| NO | No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II formed from the personnel of the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service.-Formation:... |
320 Sqn. |
| NO | No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It most recently served as No. 85 Squadron based at RAF Church Fenton.-In World War I:... |
85 Sqn. |
| NP | No. 158 Squadron RAF No. 158 Squadron RAF No. 158 Squadron RAF was a World War I proposed ground attack squadron that did not became operational in time to see action, and a World War II bomber squadron. After World War II had ended in Europe the squadron operated in the transport role until disbandment in December 1945.-Formation in World... |
158 Sqn. |
| NP | No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron RAF No. 195 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the second world war at first in the ground attack role and later as heavy bomber unit with the Avro Lancaster.-History:... |
195 Sqn. |
| NQ | No. 24 Squadron RAF | 24 Sqn. |
| NQ | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:... |
43 Sqn. |
| NR | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn. |
| NR | No. 605 Squadron RAF No. 605 Squadron RAF No 605 Squadron was formed as an Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. Initially formed as a bomber unit, it was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. It also had the distinction of being active during World War II at two fronts at a time, when the squadron was split up between... |
605 Sqn. |
| NS | No. 159 Squadron RAF No. 159 Squadron RAF No. 159 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a Bomber, Mine-laying, Reconnaissance and Transport unit in World War II.-Formation in World War One:... |
159 Sqn. |
| NS | No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet. Its history goes even... |
201 Sqn. |
| NS | No. 52 Operational Training Unit | 52 OTU |
| NT | No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.-First World War:... |
203 Sqn. |
| NT | No. 29 Operational Training Unit | 29 OTU |
| NU | No. 1382 Conversion Unit RAF | 1382 CU |
| NU | No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 240 OCU |
| NU | No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 242 OCU |
| NU | No. 625 Squadron RAF No. 625 Squadron RAF No. 625 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 October 1943 at RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire from 'C' flight of 100 Squadron. It was equipped with Avro Lancasters, as part of No... |
625 Sqn. |
| NV | No. 144 Squadron RAF No. 144 Squadron RAF No. 144 Squadron, RAF, was a British aviation and missle squadron during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:No. 144 Squadron, RFC, was formed at Port Said, Egypt, on 20th March 1918... |
144 Sqn. |
| NV | No. 79 Squadron RAF No. 79 Squadron RAF -World War I:It was first formed at Gosport on 1 August 1917 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was equipped with Sopwith Dolphin fighter aircraft in December that year, moving to France in February 1918. It specialised in low-level ground-attack operations, mainly in support of the... |
79 Sqn. |
| NW | No. 217? Squadron RAF | 217? Sqn. |
| NW | No. 286 Squadron RAF No. 286 Squadron RAF No. 286 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England.-History:... |
286 Sqn. |
| NW | No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... |
33 Sqn. |
| NX | No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a night bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
131 Sqn. |
| NZ | No. 304 (Polish) Squadron RAF | 304 (Polish) Sqn. |
| O | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| O | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| O | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| O | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| O | Flying Refresher School | FRS |
| O | No. 101 Flying Refresher School | 10 FRS |
| O | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| O | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| O | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| O | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| O | No. 8 Flying Training School | 8 FTS |
| O | No. 9 Flying Training School | 9 FTS |
| O | No. 9 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 9 (A) FTS |
| O | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| O | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| OA | No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No... |
2 Sqn |
| OA | No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Originally formed as part of the Royal Naval Air Service , the Squadron flew in both World Wars.-History:... |
223 Sqn |
| OA | No. 329 Squadron RAF No. 329 Squadron RAF No. 329 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron founded upon the personnel and traditions of the French 1/2 fighter squadron Storks , having markings “5A” 1944-1945.-RAF service:During the period of the Second World War, a large number of the squadrons of RAF were manned by... |
329 Sqn |
| OA | No. 342 Squadron RAF No. 342 Squadron RAF The No. 342 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Bombardement n° 1/20 "Lorraine", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II.-History:No... |
342 Sqn |
| OB | No.45 Squadron RAF | 45 Sqn |
| OB | No.260 Squadron RAF | 260 Sqn |
| OB | No. 53 Operational Training Unit | 53 OTU |
| OC | Station Flight RAF Sandtoft RAF Sandtoft RAF Sandtoft is a former Royal Air Force Station located in North Lincolnshire between Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England.-World War Two:... |
|
| OD | No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
Sqn |
| OD | No. 6 Operational Training Unit | 6 OTU |
| OD | No. 56 Operational Training Unit | 56 OTU |
| OE | No.98 Squadron RAF | 98 Sqn |
| OE | No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
168 Sqn |
| OE | No. 661 Squadron RAF No. 661 Squadron RAF No. 661 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the Canadian 1st Army and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A... |
661 Sqn |
| OF | No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on December 1, 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, first as a training unit, until moving to Netheravon in March 1918, and re-equipping with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber. The squadron served in France for the remainder of the war... |
97 Sqn |
| OG | No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force anti-submarine squadron that operated the Vickers Wellington equipped with the Leigh Light.-History:... |
172 Sqn |
| OG | No. 315 Squadron RAF | 315 Sqn |
| OG | No. 1332 Conversion Unit RAF | 1332 CU |
| OG | No. 1665 Conversion Unit RAF | 1665 CU |
| OH | No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron RAF No. 120 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, Scotland until the type's withdrawal in March 2010.-Formation in WWI:... |
120 Sqn |
| OI | No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No... |
2 Sqn |
| OJ | No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron between 1918 and 1956. Formed 1918 in the Royal Flying Corps as a night-bomber unit, it remained in that role for the rest of its existence which spanned three periods between 1918 and 1956.-World War I:... |
149 Sqn |
| OK | No. 337 Squadron RAF | 337 Sqn |
| OK | No. 450 Squadron RAF | 450 Sqn |
| OK | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 S of GR |
| OL | No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
83 Sqn |
| OM | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn |
| OM | No. 107 Squadron RAF No. 107 Squadron RAF No. 107 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit in the RAF in both World War I and World War II and during the Cold war was operational on Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles.-Formation and World War I:... |
107 Sqn |
| OM | No. 119 Squadron RAF No. 119 Squadron RAF No. 119 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, flying with RAF Coastal Command during the Second World War. It was the only RAF unit flying the Short G class and Short C class flying boats.-Formation in World War I:... |
119 Sqn |
| ON | No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II... |
56 Sqn |
| ON | No. 63 Squadron RAF No. 63 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 63 Squadron was formed on 31 August 1916 at Stirling, Scotland as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The squadron was intended to operate as a day-bomber unit over the Western Front in France, and was therefore equipped with de Havilland DH4 aircraft; however at the last... |
63 Sqn |
| ON | No. 124 Squadron RAF No. 124 Squadron RAF No. 124 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
124 Sqn |
| ON | No. 623 Squadron RAF No. 623 Squadron RAF No. 623 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 10 August 1943 at RAF Downham Market in Norfolk from 'C' Flight of 218 Squadron, as well as receiving crews from No.3 L.F.S. and No.1653 Conversion Unit. It was... |
623 Sqn |
| OO | No. 13 Squadron RAF | 13 Sqn |
| OO | No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a fighter squadron during the Second World War composed of Argentine volunteers.-Background:No. 164 Squadron RAF was originally founded on 1 June 1918, but never received aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918... |
164 Sqn |
| OO | No. 1663 Conversion Unit RAF | 1663 CU |
| OP | No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests.... |
3 Sqn |
| OP | No. 11 Operational Training Unit | 11 OTU |
| OP | No. 32 Operational Training Unit | 32 OTU |
| OQ | No. 52 Operational Training Unit | 52 OTU |
| OQ | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn |
| OQ | Fighter Leaders School | FLS |
| OR | Bomb Ballistic Unit | BBU |
| OS | No. 279 Squadron RAF No. 279 Squadron RAF No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946.-History:... |
279 Sqn |
| OS | No. 349 Squadron RAF | 349 Sqn |
| OS | Station Flight RAF Sturgate RAF Sturgate Royal Air Force Station Sturgate was an airfield located 10 miles north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.-Royal Air Force:The airfield was opened in 1944 at Royal Air Force Station Sturgate. Originally used for blind flying training two operational Lancaster squadrons arrived in June 1945 but both... |
|
| OT | No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron RAF No. 58 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No. 58 Squadron was first formed at Cramlington, Northumberland, on 8 June 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.... |
58 Sqn |
| OU | No. 485 Squadron RAF | 485 Sqn |
| OV | No. 197 Squadron RAF No. 197 Squadron RAF No. 197 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
197 Sqn |
| OV | No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF No. 514 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was first formed at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk on 1 September 1943, equipped with Lancaster Mk.II bombers, as part of No. 3 Group RAF in Bomber Command... |
514 Sqn |
| OW | No. 426 Squadron RAF | 426 Sqn |
| OX | No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport as No 40 Squadron RFC and was disbanded for the last time in 1957.Edward Mannock gained 16 of his 73 victories while with 40 Squadron, 15 of which he shot down while flying a Nieuport Scout... |
40 Sqn |
| OX | No. 22 Operational Training Unit | 22 OTU |
| OY | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| OY | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn |
| OY | No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter... |
48 Sqn |
| OZ | No. 82 Squadron RAF No. 82 Squadron RAF No. 82 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that was first formed in 1917 and last disbanded in 1963. It served at times as a bomber unit, a reconnaissance unit and lastly as a Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile unit... |
82 Sqn |
| OZ | No. 179 Squadron RAF No. 179 Squadron RAF No. 179 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:... |
179 Sqn |
| OZ | No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit established in World War I. Disbanded and reformed a number of times in the ensuing years, it operated as a fighter squadron during World War I and as a maritime patrol squadron during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War before it was... |
210 Sqn |
| O3 | Bomber Command Development Unit | BCDU |
| O5 | Bomber Support Development Unit | BSDU |
| O8 | Station Flight RAF Merryfield RAF Merryfield RAF Station Merryfield is a former Second World War airfield at the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England. The name comes from the ruins of Merryfield House. The airfield is located approximately north of Chard, about southwest of London... |
|
| P | No. 202 Advanced Flying School | 202 AFS |
| P | No. 207 Advanced Flying School | 207 AFS |
| P | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| P | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| P | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| P | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| P | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| P | No. 9 Flying Training School | 9 FTS |
| P | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| P | No. 207 Flying Training School | 207 FTS |
| P | No. 9 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 9 (A)FTS |
| P | No. 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 10 (A)FTS |
| P | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| PA | No. 55 Operational Training Unit | 55 OTU |
| PA | No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664–666, were manned with Canadian... |
655 Sqn |
| PA | No. 3 Tactical exercise Unit | 3 TEU |
| PB | No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served in a variety of roles over its 90 year history... |
10 Sqn |
| PB | No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664–666, were manned with Canadian... |
655 Sqn |
| PB | No. 1684 Flight RAF | 1684 Flt |
| PB | No. 26 Operational Training Unit | 26 OTU |
| PC | No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664–666, were manned with Canadian... |
655 Sqn |
| PD | No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School... |
87 Sqn |
| PD | No. 303 Squadron RAF | 303 Sqn |
| PD | No. 450 Squadron RAF | 450 Sqn |
| PD | No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF No. 655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664–666, were manned with Canadian... |
655 Sqn |
| PE | No. 1662 Conversion Unit RAF | 1662 CU |
| PF | No. 516 Squadron RAF No. 516 Squadron RAF No. 516 Squadron RAF was an army co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 516 Squadron was formed on 28 April 1943 at RAF Dundonald from 1441 Flight on 28 April 1943. Its role was to provide realistic training facilities to both combined operations... |
516 Sqn |
| PF | No. 43 Operational Training Unit | 43 OTU |
| PF | No. 51 Operational Training Unit | 51 OTU |
| PF | No. 227 Operational Training Unit | 227 OTU |
| PF | Air Observation Post School | AOPS |
| PG | No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron RAF | 608 Sqn |
| PG | No. 619 Squadron RAF No. 619 Squadron RAF No. 619 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, flying Lancaster bombers from bases in Lincolnshire.-History:... |
619 Sqn |
| PH | No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.-History:No. 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron RFC at Netheravon. The squadron moved to France in September 1915 and operated a variety of aircraft... |
12 Sqn |
| PI | Station Flight RAF Silverstone RAF Silverstone RAF Silverstone, located in Northamptonshire, was a Royal Air Force bomber station opened in 1943 during World War II.The station was the base for No. 17 Operational Training Unit operating the Vickers Wellington bomber.... |
|
| PJ | No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No.59 Squadron first became operational on 1 August 1916 at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. During the Second World War it was attached to RAF Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command... |
59Sqn |
| PJ | No. 130 Squadron RAF | 130 Sqn |
| PK | No. 124 Squadron RAF No. 124 Squadron RAF No. 124 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
124 Sqn |
| PK | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn |
| PK | No. 315 Squadron RAF | 315 Sqn |
| PL | No. 144 Squadron RAF No. 144 Squadron RAF No. 144 Squadron, RAF, was a British aviation and missle squadron during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:No. 144 Squadron, RFC, was formed at Port Said, Egypt, on 20th March 1918... |
144 Sqn |
| PL | No. 341 Squadron RAF No. 341 Squadron RAF The No. 341 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II.-History:No... |
341 Sqn |
| PM | No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering... |
20 Sqn |
| PM | No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during World War I, World War II and the Cold War, switching to helicopters in the late 1950s until it was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-Formation in World War I:... |
103 Sqn |
| PN | No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron , based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence.-First World War, 1916–1919:No... |
41 Sqn |
| PN | No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF No. 252 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and a RAF Coastal Command bomber unit World War II.-Formation and World War I:... |
252 Sqn |
| PN | No. 1552 Flight RAF | 1552 Flt |
| PO | No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.- World War I :... |
46 Sqn |
| PO | No. 104 Squadron RAF No. 104 Squadron RAF No. 104 Squadron RAF was formed at Wyton on 4 September 1917 and was equipped with the DH 9. It then moved to Andover, prior to being posted to France in May 1918. The squadron later began re-equipping with the DH 10, however the armistice arrived before this was completed and the squadron returned... |
104 Sqn |
| PO | No. 463 Squadron RAF | 463 Sqn |
| PO | No. 467 Squadron RAF | 467 Sqn |
| PP | No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.-First World War:... |
203 Sqn |
| PP | No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to... |
311 Sqn |
| PP | No. 25 Operational Training Unit | 25 OTU |
| PQ | No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also... |
206 Sqn |
| PQ | No. 324 Squadron RAF | 324 Sqn |
| PQ | No. 2 Tactical Exercise Unit | 2 TEU |
| PQ | No. 58 Operational Training Unit | 58 OTU |
| PR | No. 407 Squadron RAF | 407 Sqn |
| PR | No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF | 609 Sqn |
| PS | No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF also known as No 264 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No. 439 and No. 440, on 27 September 1918 at Souda Bay, Crete to perform anti-submarine patrols. It operated the Short 184 floatplanes on patrols in the... |
264 Sqn |
| PT | No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 27 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC2 from RAF Odiham.-The Great War:27 Squadron formed at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 5 November 1915, soon being equipped with Martinsyde Elephant fighter aircraft, hence the use of an elephant for the squadron badge... |
27 Sqn |
| PT | No. 420 Squadron RAF | 420 Sqn |
| PU | No. 53 Squadron RAF No. 53 Squadron RAF -History:No. 53 squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Catterick on 15 May 1916. Originally intended to be a training squadron, it was sent to France to operate reconnaissance in December that year. The squadron was equipped with BE2Es—swapped for the RE8 in April 1917... |
53 Sqn |
| PU | No. 187 Squadron RAF No. 187 Squadron RAF No. 187 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a transport unit towards the end of World War II.-Formation in World War I:The squadron formed on 1 April 1918 as a night training unit and disbanded in 1919 without acquiring its own aircraft.... |
187 Sqn |
| PU | No. 198 Squadron RAF No. 198 Squadron RAF No. 198 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War particularly in the ground attack role as the allies advanced through continental Europe.-History:... |
198 Sqn |
| PV | No. 275 Squadron RAF No. 275 Squadron RAF No. 275 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron that served between 1941 and 1959.-History:No. 275 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Valley on 15 October 1941 for air-sea rescue duties in the Irish sea, the first aircraft being Lysanders Mk.IIIa's... |
275 Sqn |
| PW | No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918, at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, equipped with the De Havilland DH.4. In June 1918 it re-equipped with the De Havilland DH.9. The squadron moved to Taranto in December 1918, disbanding their in May 1919.On 1 February 1937, the squadron... |
224 Sqn |
| PW | No. 57 Operational Training Unit | 57 OTU |
| PX | No. 95 Squadron RAF No. 95 Squadron RAF -In World War II:*Created at Pembroke Dock on 16 January 1941. Initially three Short Sunderland flying boats*Moved to Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 17 March 1941*Moved to Gambia in March 1943, with detachments from Sierra Leone, Dakar and Liberia... |
95 Sqn |
| PX | No. 214 Squadron RAF No. 214 Squadron RAF -History:No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service , itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number in 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later... |
214 Sqn |
| PY | No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, it uses the Bell Griffin HAR.2 helicopter. It is currently part of the RAF's Search and Rescue Force-History:... |
84 Sqn |
| PY | No. 1527 Flight RAF | 1527 Flt |
| PZ | No. 53 Squadron RAF No. 53 Squadron RAF -History:No. 53 squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Catterick on 15 May 1916. Originally intended to be a training squadron, it was sent to France to operate reconnaissance in December that year. The squadron was equipped with BE2Es—swapped for the RE8 in April 1917... |
53 Sqn |
| PZ | No. 456 Squadron RAF | 456 Sqn |
| PZ | No. 638 Squadron RAF | 638 Sqn |
| P2 | Station Flight RAF Marston Moor | |
| P3 | No. 692 Squadron RAF No. 692 Squadron RAF No. 692 Squadron RAF was a light bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire as a light bomber unit, equipped with Mosquito Mk.IV bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No. 8... |
692 Sqn |
| P4 | No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force. On 1 July, 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.-Aircraft operated:... |
153 Sqn |
| P5 | No. 297 Squadron RAF No. 297 Squadron RAF No 297 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was notable for being the first airborne forces squadron formed. With sister No 296 Squadron it formed No 38 Wing RAF -soon to be expanded with sister No 295 Squadron, which expanded later to become No 38 Group RAF.-Formation and World War... |
297 Sqn |
| P6 | No. 489 Squadron RAF | Sqn |
| P6 | Station Flight RAF Banff | |
| P8 | No. 87 Group Communication Flight | 87 Gp Comm Flt |
| P8 | No. 87 Wing Communication Flight | 87 Wg Comm Flt |
| P9 | No. 58 Operational Training Unit | 58 OTU |
| Q | Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | A/SWDU |
| Q | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| Q | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| Q | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| Q | No. 7 Flying Training School | 7 FTS |
| Q | No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 14 (A)FTS |
| QA | No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664-666, were manned with Canadian... |
654 Sqn |
| QB | No. 212 Squadron RAF No. 212 Squadron RAF No. 212 Squadron RAF is an inactive Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.The squadron was first formed as No. 12 Squadron RNAS as a training unit within No 1 Wing of the Royal Naval Air Service at Hondschoote on 8 June 1917... |
212Sqn |
| QB | No. 424 Squadron RAF | 424 Sqn |
| QB | No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664-666, were manned with Canadian... |
654 Sqn |
| QC | No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
168 Sqn |
| QC | No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664-666, were manned with Canadian... |
654 Sqn |
| QD | No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF No. 654 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664-666, were manned with Canadian... |
654 Sqn |
| QD | No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has served during World War I as an army co-operation squadron and during World War II in various roles. In recent years, it was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Nimrod MR.2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, until the Nimrod MR2's retirement in 2010.-First... |
42 Sqn |
| QD | No. 304 Squadron RAF | 304 Sqn |
| QE | No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron RAF No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.-History:No. 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron RFC at Netheravon. The squadron moved to France in September 1915 and operated a variety of aircraft... |
12 Sqn |
| QE | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| QF | No. 98 Squadron RAF | 98 Sqn |
| QF | No. 177 Squadron RAF No. 177 Squadron RAF No. 177 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a light bomber unit based in India in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron was formed at Amarda Road and Allahabad India on 14 January 1943. It was equipped with Beaufighters and began operations against the Japanese in... |
177 Sqn |
| QF | No. 1323 Flight RAF | 1323 Flt |
| QF | Navigation Training Unit | NTU |
| QG | No. 53 Operational Training Unit | 53 OTU |
| QH | No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron was a Royal Air Force special operations squadron during the second world war. Later in that war it changed to the transport role, disbanding after the end of the hostilities.-Formation:... |
298 Sqn |
| QH | No. 302 Squadron RAF | 302 Sqn |
| QI | Station Flight RAF Swanton Morley RAF Swanton Morley The former Royal Air Force Station Swanton Morley, more commonly known as RAF Swanton Morley, was a Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England, located near to the village of Swanton Morley... |
|
| QJ | No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron, also known as No 92 Squadron, of the Royal Air Force was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter squadron on 1 September 1917. It deployed to France in July 1918 and saw action for just four months, until the end of the war. During the conflict it... |
92 Sqn |
| QJ | No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1938 and 1957.-Formation:... |
616 Sqn |
| QJ | British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron | BAFO Comm Sqn |
| QK | No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, active immediately after World War I, and again during World War II.-Post-World War I:... |
248 Sqn |
| QK | No. 3 Armament Practice Station | 3 APS |
| QL | No. 286 Squadron RAF No. 286 Squadron RAF No. 286 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice in the west country of England.-History:... |
286 Sqn |
| QL | No. 413 Squadron RAF | 413 Sqn |
| QL | No. 76 Wing Calibration Flight | 76 Wg Cal Flt |
| QM | No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has served during World War I as an army co-operation squadron and during World War II in various roles. In recent years, it was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Nimrod MR.2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray, until the Nimrod MR2's retirement in 2010.-First... |
42 Sqn |
| QM | No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was reformed in 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily. The squadron was equipped with three Thor Intermediate range ballistic missiles... |
254 Sqn |
| QM | No. 276 Squadron RAF No. 276 Squadron RAF No. 276 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Harrowbeer, Devon on 21 October 1941 equipped with the Lysander and Walrus... |
276 Sqn |
| QN | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn |
| QN | No. 214 Squadron RAF No. 214 Squadron RAF -History:No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service , itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number in 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later... |
214 Sqn |
| QN | No. 28 Operational Training Unit | 28 OTU |
| QO | No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests.... |
3 Sqn |
| QO | No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that formed just after the end of World War I. It was one of only three to be equipped with the Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber.... |
167 Sqn |
| QO | No. 432 Squadron RAF | 432 Sqn |
| QP | Station Flight RAF Kirmington RAF Kirmington RAF Kirmington was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command station in North Lincolnshire during World War II.It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron based there was 166 Squadron and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church.-After World... |
|
| No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
83 Sqn | |
| No. 1662 Conversion Unit RAF | 1662 CU | |
| QR | No. 61 Squadron RAF | 61 Sqn |
| QR | No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Originally formed as part of the Royal Naval Air Service , the Squadron flew in both World Wars.-History:... |
223 Sqn |
| QS | No. 192 Squadron RAF No. 192 Squadron RAF No. 192 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron, operational during the First World War as a night training squadron, and during the Second World War as a radar countermeasure unit. After the war the squadron served again in the Electronic Intelligence role, until disbanded.-Formation in World War... |
192 Sqn |
| QS | No. 620 Squadron RAF No. 620 Squadron RAF No 620 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. During its existence it served as bomber, airborne forces and transport squadron.-History:... |
620 Sqn |
| QT | No. 57 Squadron RAF No. 57 Squadron RAF -History:57 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 8 June 1916 at Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire. In December 1916 the squadron was posted to France equipped with the FE2d. The squadron re-equipped with Airco DH4s in May 1917 and commenced long range bombing and reconnaissance operations near... |
57 Sqn |
| QT | No. 67 Squadron RAF No. 67 Squadron RAF The name No. 67 Squadron has been used by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.-World War I:During the First World War, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps — formed at Point Cook in January 1916, — was referred to by British authorities from... |
67 Sqn |
| QT | No. 142 Squadron RAF No. 142 Squadron RAF -History:No. 142 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at RFC Ismailia, Egypt in 1918, flying a mixed bag of reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. On the formation of the Royal Air Force, on 1 April 1918, 142 Squadron was at RFC Julis in Palestine, becoming No. 142 Squadron RAF... |
142Sqn |
| QU | No. 326 Squadron RAF No. 326 Squadron RAF The No. 326 Squadron RAF was a Free French fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
326 Sqn |
| QU | Royal Air Force Northern Ireland Communication Flight | RAF NI Comm Flt |
| QU | Headquarters Royal Air Force Northern Ireland Communication Flight | HQ RAF NI Comm Flt |
| QV | No. 19 Squadron RAF | 19 Sqn |
| QW | No. 1516 Flight RAF | 1516 Flt |
| QX | No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during the First World War as a home defence fighter squadron, and operated as a bomber squadron during the Second World War and the Cold War. It disbanded for the last time in 1984.... |
50 Sqn |
| QX | No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918, at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, equipped with the De Havilland DH.4. In June 1918 it re-equipped with the De Havilland DH.9. The squadron moved to Taranto in December 1918, disbanding their in May 1919.On 1 February 1937, the squadron... |
224 Sqn |
| QX | Coastal Command Communication Flight | Coastal Cmd Comm Flt |
| QY | No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was reformed in 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile squadrons associated with Project Emily. The squadron was equipped with three Thor Intermediate range ballistic missiles... |
254 Sqn |
| QY | No. 262 Squadron RAF No. 262 Squadron RAF No. 262 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine patrol squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1942 and 1945.-History:The squadron was officially formed on 29 September 1942 at RAF Hednesford, although this was a paper exercise as the squadron personnel and equipment were at that moment in transit to... |
262 Sqn |
| QY | No. 452 Squadron RAF | 452 Sqn |
| QY | No. 1666 Conversion Unit RAF | 1666 CU |
| QZ | No. 643 Squadron RAF | 643Sqn |
| QZ | No. 4 Operational Training Unit | 4 OTU |
| Q3 | No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at Ringway, nine miles south of Manchester. The squadron served at first in the army cooperation role, and later during World War II became a tactical... |
613 Sqn |
| Q6 | No. 1384 Conversion Unit RAF | 1384 CU |
| Q7 | No. 29 Maintenance Unit | 29 MU |
| R | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| R | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| R | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| R | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| R | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| R | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| RA | No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron RAF No. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and... |
100 Sqn |
| RA | No. 410 Squadron RAF | 410 Sqn |
| RAA | No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron AAF was formed in 1931 as a Special Reserve squadron and in 1936 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served in a number of roles before being disbanded in 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
500 Sqn |
| RAB | No. 501 Squadron RAF No. 501 Squadron RAF No 501 Squadron was the fourteenth of the twenty-one flying units in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the volunteer reserve part of the British Royal Air Force. The squadron won seven battle honours, flying Hurricane, Spitfire and Tempest fighter aircraft during World War II, and was one of the most... |
501 Sqn |
| RAC | No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron was a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron that saw service in World War II.-Formation and early years:No. 502 squadron was originally formed on 15 May 1925 as No. 502 Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve... |
502 Sqn |
| RAD | No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron was one of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force. It was integrated into the AAF proper in 1936. Based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, 504 Squadron used a variety of light bombers before being re-tasked to fighters with the Hawker Hurricane in 1939. It subsequently... |
504 Sqn |
| RAG | No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF... |
600 Sqn |
| RAH | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn |
| RAI | No. 602 Squadron RAF No. 602 Squadron RAF No 602 Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron.... |
602 Sqn |
| RAJ | No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No... |
603 Sqn |
| RAK | No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notable for its pioneering role the development of radar-controlled night-fighter operations. The squadron was established in March 1930 at RAF Hendon as a day-bombing squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. In July 1934, the squadron... |
604 Sqn |
| RAL | No. 605 Squadron RAF No. 605 Squadron RAF No 605 Squadron was formed as an Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. Initially formed as a bomber unit, it was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. It also had the distinction of being active during World War II at two fronts at a time, when the squadron was split up between... |
605 Sqn |
| RAN | No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron RAF No. 607 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia... |
607 Sqn |
| RAO | No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew during its existence as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance unit and was the only RAF squadron to be equipped with the unsuccessful Blackburn Botha torpedo bomber.-Formation and early years:... |
608 Sqn |
| RAP | No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in World War II active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying Squadron, but instead has the role... |
609 Sqn |
| RAQ | No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was as a Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force, its pilots were initially part timers who would spend their weekends and spare time flying and practicing combat maneuvers. The squadron was named the "County of Chester" and adopted the motto "Alifero tollitur... |
610 Sqn |
| RAR | No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron was a British Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron first formed in 1936 and lastly disbanded in 1957.-Early years:... |
611 Sqn |
| RAS | No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during World War II in the General Reconnaissance role. After the war the squadron was reformed and flew in the Day Fighter role until disbanded in 1957. At present the squadron has a non-flying role as a... |
612 Sqn |
| RAT | No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at Ringway, nine miles south of Manchester. The squadron served at first in the army cooperation role, and later during World War II became a tactical... |
613 Sqn |
| RAU | No. 614 Squadron RAF No. 614 Squadron RAF 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron... |
614 Sqn |
| RAV | No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
615 Sqn |
| RAW | No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1938 and 1957.-Formation:... |
616 Sqn |
| RB | No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.-In World War I:It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a Training Squadron equipped with BE2c,d & e, BE12 and Avroe 504A machines. The squadron received its first Sopwith Pup on 3 February 1917,... |
66 Sqn |
| RC | No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School | 5 LFS |
| RCA | Reserve Command Communication Squadron | Res Cmd Comm Sqn |
| RCB | No. 12 Reserve Flying School | 12 RFS |
| RCC | No. 13 Reserve Flying School | 13 RFS |
| RCD | No. 12 Reserve Flying School | 12 RFS |
| RCD | No. 15 Reserve Flying School | 15 RFS |
| RCE | No. 61 Group Communication Flight | 61 Grp Comm Flt |
| RCF | No. 62 Group Communication Flight | 62 Grp Comm Flt |
| RCG | No. 63 Group Communication Flight | 63 Grp Comm Flt |
| RCH | No. 64 Group Communication Flight | 64 Grp Comm Flt |
| RCI | No. 66 Group Communication Flight | 66 Grp Comm Flt |
| RCJ | No. 17 Reserve Flying School | 17 RFS |
| RCK | No. 3 Reserve Flying School | 3 RFS |
| RCL | No. 14 Reserve Flying School | 14 RFS |
| RCM | No. 1 Reserve Flying School | 1 RFS |
| RCN | No. 4 Reserve Flying School | 4 RFS |
| RCO | No. 6 Reserve Flying School | 6 RFS |
| RCP | No. 7 Reserve Flying School | 7 RFS |
| RCQ | No. 8 Reserve Flying School | 8 RFS |
| RCR | No. 11 Reserve Flying School | 11 RFS |
| RCS | No. 16 Reserve Flying School | 16 RFS |
| RCT | No. 18 Reserve Flying School | 18 RFS |
| RCU | No. 22 Reserve Flying School | 22 RFS |
| RCV | No. 24 Reserve Flying School | 24 RFS |
| RCW | No. 25 Reserve Flying School | 25 RFS |
| RCX | No. 2 Reserve Flying School | 2 RFS |
| RCY | No. 5 Reserve Flying School | 5 RFS |
| RCZ | No. 9 Reserve Flying School | 9 RFS |
| RD | No. 67 Squadron RAF No. 67 Squadron RAF The name No. 67 Squadron has been used by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.-World War I:During the First World War, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps — formed at Point Cook in January 1916, — was referred to by British authorities from... |
67 Sqn |
| RE | No. 118 Squadron RAF No. 118 Squadron RAF Formed at Catterick, North Yorkshire, on 1 January 1918 as a heavy night bomber unit, No. 118 Squadron never saw service in World War I and was disbanded again on 7 September 1918.... |
118 Sqn |
| RE | No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:... |
229 Sqn |
| RE | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| RF | No. 204 Squadron RAF No. 204 Squadron RAF No 204 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron formed in 1918 near Dunkerque, France, from No 4 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service, which had already been formed in 1915 and reformed once in 1916. The squadron served during World War I in the roles of bomber, scout and fighter unit... |
204 Sqn |
| RF | No. 303 Squadron RAF | 303 Sqn |
| RF | No. 1510 Flight RAF | 1510 Flt |
| RG | No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No 208 Squadron is at present a reserve unit of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. It operates the BAe Hawk aircraft.-World War I:... |
208 Sqn |
| RG | No. 510 Squadron RAF No. 510 Squadron RAF No. 510 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport and liaison aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:During 1942 it was decided that 24 Squadron was too large and the internal communication flight became no. 510 Squadron on 15 October 1942 at RAF Hendon... |
510 Sqn |
| RG | No. 1472 Flight RAF | 1472 Flt |
| RG | Station Flight RAF Earls Colne | |
| RH | No. 88 Squadron RAF No. 88 Squadron RAF No 88 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force formed at Gosport, Hampshire in July 1917.-Involvement in World War I:The squadron was moved to France in April 1918 where it undertook fighter-reconnaissance duties... |
88 Sqn |
| RH | No. 179 Squadron RAF No. 179 Squadron RAF No. 179 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:... |
179 Sqn |
| RJ | No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.- World War I :... |
46 Sqn |
| RJ | Station Flight RAF Thornaby RAF Thornaby RAF Thornaby was a former RAF Station located at the Teesside town of Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire. The station was created in the mid 1920s and came under the control of No. 18 Group, RAF Coastal Command in 1939. Being used mostly for reconnaissance work, anti shipping strikes, and attacks on... |
|
| RK | No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a night bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
131 Sqn |
| RL | No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron RAF No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron formed in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1967.-World War I :... |
38 Sqn |
| RL | No. 279 Squadron RAF No. 279 Squadron RAF No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946.-History:... |
279 Sqn |
| RL | No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No... |
603 Sqn |
| RM | No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.The squadron motto is N Wagter in die Lug , and the squadrons badge is a springbok's head couped.-1915 to 1918:... |
26 Sqn |
| RM | No. 140 Squadron RAF No. 140 Squadron RAF No. 140 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Second World War photo-reconnaissance squadron that operated between 1941 and 1945.-History:Briefly formed during the First World War on 1 May 1918 at RAF Biggin Hill as a home defense squadron with Bristol F.2B Fighters, although by then German... |
140 Sqn |
| RN | No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... |
72 Sqn |
| RN | No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Turbinlite-equipped Bostons from RAF Burtonwood, making night attacks and towing aerial mine charges with steel cables.... |
93 Sqn |
| RO | No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the Operational Conversion Unit for the RAF's newest fighter.-Service in World War I:This unit was... |
29 Sqn |
| RO | No. 174 Squadron RAF No. 174 Squadron RAF No. 174 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 2 March 1942 at RAF Manston and equipped with Hurricanes and then rocket armed Typhoons in April 1943. It was involved in attacks on shipping and... |
174 Sqn |
| RO | No. 32 Operational Training Unit | 32 OTU |
| ROA | No. 661 Squadron RAF No. 661 Squadron RAF No. 661 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the Canadian 1st Army and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A... |
661 Sqn |
| ROA | No. 1957 Flight RAF | 1957 Flt |
| ROA | No. 1958 Flight RAF | 1958 Flt |
| ROA | No. 1959 Flight RAF | 1959 Flt |
| ROA | No. 1960 Flight RAF | 1960 Flt |
| ROA | No. 1961 Flight RAF | 1961 Flt |
| ROB | No. 662 Squadron RAF No. 662 Squadron RAF No. 662 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the 21st Army Group and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A... |
662 Sqn |
| ROB | No. 1956 Flight RAF | 1956 Flt |
| ROB | No. 1962 Flight RAF | 1962 Flt |
| ROB | No. 1963 Flight RAF | 1963 Flt |
| ROC | No. 663 Squadron RAF No. 663 Squadron RAF No. 663 Squadron RAF was an Air Observation Post unit of the Royal Air Force , which was officially formed in Italy on 14 August 1944. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of... |
663 Sqn |
| ROC | No. 1951 Flight RAF | 1951 Flt |
| ROC | No. 1952 Flight RAF | 1952 Flt |
| ROC | No. 1953 Flight RAF | 1953 Flt |
| ROC | No. 1954 Flight RAF | 1954 Flt |
| ROC | No. 1955 Flight RAF | 1955 Flt |
| ROD | No. 664 Squadron RAF No. 664 Squadron RAF No. 664 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the Canadian 1st Army and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A... |
664 Sqn |
| ROD | No. 1964 Flight RAF | 1964 Flt |
| ROD | No. 1965 Flight RAF | 1965 Flt |
| ROD | No. 1969 Flight RAF | 1969 Flt |
| ROD | No. 1970 Flight RAF | 1970 Flt |
| ROG | No. 666 Squadron RAF No. 666 Squadron RAF No. 666 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the Canadian 1st Army and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadron of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with British Army units in artillery spotting and... |
666 Sqn |
| ROG | No. 1966 Flight RAF | 1966 Flt |
| ROG | No. 1967 Flight RAF | 1967 Flt |
| ROG | No. 1968 Flight RAF | 1968 Flt |
| RP | No. 288 Squadron RAF No. 288 Squadron RAF No. 288 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft co-operation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Digby on 17 November 1941 and was equipped with Lysanders, Blenheims and Hurricanes to provide practice for the anti-aircraft... |
288 Sqn |
| RQ | No. 193 Squadron RAF No. 193 Squadron RAF No. 193 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.-History:No. 193 Squadron was formed at RAF Harrowbeer, Devon on 18 December 1942 as a fighter/ground attack unit... |
193 Sqn |
| RQ | Station Flight RAF Colerne RAF Colerne RAF Colerne now known as Colerne Airfield or AEF Colerne is a former World War II RAF Fighter Command and Bomber Command airfield located on the outskirts of the village of Colerne, Wiltshire... |
|
| RR | No. 407 Squadron RAF | 407 Sqn |
| RR | No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
615 Sqn |
| RR | Station Flight RAF Filton RAF Filton RAF Filton was a World War II, Royal Air Force Sector Airfield situated at Filton Aerodrome about 5 miles north of the city centre of Bristol, England.... |
|
| RS | No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 229 OCU |
| RS | No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.-History:... |
30 Sqn |
| RS | No. 157 Squadron RAF No. 157 Squadron RAF No. 157 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a night fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No. 157 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 14 July 1918 at RAF Upper Heyford and was eventually equipped with Salamander aircraft for ground support duties,... |
157 Sqn |
| RS | No. 171 Squadron RAF No. 171 Squadron RAF No. 171 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a coastal reconnaissance and radio countermeasures unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 15 June 1942 at Gatwick and equipped with... |
171 Sqn |
| RSA | No. 23 Reserve Flying School | 23 RFS |
| RSB | No. 10 Reserve Flying School | 10 RFS |
| RT | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn |
| RT | No. 114 Squadron RAF No. 114 Squadron RAF -Formation and World War I:No. 114 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed In Lahore, India on 27 Sep 1917. It was equipped with the B.E.2 and Bristol F2B and operated on the North-West Frontier... |
114 Sqn |
| RT | No. 147 Squadron RAF No. 147 Squadron RAF No. 147 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a transport unit in World War II.-Formation and World War II:Plans for formation of the squadron in World War I never came to fruition... |
147 |
| RUA | Aberdeen University Air Squadron | Aber UAS |
| RUB | Birmingham University Air Squadron Birmingham University Air Squadron The University of Birmingham Air Squadron, commonly known as UBAS, is a squadron within the Royal Air Force established in 1942. It is based at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, and flies a fleet of five Grob Tutors. In 2009 the squadron upgraded the aircraft to the Grob Tutor EA which has an advanced... |
Birm UAS |
| RUC | Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron Cambridge University Air Squadron, abbreviated CUAS, formed in 1925, is the training unit of the Royal Air Force at the University of Cambridge and forms part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. It is the oldest of 14 University Air Squadrons in the UK... |
Camb UAS |
| RUD | Durham University Air Squadron | Dur UAS |
| RUE | Edinburgh University Air Squadron | Edin UAS |
| RUG | Glasgow University Air Squadron | Glas UAS |
| RUL | London University Air Squadron | Lond UAS |
| RUL | University of London Air Squadron | U o LAS |
| RUM | Manchester University Air Squadron | Man UAS |
| RUN | Nottingham University Air Squadron | Nott UAS |
| RUO | Oxford University Air Squadron Oxford University Air Squadron The Oxford University Air Squadron, abbreviated O. U. Air Squadron, Oxford UAS, or OUAS, formed in 1925, is the training unit of the Royal Air Force at the University of Oxford and forms part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.... |
Oxf UAS |
| RUQ | Queens University Air Squadron | Qu UAS |
| RUS | St Andrews University Air Squadron | St And UAS |
| RUY | Leeds University Air Squadron | Leeds UAS |
| RUZ | Southampton University Air Squadron Southampton University Air Squadron Southampton University Air Squadron is a training unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, Bournemouth University and Southampton... |
Soton UAS |
| RV | No. 1659 Conversion Unit RAF | 1659 CU |
| RU | No. 414 Squadron RAF | 414 Sqn |
| RU | Staion Flight Hendon | |
| RW | No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Cramlington on February 1, 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-First World War:No... |
36 Sqn |
| RX | No. 25 Squadron RAF | 25 Sqn |
| RX | No. 456 Squadron RAF | 456 Sqn |
| RY | No. 278 Squadron RAF No. 278 Squadron RAF No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Matlaske on 22 December 1941 equipped with the Lysander, Walrus and then the Anson. Spitfires were then supplied for spotting downed aircrew... |
278 Sqn |
| RY | No. 313 Squadron RAF No. 313 Squadron RAF No. 313 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Catterick on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots... |
313 Sqn |
| RZ | No. 513 Squadron RAF No. 513 Squadron RAF No. 513 Squadron RAF was a non-operational bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force in 1943.-History:No. 513 squadron was formed from a flight of no. 218 squadron on 15 September 1943 at RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire... |
513 Sqn |
| RZ | No. 241 Squadron RAF No. 241 Squadron RAF No. 241 Squadron is a former squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the First World War.-History:No. 241 Squadron was formed in August 1918 from the former Royal Naval Air Service flights operating at the RNAS seaplane station at the Isle of Portland and their airfield at Chickerell;... |
241 Sqn |
| R1 | 'R' Flight, No. 1 Anti-aircraft Co-operation Unit | 'R' Flt, 1 AACU |
| R2 | Pikotless Aircraft Unit | Sqn |
| R4 | No. 18 Armament Practice Camp | 18 APC |
| R4 | No. 1 Armament Practice Station | 1 APS |
| R8 | No. 274 Maintenance Unit | 274 MU |
| S | No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Merlin HC3/3A transport helicopter from RAF Benson.Until December 2007 it was the operator of two Westland Sea King HAR3s from RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands.-History:No... |
78 Sqn |
| S | No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No 208 Squadron is at present a reserve unit of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. It operates the BAe Hawk aircraft.-World War I:... |
208 Sqn |
| S | No. 207 Advanced Flying School | 207 AFS |
| S | No. 1564 Flight RAF No. 1564 Flight RAF -1564 Flight in World War II:No. 1564 Flight was first formed at RAF Mellaha, near Tripoli, Libya, on 1 February 1943, flying Hawker Hurricanes and Supermarine Spitfires, and was disbanded at Istres, France on 15 June 1946.... |
1564 Flt |
| S | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| S | Royal Air Force Technical College | RAFTC |
| S | No. 3 Flying Training School | 3 FTS |
| S | No. 8 Flying Training School | 8 FTS |
| S | No. 8 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 8 (A)FTS |
| SA | No. 486 Squadron RAF | 486 Sqn |
| SB | No. 464 Squadron RAF | 464 Sqn |
| SC | Station Flight RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick is the home of the "Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre ", and is located within the NATS air traffic control facility at Prestwick, in Ayrshire, Scotland.... |
|
| SD | No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... |
72 Sqn |
| SD | No. 501 Squadron RAF No. 501 Squadron RAF No 501 Squadron was the fourteenth of the twenty-one flying units in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the volunteer reserve part of the British Royal Air Force. The squadron won seven battle honours, flying Hurricane, Spitfire and Tempest fighter aircraft during World War II, and was one of the most... |
501 Sqn |
| SE | No. 95 Squadron RAF No. 95 Squadron RAF -In World War II:*Created at Pembroke Dock on 16 January 1941. Initially three Short Sunderland flying boats*Moved to Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 17 March 1941*Moved to Gambia in March 1943, with detachments from Sierra Leone, Dakar and Liberia... |
94 Sqn |
| SE | No. 431 Squadron RAF | 431 Sqn |
| SF | No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the MQ-9 Reaper since 2007, operating from Creech AFB, Nevada, USA.-World War I:39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in April 1916 with B.E.2s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on... |
39 Sqn |
| SF | No. 137 Squadron RAF No. 137 Squadron RAF No. 137 Squadron RAF existed briefly as a day bomber unit in World War I but it never became operational. During World War II it flew as one of the two Whirlwind squadrons before converting to Hurricane Mk.IV fighter-bombers and later the Hawker Typhoon in the same role. The squadron was disbanded... |
137 Sqn |
| SG | No. 626 Squadron RAF No. 626 Squadron RAF No. 626 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1945.-History:The squadron was formed on 7 November 1943 at RAF Wickenby from C Flight of No. 12 Squadron. It operated in the strategic bombing role with the Avro Lancaster... |
626 Sqn |
| SH | No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was last disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars.- 1916 to 1919 :... |
64 Sqn |
| SH | No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Lockheed Tristar K1, KC1 and C2 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.- History :216 Squadron was formed at RAF Manston by re-numbering No. 16 Squadron RNAS when the RAF was established in 1918, hence it is always spoken of as 'two-sixteen Squadron'... |
216 Sqn |
| SH | No. 240 Squadron RAF No. 240 Squadron RAF No. 240 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force flying boat and seaplane squadron during World War I, World War II and up to 1959. It was then reformed as a strategic missile squadron, serving thus till 1963.-Formation and World War I:No... |
240 Sqn |
| SJ | No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served on the Western Front during World War II and the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. No. 96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation. It was disbanded in 1959,... |
96 Sqn |
| SJ | No. 21 Operational Training Unit | 21 OTU |
| SK | No. 165 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that was formed during World War I & served during World War II. The squadron has been formed twice.... |
165 Sqn |
| SK | No. 263 Squadron RAF No. 263 Squadron RAF No 263 Squadron was an Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed in Italy towards the end of World War I. After being disbanded in 1919 it reformed in 1939 flying mainly strike and heavy fighter aircraft until becoming No 1 Squadron in 1958.-First World War:... |
263 Sqn |
| SL | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| SM | No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a coastal fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
272 Sqn |
| SM | No. 305 Squadron RAF | 305 Sqn |
| SN | No. 243 Squadron RAF No. 243 Squadron RAF RAF 243 Squadron was a RAF squadron in World War II which was based at Kallang Airport in Singapore, and fought during the Battle of Singapore in 1941-42 with the inadequate Brewster Buffalo fighter.... |
243 Sqn |
| SN | No. 511 Squadron RAF No. 511 Squadron RAF No. 511 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport squadron, active during World War II, the Berlin Airlift and during the sixties and early seventies. It operated, during its three periods of existence, aircraft such as the Douglas Dakota, the Avro York, the Handley Page Hastings and the Bristol... |
511 Sqn |
| SN | No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit was first created on 15 Mar 1947 at RAF Lindholme, by re-designation of No.1653 Heavy Conversion Unit, to convert crews onto the Avro Lancaster, Avro Lincoln and de Havilland Mosquito bombers. This unit was disbanded on 15 October 1952 to become the Reserve... |
230 OCU |
| SO | No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... |
33 Sqn |
| SO | No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I, World War II and the Cold War. Its motto was Diu noctuque pugnamus .-History:... |
145 Sqn |
| SP | No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II formed from the personnel of the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service.-Formation:... |
320 Sqn |
| SP | No. 400 Squadron RAF | 400 Sqn |
| SP | Station Flight RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick is the home of the "Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre ", and is located within the NATS air traffic control facility at Prestwick, in Ayrshire, Scotland.... |
|
| SQ | No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron AAF was formed in 1931 as a Special Reserve squadron and in 1936 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served in a number of roles before being disbanded in 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
500 Sqn |
| SR | No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
101 Sqn |
| SR | No. 281 Squadron RAF No. 281 Squadron RAF No. 281 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 281 Squadron was formed at RAF Ouston, England on the 29 March 1942 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson... |
281 Sqn |
| SS | No. 129 Squadron RAF No. 129 Squadron RAF - World War I :Like a number of Squadrons, No. 129 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice. It was to be a day bomber unit based at RAF Duxford.- World War II :No... |
129 Sqn |
| SS | No. 1552 Flight RAF | 1552 Flt |
| ST | No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was formed in No. 12 Group at RAF Leeming from Nos. 13 and 54 OTUs in 1947. The tasking of the OCU was the training of night fighter crews and its aircraft were the De Havilland Mosquito, Gloster Meteor and... |
228 OCU |
| ST | No. 54 Operational Training Unit | 54 OTU |
| SU | No. 235 Squadron RAF No. 235 Squadron RAF No. 235 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force in World War I and in World War II served as a squadron in RAF Coastal Command-Formation and World War I:... |
235 Sqn |
| SU | Station Flight RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick RAF Prestwick is the home of the "Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre ", and is located within the NATS air traffic control facility at Prestwick, in Ayrshire, Scotland.... |
|
| SV | No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No 218 Squadron after the Governor of the Gold Coast and people of the Gold Coast officially adopted the squadron.-World War I:... |
218 Sqn |
| SV | No. 1663 Conversion Unit RAF | 1663 CU |
| SW | No. 1678 Flight RAF | 1678 Flt |
| SW | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:... |
43 Sqn |
| SW | No. 253 Squadron RAF No. 253 Squadron RAF RAF 253 Squadron was based at RAF Waterbeach in the two years 1955 to 1957. It flew Vampire and Venom fighter aircraft.253 squadron Nighthawks.Squadron commander wing commander FinlaysonOne Vampire T Mk 11... |
253 Sqn |
| SW | No. 517 Squadron RAF No. 517 Squadron RAF No. 517 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 517 Squadron was formed on 11 August 1943 at RAF St Eval, Cornwall when 1404 Meteorological Flight was re-numbered. It was equipped with Lockheed Hudsons and Handley Page Hampdens,... |
517 Sqn |
| SW | No. 1678 Conversion Unit RAF | 1678 CU |
| SW | No. 1678 Flight RAF | 1678 Flt |
| SX | No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit/Flight | 1 CACU/Flt |
| SX | Station Flight RAF Methwold RAF Methwold RAF Methwold was a Royal Air Force airfield in the west of the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom which operated during and after World War II.-History:... |
|
| SY | No. 139 Squadron RAF No. 139 Squadron RAF No. 139 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was fighter unit in World War I and a bomber unit from World War II until the 1960s.-Formation and World War I:... |
139 Sqn |
| SY | No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at Ringway, nine miles south of Manchester. The squadron served at first in the army cooperation role, and later during World War II became a tactical... |
613 Sqn |
| SZ | No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Defiant Mk IIs out of RAF Squires Gate in the night defence of Liverpool.... |
256 Sqn |
| SZ | No. 316 Squadron RAF | 316 Sqn |
| S6 | No. 41 Group Communication Flight | 41 Gp Comm Flt |
| S6 | Maintenance Command Communication Flight | Maint Cmd Comm Flt |
| S7 | No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron AAF was formed in 1931 as a Special Reserve squadron and in 1936 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served in a number of roles before being disbanded in 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
500 Sqn |
| S8 | No. 328 Squadron RAF No. 328 Squadron RAF The No. 328 Squadron RAF was a Free French fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
328 Sqn |
| S9 | No. 16 Group Communication Flight | 16 Gp Comm Flt |
| T | No. 15 Squadron RAF | 15 Sqn |
| T | No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Cramlington on February 1, 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-First World War:No... |
36 Sqn |
| T | No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... |
74 Sqn |
| T | No. 79 Squadron RAF No. 79 Squadron RAF -World War I:It was first formed at Gosport on 1 August 1917 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was equipped with Sopwith Dolphin fighter aircraft in December that year, moving to France in February 1918. It specialised in low-level ground-attack operations, mainly in support of the... |
79 Sqn |
| T | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn |
| T | No. 204 Squadron RAF No. 204 Squadron RAF No 204 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron formed in 1918 near Dunkerque, France, from No 4 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service, which had already been formed in 1915 and reformed once in 1916. The squadron served during World War I in the roles of bomber, scout and fighter unit... |
204 Sqn |
| T | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn |
| T | No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence.-First formation:... |
249 Sqn |
| T | No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF No. 256 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Defiant Mk IIs out of RAF Squires Gate in the night defence of Liverpool.... |
256 Sqn |
| T | No. 1 Coastal Patrol Flight | 1 CP Flt |
| T | No. 1417 Flight RAF No. 1417 Flight RAF No.1417 Flight RAF was formed on 1 March 1941 from No. 417 Flight RAF as a General Reconnaissance unit at RAF St. Athan, but dis-banded shortly afterwards on 18 March 1941... |
1417 Flt |
| T | No. 3 Flying Training Scholl | 3 FTS |
| T | No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training Scholl | 4 (A)FTS |
| TA | No. 358 Squadron RAF No. 358 Squadron RAF No. 358 Squadron RAF was a Bomber and Special duties squadron of the Royal Air Force flying with South East Asia Command from 1944 to 1945.-History:... |
358 Sqn |
| TA | No. 235 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 235 OCU |
| TA | No. 4 Operational Training Unit | 4 OTU |
| TAL | Communication Flight Aldermaston | |
| TB | No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the US Air Force on the Boeing RC-135, which is planned to enter service with the RAF over the next seven years... |
51 Sqn |
| TB | No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 October 1916 at Edinburgh, and was equipped with B.E.2 and B.E.12 aircraft. The squadron disbanded at RAF Turnhouse on June 13, 1919.... |
77 Sqn |
| TB | No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force. On 1 July, 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.-Aircraft operated:... |
153 Sqn |
| TB | No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force was first formed on 12 October 1918 at RAF Wyton and equipped with DH 9 aircraft, but was disbanded on 9 December 1918 without becoming... |
156 Sqn |
| TBR | RAF Staff College Flight | RAF SC Flt |
| TC | No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF No. 170 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang in the fighter-reconnaissance role and later the Avro Lancaster as part of Bomber Command.-History:... |
170 Sqn |
| TCA | No. 1 Radio School | 1 RS |
| TCE | Station Flight RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield of Coastal and Training Command near Carew Pembrokeshire. It was sited 6 miles north of Tenby. It was built on the site of RNAS Pembroke from World War I, which had been decommissioned and sold off in the inter war years.Carew... |
|
| TCN | Station Flight RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain Dave Waddington... |
|
| TCO | Station Flight RAF Cosford RAF Cosford RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire, just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.-History:... |
|
| TCR | No. 1 Radio School | 1 RS |
| TCW | Station Flight RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield of Coastal and Training Command near Carew Pembrokeshire. It was sited 6 miles north of Tenby. It was built on the site of RNAS Pembroke from World War I, which had been decommissioned and sold off in the inter war years.Carew... |
|
| TD | No. 132 Squadron RAF No. 132 Squadron RAF No. 132 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
132 Sqn |
| TD | No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF No. 320 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II formed from the personnel of the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service.-Formation:... |
320 Sqn |
| TD | No. 453 Squadron RAF | 453 Sqn |
| TD | No. 82 Operational Training Unit | 82 OTU |
| TDE | Empire Radio School | ERS |
| TE | No. 53 Squadron RAF No. 53 Squadron RAF -History:No. 53 squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Catterick on 15 May 1916. Originally intended to be a training squadron, it was sent to France to operate reconnaissance in December that year. The squadron was equipped with BE2Es—swapped for the RE8 in April 1917... |
53 Sqn |
| TE | No. 1401 Flight RAF | 1401 Flt |
| TE | Station Flight RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Carew Cheriton was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield of Coastal and Training Command near Carew Pembrokeshire. It was sited 6 miles north of Tenby. It was built on the site of RNAS Pembroke from World War I, which had been decommissioned and sold off in the inter war years.Carew... |
|
| TF | No. 620 Squadron RAF No. 620 Squadron RAF No 620 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. During its existence it served as bomber, airborne forces and transport squadron.-History:... |
620 Sqn |
| TF | No. 29 Operational Training Unit | 29 OTU |
| TFA | School of Photography | S of P |
| TH | No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron RAF No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was until March 2010, the OCU for the BAE Harrier GR9, and T12, operating from RAF Wittering... |
20 Sqn |
| TH | No. 418 Squadron RAF | 418 Sqn |
| THA | Station Flight RAF Halton RAF Halton RAF Halton is one of the largest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Halton.-History:... |
|
| THE | Parachute Test Unit | PTU |
| THI | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | A& AEE |
| THL | No. 24 Group Communication Flight | 24 Gp Comm Flt |
| THO | Station Flight RAF Hornchurch RAF Hornchurch RAF Hornchurch was an airfield in the south of Hornchurch in what is now the London Borough of Havering. Known as Sutton's Farm during the First World War, it occupied of the farm of the same name and was situated east north-east of Charing Cross... |
|
| TIH | No. 1 RAF Film Unit | 1 RAF FU |
| TJ | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn |
| TJ | No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a coastal fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
272 Sqn |
| TJ | No. 52 Operational Training Unit | 52 OTU |
| TK | No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War I and reformed as an RAF Coastal Command fighter and anti-submarine unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
143 Sqn |
| TK | No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF No. 149 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron between 1918 and 1956. Formed 1918 in the Royal Flying Corps as a night-bomber unit, it remained in that role for the rest of its existence which spanned three periods between 1918 and 1956.-World War I:... |
149 Sqn |
| TL | No. 35 Squadron RAF | 35 Sqn |
| TL | No. 253 Squadron RAF No. 253 Squadron RAF RAF 253 Squadron was based at RAF Waterbeach in the two years 1955 to 1957. It flew Vampire and Venom fighter aircraft.253 squadron Nighthawks.Squadron commander wing commander FinlaysonOne Vampire T Mk 11... |
253 Sqn |
| TLO | Station Flight RAF Locking Raf locking RAF Locking was a Royal Air Force base at Locking just outside Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.Slightly north of the base is the site of Locking Castle a motte and bailey castle on Carberry Hill... |
|
| TM | No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:... |
111 Sqn |
| TM | No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron RAF No. 504 Squadron was one of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force. It was integrated into the AAF proper in 1936. Based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, 504 Squadron used a variety of light bombers before being re-tasked to fighters with the Hawker Hurricane in 1939. It subsequently... |
504 Sqn |
| TMA | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| TMD | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| TME | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| TML | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| TN | No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... |
33 Sqn |
| TN | No. 30 Operational Training Unit | 30 OTU |
| TO | No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF was a unit that during the greatest part of its existence flew over water, doing so in World War I, World War II and beyond, performing anti-submarine, reconnaissance and air-sea rescue tasks.-Formation and World War I:... |
228 Sqn |
| TO | No. 61 Operational Training Unit | 61 OTU |
| TO | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| TO | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| TO | No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was formed in No. 12 Group at RAF Leeming from Nos. 13 and 54 OTUs in 1947. The tasking of the OCU was the training of night fighter crews and its aircraft were the De Havilland Mosquito, Gloster Meteor and... |
228 OCU |
| TOC | Officers Advanced Training School | OATS |
| TP | No. 73 Squadron RAF No. 73 Squadron RAF -World War I:It was initially a unit of the Royal Flying Corps and was formed out of the Central Flying School, based at Upavon, Wiltshire. Eight days after, the new unit moved to Lilbourne, near Rugby.... |
73 Sqn |
| TP | No. 198 Squadron RAF No. 198 Squadron RAF No. 198 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War particularly in the ground attack role as the allies advanced through continental Europe.-History:... |
198 Sqn |
| TP | No. 277 Squadron RAF No. 277 Squadron RAF No. 277 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at Stapleford Tawney on 22 December 1941 equipped with the Lysander and Walrus... |
277 Sqn |
| TR | No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No.59 Squadron first became operational on 1 August 1916 at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. During the Second World War it was attached to RAF Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command... |
59 Sqn |
| TR | No. 238 Squadron RAF | 238 Sqn |
| TQ | No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron RAF No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Air Force night bomber squadron in World War I and a heavy bomber squadron in World War II. After the war it flew briefly as a transport squadron before being reformed a light bomber unit with the Second Tactical Air Force within RAF Germany. Its last existence was as a... |
102 Sqn |
| TQ | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn |
| TQ | Station Flight RAF Bramcote RAF Bramcote RAF Bramcote was a Royal Air Force station near Nuneaton in Warwickshire during World War II. It later became HMS Gamecock and then Gamecock Barracks.-RAF operations:The Station opened in 1939. The main user No... |
|
| TS | No. 137 Squadron RAF No. 137 Squadron RAF No. 137 Squadron RAF existed briefly as a day bomber unit in World War I but it never became operational. During World War II it flew as one of the two Whirlwind squadrons before converting to Hurricane Mk.IV fighter-bombers and later the Hawker Typhoon in the same role. The squadron was disbanded... |
137 Sqn |
| TS | No. 548 Squadron RAF No. 548 Squadron RAF No. 548 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1945.-History:The squadron was formed at Lawnton, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 15 December 1943 to provide air defence duties with Spitfires, as the RAAF Kittyhawks were inadequate for interception missions... |
548 Sqn |
| TS | No. 657 Squadron RAF No. 657 Squadron RAF No. 657 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force in North Africa, Italy and the Netherlands during the Second World War and afterwards in Germany.... |
657 Sqn |
| TS | No. 1900 Flight RAF | 1900 Flt |
| TS | No. 1901 Flight RAF | 1901 Flt |
| TSA | Station Flight RAF St Athan | |
| TSI | RAF (Belgian) Training School | RAF (Bel) TS |
| TSM | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| TSN | RAF (Belgian) Training School | RAF (Bel) TS |
| TSO | No. 27 Group Communication Flight | 27 Gp Comm Flt |
| TT | No. 289 Squadron RAF No. 289 Squadron RAF No. 289 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Kirknewton on 17 November 1941 and was equipped with Lysanders and Blenheims, Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the... |
289 Sqn |
| TT | No. 1658 Conversion Unit RAF | 1658 CU |
| TTE | No. 22 Group Communication Flight | 22 Gp Comm Flt |
| TU | Station Flight RAF Dyce | |
| TU | No. 1 Torpedo Unit | 1 TU |
| TV | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn |
| TV | No. 151 Squadron RAF No. 151 Squadron RAF -World War I:No. 151 squadron was founded at Hainault Farm in Essex on 12 June 1918, and was equipped with Sopwith Camel aircraft.During the five months in which 151 Squadron had taken part in hostilities overseas, the total number of hours flown by night was 1443 hrs 26 mins.Sixteen enemy aircraft... |
151 Sqn |
| TV | No. 173 Squadron RAF No. 173 Squadron RAF No. 173 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a communications unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 9 July 1942 at Heliopolis, Egypt and equipped with the Hawker Audax and it went on to operate many other types of aircraft... |
173 Sqn |
| TV | No. 1660 Conversion Unit RAF | 1660 CU |
| TW | No. 90 Squadron RAF | 90 Sqn |
| TW | No. 141 Squadron RAF No. 141 Squadron RAF No. 141 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 January 1918 at Rochford, for home defence in the London Area. The Squadron moved to RAF Biggin Hill in February and giving up its mixed collection of types in favour of Bristol F.2 Fighters during March... |
141 Sqn |
| TWM | School of Photography | S of Phot |
| TWY | Technical Training Command Communication Flight | TT Cmd Comm Flt |
| TX | No. 130 Squadron RAF | 130 Sqn |
| TX | No. 11 Operational Training Unit | 11 OTU |
| TY | No. 24 Operational Training Unit | 24 OTU |
| T2 | No. 46 Maintenance Unit | 46 MU |
| T5 | Station Flight RAF Abingdon RAF Abingdon RAF Abingdon was a Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks and is used by the Royal Logistic Corps.... |
|
| T6 | Station Flight RAF Melbourne RAF Melbourne RAF Melbourne was a Royal Air Force station during the Second World War. Located 5 miles to the South-west of Pocklington, Yorkshire, England. The nearest village is Seaton Ross.-History:... |
|
| T7 | No. 650 Squadron RAF No. 650 Squadron RAF No. 650 Squadron RAF was an anti aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 650 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Cark, Cumbria from 'D' Flight of 289 Squadron and 1614 Flight. It was equipped with Miles Martinets for target towing,... |
650 Sqn |
| U | No. 8 Flying Training School | 8 FTS |
| U | No. 8 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 8 (A)FTS |
| U | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| U | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| UA | No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF was a maritime patrol unit of the Royal Air Force that saw service in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:... |
269 Sqn |
| UB | No. 63 Squadron RAF No. 63 Squadron RAF -In World War I:No. 63 Squadron was formed on 31 August 1916 at Stirling, Scotland as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The squadron was intended to operate as a day-bomber unit over the Western Front in France, and was therefore equipped with de Havilland DH4 aircraft; however at the last... |
63 Sqn |
| UB | No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a fighter squadron during the Second World War composed of Argentine volunteers.-Background:No. 164 Squadron RAF was originally founded on 1 June 1918, but never received aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918... |
164 Sqn |
| UB | No. 304 Squadron RAF | 304 Sqn |
| UB | No. 455 Squadron RAF | 455 Sqn |
| UD | No. 141 Squadron RAF No. 141 Squadron RAF No. 141 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 January 1918 at Rochford, for home defence in the London Area. The Squadron moved to RAF Biggin Hill in February and giving up its mixed collection of types in favour of Bristol F.2 Fighters during March... |
141 Sqn |
| UD | No. 452 Squadron RAF | 452 Sqn |
| UE | No. 200 Squadron RAF No. 200 Squadron RAF No. 200 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated during the Second World War.It was formed in May 1941 from a section of No. 206 Squadron RAF, at Bircham Newton in Norfolk, operating Lockheed Hudson bombers... |
200Sqn |
| UE | No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF No. 228 Squadron RAF was a unit that during the greatest part of its existence flew over water, doing so in World War I, World War II and beyond, performing anti-submarine, reconnaissance and air-sea rescue tasks.-Formation and World War I:... |
228 Sqn |
| UF | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn |
| UF | No. 622 Squadron RAF | 622 Sqn |
| UF | No. 24 Operational Training Unit | 24 OTU |
| UG | No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron RAF No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War... |
16 Sqn |
| UG | No. 310 Squadron RAF No. 310 Squadron RAF No. 310 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War .It was first formed on 10 July 1940 at RAF Duxford, equipped with Hawker Hurricane I fighters and was the first RAF squadron to be raised crewed by foreign nationals, in this case... |
310 Sqn |
| UG | No. 1654 Conversion Unit RAF | 1654 CU |
| UH | No. 21 Operational Training Unit | 21 OTU |
| UH | No. 1682 Flight RAF | 1682 Flt |
| UJ | No. 27 Operational Training Unit | 27 OTU |
| UK | No. 637 Squadron RAF | 637 Sqn |
| UL | No. 178 Squadron RAF No. 178 Squadron RAF No. 178 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a bomber unit based in Egypt, Libya and Italy in World War II.-Formation in World War II:... |
178 Sqn |
| UL | No. 576 Squadron RAF No. 576 Squadron RAF -History:No. 576 Squadron was formed on 25 November 1943 from 'C' Flight of 103 squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire. They started operations beginning in the night of 2 to 3 December 1943, when seven Avro Lancasters were send out to bomb Berlin. Eleven months later 576 Squadron moved to... |
576 Sqn |
| UL | No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew during its existence as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance unit and was the only RAF squadron to be equipped with the unsuccessful Blackburn Botha torpedo bomber.-Formation and early years:... |
608 Sqn |
| UM | No. 152 Squadron RAF No. 152 Squadron RAF No. 152 Squadron of the Royal Air Force .-History:No 152 Squadron was formed on 1 October 1918 at Rochford as a Camel night fighter unit. 30 June 1919, the squadron disbanded.... |
152 Sqn |
| UM | No. 626 Squadron RAF No. 626 Squadron RAF No. 626 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1945.-History:The squadron was formed on 7 November 1943 at RAF Wickenby from C Flight of No. 12 Squadron. It operated in the strategic bombing role with the Avro Lancaster... |
626 Sqn |
| UN | No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
126 Sqn |
| UN | Station Flight RAF Faldingworth RAF Faldingworth RAF Faldingworth was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during and after World War II. It was located close to the village of Faldingworth in Lincolnshire... |
|
| UO | No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF -World War I:The squadron was formed from No's 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Short 184s and 320s along with Felixtowe F.3s. In February 1919 it was transferred to the Caucasus on HMS Engadine. It operated from... |
266 Sqn |
| UO | No. 19 Operational Training Unit | 19 OTU |
| UP | No. 605 Squadron RAF No. 605 Squadron RAF No 605 Squadron was formed as an Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. Initially formed as a bomber unit, it was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. It also had the distinction of being active during World War II at two fronts at a time, when the squadron was split up between... |
605 Sqn |
| UP | No. 4 Squadron RAF | 4 Sqn |
| UP | No. 222 Squadron RAF No. 222 Squadron RAF -In World War I:The Squadron was formally formed at Thasos on 1 April 1918 from A squadron of the former No. 2 Wing, RNAS when the Royal Air Force was formed. Later, 6 April 1918 former Z Squadron of No. 2 Wing, RNAS was added to the strength. Renumbered No. 62 Wing and consisting of Nos... |
222 Sqn |
| UQ | No. 211 Squadron RAF No. 211 Squadron RAF Active in the Royal Air Force from 1918 to 1919 and from 1937 to 1946, in World War II No 211 Squadron RAF operated as a medium bomber unit in the Middle East and Far East and later as a strike fighter unit in the Far East... |
211 Sqn |
| UQ | No. 512 Squadron RAF No. 512 Squadron RAF No. 512 Squadron was a Second World War Royal Air Force transport squadron.-History:No. 512 Squadron was formed on 18 June 1943 from the Dakota element of 24 Squadron at RAF Hendon. It operated on supply routes from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar and Algeria to support the campaign in North West... |
512 Sqn |
| UQ | No. 1508 Flight RAF | 1508 Flt |
| UR | No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, it uses the Bell Griffin HAR.2 helicopter. It is currently part of the RAF's Search and Rescue Force-History:... |
84 Sqn |
| UR | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| US | No. 28 Squadron RAF No. 28 Squadron RAF No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Merlin HC3/HC3A from RAF Benson.-World War I:No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed on 7 November 1915. Initially a training squadron it became a fighter squadron equipped with the Sopwith Camel.After the end of World War I No. 28... |
28 Sqn |
| US | No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II... |
56 Sqn |
| UT | No. 17 Squadron RAF | 17 Sqn |
| UT | No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron RAF No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the US Air Force on the Boeing RC-135, which is planned to enter service with the RAF over the next seven years... |
51 Sqn |
| UT | No. 461 Squadron RAF | 461 Sqn |
| UU | No. 61 Operational Training Unit | 61 OTU |
| UU | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| UV | No. 17 Squadron RAF | 17 Sqn |
| UV | No. 460 Squadron RAF | 460 Sqn |
| UW | No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit | 3 TEU |
| UW | No. 55 Operational Training Unit | 55 OTU |
| UX | No. 82 Squadron RAF No. 82 Squadron RAF No. 82 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that was first formed in 1917 and last disbanded in 1963. It served at times as a bomber unit, a reconnaissance unit and lastly as a Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile unit... |
82 Sqn |
| UX | No. 214 Squadron RAF No. 214 Squadron RAF -History:No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service , itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number in 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later... |
214Sqn |
| UX | No. 1476 Flight RAF | 1476 Flt |
| UX | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| UY | No. 314 Squadron RAF | 314 Sqn |
| UY | No. 10 Operational Training Unit | 10 OTU |
| UZ | No. 292 Squadron RAF No. 292 Squadron RAF No. 292 Squadron RAF was an air-sea rescue squadron of the Royal Air Force operating in the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War.-History:... |
292 Sqn |
| UZ | No. 306 Squadron RAF | 306 Sqn |
| U2 | Station Flight RAF Talbenny RAF Talbenny RAF Talbenny was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield in Pembrokeshire operational from 1942 to December 1946. There were 3 concrete runways encircled by a perimeter track and 36 dispersal points.... |
|
| U3 | Radio Warfare Establishment | RWE |
| U4 | No. 667 Squadron RAF No. 667 Squadron RAF No. 667 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 667 squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Gosport, Hampshire from 1662 and 1631 Flight and No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp at RAF Shoreham, Kent for... |
667 Sqn |
| U5 | No. 3 Ferry Pool | 3 FP |
| U5 | No. 51 Maintenance Unit | 51 MU |
| U6 | No. 436 Squadron RAF | 436 Sqn |
| U7 | No. 1697 Flight RAF | 1697 Flt |
| V | No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
126 Sqn |
| V | No. 1435 Flight RAF No. 1435 Flight RAF No. 1435 Flight is a Eurofighter Typhoon unit of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Mount Pleasant, providing air defence for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.During the Second World War, No... |
1435 Flt |
| V | No. 1435 Squadron RAF | 1435 Sqn |
| VA | No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron RAF No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, it uses the Bell Griffin HAR.2 helicopter. It is currently part of the RAF's Search and Rescue Force-History:... |
84 Sqn |
| VA | No. 125 Squadron RAF No. 125 Squadron RAF No. 125 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron active during and after World War II.-World War I:Like a number of Squadrons, No. 125 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice.-World War II:No... |
125 Sqn |
| VA | No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF also known as No 264 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No. 439 and No. 440, on 27 September 1918 at Souda Bay, Crete to perform anti-submarine patrols. It operated the Short 184 floatplanes on patrols in the... |
264 Sqn |
| VA | No. 282 Squadron RAF No. 282 Squadron RAF No. 282 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 282 Squadron was formed at RAF Castletown, Scotland on 1 January 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson... |
282 Sqn |
| VB | No. 221 Squadron RAF No. 221 Squadron RAF No. 221 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I and World War II. Its motto was "From sea to sea".-History:The Squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 Wing RNAS. Initially engaged in anti-submarine warfare in the Aegean, it was sent... |
221 Sqn |
| VB | No. 334 Squadron RAF No. 334 Squadron RAF No. 334 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War. After the war it became 334 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-History:... |
334 Sqn |
| VB | No. 14 Operational Training Unit | 14 OTU |
| VD | Central Gunnery School | CGS |
| VE | No. 110 Squadron RAF No. 110 Squadron RAF -Formation and World War I:No. 110 Squadron RFC was formed on 1 November 1917, at Rendcomb, Gloucestershire and was equipped with B.E.2c aircraft. The squadron moved to Kenley the following year and re-equipped with the DH.9A - the first squadron to employ this aircraft. Its original complement of... |
110 Sqn |
| VE | No. 319 Squadron RAF | 319 Sqn |
| VE | Station Flight RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | |
| VF | Station Flight RAF Lindholme RAF Lindholme RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force base near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England and was initially called RAF Hatfield Woodhouse.-Early years:... |
|
| VF | No. 99 Squadron RAF No. 99 Squadron RAF No. 99 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron in both first and second world war. At present it operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from RAF Brize Norton, the RAF's air transport hub. The squadron was the first RAF unit to receive the Avro Aldershot, Handley Page Hyderabad,... |
99 Sqn |
| VG | No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron RAF No. 210 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit established in World War I. Disbanded and reformed a number of times in the ensuing years, it operated as a fighter squadron during World War I and as a maritime patrol squadron during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War before it was... |
210 Sqn |
| VG | No. 285 Squadron RAF No. 285 Squadron RAF No. 285 Squadron RAF was a non-operational Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated a variety of aircraft to provide targets for anti-aircraft gun practice initially in the North Midlands and North Wales area.-History:... |
285 Sqn |
| VI | No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF was a tactical reconnaissance and later a night intruder squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II-History:No. 169 squadron was formed on 15 June 1942 at RAF Twinwood Farm as a tactical reconnaissance squadron from 'B' flight of 613 Squadron, and took over their North... |
169 Sqn |
| VJ | No. 503 Squadron RAF No. 503 Squadron RAF No. 503 Squadron RAF was an auxiliary squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated as a bomber squadron in the 1920s and 30s, but was disbanded before the outbreak of the Second World War.-History:... |
503 Sqn |
| VK | No. 238 Squadron RAF | 238 Sqn |
| VK | No. 307 Squadron RAF | 307 Sqn |
| VK | No. 85 Group Communication Flight | 85 Gp Comm Flt |
| VL | No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that formed just after the end of World War I. It was one of only three to be equipped with the Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber.... |
167 Sqn |
| VL | No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Fighter Squadron during the Second World War-History:No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed from the Dutch personnel of No. 167 Squadron RAF on 12 June 1943 at RAF Woodvale. The squadron retained the code-letter combination VL which had... |
322 Sqn |
| VM | No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 231 Squadron RAF No. 231 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1946, active in both World War I and World War II in various roles.-In World War I:No. 231 Squadron was formed form Nos... |
231 Sqn |
| VM | No. 244 Squadron RAF No. 244 Squadron RAF No. 244 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a bomber unit in the Middle East in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
244 Sqn |
| VM | No. 1561 Flight RAF | 1561 Flt |
| VN | No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during the First World War as a home defence fighter squadron, and operated as a bomber squadron during the Second World War and the Cold War. It disbanded for the last time in 1984.... |
50 Sqn |
| VN | No. 333 Squadron RAF No. 333 Squadron RAF No. 333 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron of the Second World War. After the war it became 333 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Formation:... |
333 Sqn |
| VO | No. 98 Squadron RAF | 98 Sqn |
| VP | No. 259 Squadron RAF No. 259 Squadron RAF No. 259 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in Africa as a reconnaissance and anti-submarine unit in World War II.-World War I:No... |
259 Sqn |
| VP | Station Flight RAF Exeter | |
| VQ | No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet. Its history goes even... |
201 Sqn |
| VQ | No. 18 Operational Training Unit | 18 OTU |
| VR | No. 22 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Sea King HAR.3 and HAR.3A at three stations in the southern United Kingdom. The squadron was originally formed in 1915 as an aerial reconnaissance unit of the Royal Flying Corps serving on the Western Front during First World War... |
22 Sqn |
| VR | No. 419 Squadron RAF | 419 Sqn |
| VS | No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took... |
31 Sqn |
| VS | Metropolitan Communication Squadron | MC Sqn |
| VT | No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron RAF No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.-History:... |
30 Sqn |
| VT | No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Lockheed Tristar K1, KC1 and C2 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.- History :216 Squadron was formed at RAF Manston by re-numbering No. 16 Squadron RNAS when the RAF was established in 1918, hence it is always spoken of as 'two-sixteen Squadron'... |
216 Sqn |
| VT | No. 1556 Flight RAF | 1556 Flt |
| VU | No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Cramlington on February 1, 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-First World War:No... |
36 Sqn |
| VU | No. 246 Squadron RAF No. 246 Squadron RAF -In the World War I:The squadron was formed at the former Royal Naval Air Station Seaton Carew, England on 18 August 1918 to provide coastal patrols. It was the only RAF squadron to operate the Blackburn Kangaroo... |
246 Sqn |
| VV | No. 288 Squadron RAF No. 288 Squadron RAF No. 288 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft co-operation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Digby on 17 November 1941 and was equipped with Lysanders, Blenheims and Hurricanes to provide practice for the anti-aircraft... |
288 Sqn |
| VV | Station Flight RAF Sumburgh RAF Sumburgh RAF Sumburgh was located on the southern tip of the mainland island of the Shetland Islands, and was home to half of No. 404 Squadron RCAF, .... |
|
| VW | Station Flight RAF Chedburgh | |
| VW | No. 157 Squadron RAF No. 157 Squadron RAF No. 157 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a night fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No. 157 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 14 July 1918 at RAF Upper Heyford and was eventually equipped with Salamander aircraft for ground support duties,... |
157 Sqn |
| VX | No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also... |
206 Sqn |
| VY | No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It most recently served as No. 85 Squadron based at RAF Church Fenton.-In World War I:... |
85 Sqn |
| VY | No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF No. 249 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence.-First formation:... |
249 Sqn |
| VZ | No. 412 Squadron RAF | 412 Sqn |
| VZ | No. 636 Squadron RAF | 636 Sqn |
| V4 | No. 6 Maintenance Unit | 6 MU |
| V6 | No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron RAF No. 615 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957.-Formation and early years:... |
615 Sqn |
| V6 | Radio Warfare Establishment | RWE |
| V7 | Central Signals Establishment | CSE |
| V8 | No. 570 Squadron RAF No. 570 Squadron RAF No. 570 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit active within No. 38 Group RAF as an airborne, bomber support and special operations squadron during World War II.-History:... |
570 Sqn |
| V9 | No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron was a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron that saw service in World War II.-Formation and early years:No. 502 squadron was originally formed on 15 May 1925 as No. 502 Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve... |
502 Sqn |
| W | No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After the war it remained a fighter unit till 1957. In its last incarnation the squadron was in turn Operational Training Unit , Tactical Weapon Unit and... |
Sqn |
| W | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| W | No. 3 Air Navigation School | 3 ANS |
| W | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| W | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| W | No. 5 Flying Training School | 5 FTS |
| W | No. 8 Flying Training School | 8 FTS |
| W | No. 8 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 8 (A)FTS |
| WA | No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 264 Squadron RAF also known as No 264 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed from two former Royal Naval Air Service flights, No. 439 and No. 440, on 27 September 1918 at Souda Bay, Crete to perform anti-submarine patrols. It operated the Short 184 floatplanes on patrols in the... |
264 Sqn |
| WB | No. 181 Squadron RAF No. 181 Squadron RAF No. 181 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 25 August 1942 at RAF Duxford and was supplied with Hurricanes and Typhoons. It then operated the Typhoons from several locations in the United... |
181 Sqn |
| WB | Bomber Command Instructors School | BCIS |
| WB | Bomber Command Instrument Rating and Examining Flight | BCIR&E Flt |
| WC | No. 309 Squadron RAF | 309 Sqn |
| WD | No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also... |
206 Sqn |
| WD | Station Flight RAF Leeming RAF Leeming RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes.... |
|
| WE | No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No.59 Squadron first became operational on 1 August 1916 at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. During the Second World War it was attached to RAF Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command... |
59Sqn |
| WE | No. 23 Operational Training Unit | 23 OTU |
| WF | No. 238 Squadron RAF | 238 Sqn |
| WF | No. 525 Squadron RAF No. 525 Squadron RAF No. 525 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 September 1943 at RAF Weston Zoyland to operate the Vickers Warwick in the transport role... |
525 Sqn |
| WG | No. 128 Squadron RAF No. 128 Squadron RAF No. 128 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
128 Sqn |
| WG | No. 26 Operational Training Unit | 26 OTU |
| WH | No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RAF No. 330 Squadron RNoAF is a helicopter squadron in the Royal Norwegian Air Force which at all times has a helicopter stationed on each of five Norwegian air stations. The squadron's current missions are search and rescue , air ambulance, disaster relief as well as special operations support.The... |
330 Sqn |
| WH | Armament Practice Station Acklington | APS Acklington |
| WI | No. 69 Squadron RAF No. 69 Squadron RAF The name No. 69 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Point Cook, Victoria, Australia on 19 September 1916. To avoid confusion with No. 3 Squadron, RAF, it was known to the British military as "No... |
69 Sqn |
| WJ | No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF No. 167 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that formed just after the end of World War I. It was one of only three to be equipped with the Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber.... |
167 Sqn |
| WJ | No. 17 Operational Training Unit | 17 OTU |
| WK | No. 81 Squadron RAF No. 81 Squadron RAF No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war, but was disbanded in 1970.-First World War:No... |
81 Sqn |
| WK | No. 135 Squadron RAF No. 135 Squadron RAF No. 135 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
135 Sqn |
| WK | No. 1310 Flight RAF No. 1310 Flight RAF No. 1310 Flight was first formed at RAF Llandow on 10 April 1944, equipped with Avro Anson I transport aircraft. The flight was disbanded on 21 July 1944 at RAF Bognor, absorbed by 83 Group Support Wing.... |
1310 Flt |
| WK | No. 1316 Flight RAF | 1316 Flt |
| WL | No. 434 Squadron RAF | 434 Sqn |
| WL | No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during World War II in the General Reconnaissance role. After the war the squadron was reformed and flew in the Day Fighter role until disbanded in 1957. At present the squadron has a non-flying role as a... |
612 Sqn |
| WL | Station Flight RAF Leeming RAF Leeming RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes.... |
|
| WM | No. 68 Squadron RAF No. 68 Squadron RAF The name No. 68 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Heliopolis, Egypt in 1916. For a while it was known to the British military as "No. 68 Squadron RFC" - according to some accounts in order to avoid... |
68 Sqn |
| WM | No. 122 Squadron RAF No. 122 Squadron RAF No. 122 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the first and second world wars.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 January 1918 at Sedgeford as a day bomber unit with the Airco DH.4, the intention was to train the squadron for operations on the de Havilland DH.9 but the squadron... |
122 Sqn |
| WN | No. 527 Squadron RAF No. 527 Squadron RAF No. 527 Squadron RAF was a radar calibration unit of the Royal Air Force between 1943 and 1958.-Formation:No. 527 Squadron was formed from various calibration flights at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire on 15 June 1943 for radar calibration duties with Bristol Blenheims and Hawker Hurricanes... |
527 Sqn |
| WO | No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF No. 138 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force that served in a variety of roles during its career, last disbanded in 1962. It was the first 'V-bomber' squadron of the RAF, flying the Vickers Valiant between 1955 and 1962.... |
138Sqn |
| WP | No. 90 Squadron RAF | 90 Sqn |
| WQ | No. 209 Squadron RAF No. 209 Squadron RAF No. 209 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force was originally formed from a nucleus of "Naval Eight" on 1 February 1917 at Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France, as No. 9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service and saw active service in both World Wars, the Korean War and in Malaya... |
209 Sqn |
| WQ | No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF No. 604 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notable for its pioneering role the development of radar-controlled night-fighter operations. The squadron was established in March 1930 at RAF Hendon as a day-bombing squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. In July 1934, the squadron... |
604 Sqn |
| WQ | No. 12 Group Communication Flight | 12 Gp Comm Flt |
| WR | No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 248 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, active immediately after World War I, and again during World War II.-Post-World War I:... |
248 Sqn |
| WR | Station Flight RAF Moreton-in-the-Marsh | |
| WS | No. 9 Squadron RAF | 9 Sqn |
| WS | No. 275 Squadron RAF No. 275 Squadron RAF No. 275 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron that served between 1941 and 1959.-History:No. 275 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Valley on 15 October 1941 for air-sea rescue duties in the Irish sea, the first aircraft being Lysanders Mk.IIIa's... |
275Sqn |
| WT | No. 35 Squadron RAF | 35 Sqn |
| WT | Station Flight RAF Stornoway RAF Stornoway RAF Stornoway was a Royal Air Force station near the burgh of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles of Scotland.- Beginnings :... |
|
| WU | No. 225 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, and was equipped with Sopwith Camels. The squadron disbanded on 18 December 1918.... |
225Sqn |
| WU | No. 317 Squadron RAF | 317 Sqn |
| WV | No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron RAF No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham. No. 18 Squadron was the first and is currently the largest RAF operator of the Chinook.-First World War:... |
18 Sqn |
| WW | No. 332 Squadron RAF No. 332 Squadron RAF -Notable pilots:*Sgt Per Bergsland *Sgt Carl Sejersted Bødtker *Sgt Jan Staubo*Cpt Finn Thorsager*Lt Soren Kjell Liby*Lt Marius Eriksen*Gunnar Piltingsrud*Fnr Ola Gert Aanjesen*Maj Reidar Emil From-Bibliography:... |
332 Sqn |
| WX | No. 302 Squadron RAF | 302 Sqn |
| WX | No. 627 Squadron RAF No. 627 Squadron RAF No. 627 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Mosquito aircraft pathfinder bomber squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 12 November 1943 at RAF Oakington from part of 139 Squadron. It was equipped with the de Havilland Mosquito twin-engined fighter-bomber... |
627 Sqn |
| WY | No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF No. 541 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a photographic reconnaissance squadron in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Benson on 19 October 1942 and was equipped with Spitfires to fly missions over Europe... |
541 Sqn |
| WY | No. 261 Squadron RAF No. 261 Squadron RAF No. 261 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force notably involved in the defence of Malta from August 1940 till May 1941 and the campaign in Burma.-Formation and World War I:... |
261 Sqn |
| WY | No. 28 Operational Training Unit | 28 OTU |
| WZ | No. 19 Squadron RAF | 19 Sqn |
| WZ | Station Flight RAF Graveley RAF Graveley - 35 Sqn RAF :The first Squadron to move to Graveley was 35 Sqn RAF in August 1942 using the Handley Page Halifax it became a pathfinder unit, forming part of No. 8 Group... |
|
| W2 | No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
80 Sqn |
| W3 | Station Flight RAF Hemswell RAF Hemswell RAF Hemswell was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command for 20 years between 1937 and 1957 and saw most of its operational life during World War II. Later used by RAF Fighter Command as a nuclear ballistic missile base during the Cold War it closed to military use in 1967... |
|
| W4 | Glider Pick-up Training Flight | GPTF |
| W5 | Station Flight RAF Castle Camps RAF Castle Camps -World War II:RAF Castle Camps was listed as being in Cambridgeshire as it is close to its namesake Cambridgeshire village. It is very near the Suffolk border and the airfield straddled the Essex and Cambridgeshire county border. Construction of the station was started in September 1939... |
|
| W6 | No. 18 Maintenance Unit | 18 MU |
| X | No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:... |
229 Sqn |
| X | No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No... |
603 Sqn |
| X | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| X | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| X | No. 3 Air Navigation School | 3 ANS |
| X | Central Flying School Central Flying School The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:... |
CFS |
| X | No. 2 Flying Training School | 2 FTS |
| X | No. 4 Flying Training School | 4 FTS |
| X | No. 5 Flying Training School | 5 FTS |
| X | No. 6 Flying Training School | 6 FTS |
| X | No. 8 Flying Training School | 8 FTS |
| X | No. 8 (Advanced) Flying Training School | 8 (A)FTS |
| XA | No. 489 Squadron RAF | 489 Sqn |
| XA | No. 640 Squadron RAF No. 640 Squadron RAF No. 640 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 640 Squadron was first formed at RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire on 7 January 1944, from 'C' Flight of No. 158 Squadron RAF. It was equipped with Halifax Mk.III bombers, and... |
640 Sqn |
| XA | Essex Sector Communication Flight | ES Comm Flt |
| XB | No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF No. 224 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918, at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, equipped with the De Havilland DH.4. In June 1918 it re-equipped with the De Havilland DH.9. The squadron moved to Taranto in December 1918, disbanding their in May 1919.On 1 February 1937, the squadron... |
224 Sqn |
| XB | No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. During World War II the squadron performed as an army co-operation squadron and later as a night intruder unit. After the war the squadron was disbanded.... |
239 Sqn |
| XB | No. 2 Tactical Exercise Unit | 2 TEU |
| XC | No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron RAF No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.The squadron motto is N Wagter in die Lug , and the squadrons badge is a springbok's head couped.-1915 to 1918:... |
26 Sqn |
| XD | No. 139 Squadron RAF No. 139 Squadron RAF No. 139 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was fighter unit in World War I and a bomber unit from World War II until the 1960s.-Formation and World War I:... |
139 Sqn |
| XD | No. 188 Squadron RAF No. 188 Squadron RAF No. 188 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force Squadron that was a night training unit towards the end of World War I.-Formation in World War I:... |
188 Sqn |
| XD | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| XE | No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... |
6 Sqn |
| XE | Central Bomber Establishment | CBE |
| XF | No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF No. 168 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings.-History:... |
168 Sqn |
| XF | No. 19 Operational Training Unit | 19 OTU |
| XG | No. 16 Operational Training Unit | 16 OTU |
| XH | No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF No. 218 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No 218 Squadron after the Governor of the Gold Coast and people of the Gold Coast officially adopted the squadron.-World War I:... |
218 Sqn |
| XH | No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No... |
296 Sqn |
| XJ | No. 293 Squadron RAF No. 293 Squadron RAF No. 293 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron. During the second world war the unit operated search and rescue missions for Allied aircraft operating over Italy.-History:... |
293 Sqn |
| XJ | No. 13 Operational Training Unit | 13 OTU |
| XK | No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.- World War I :... |
46 Sqn |
| XK | No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF No. 272 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a coastal fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
272 Sqn |
| XL | No. 346 Squadron RAF No. 346 Squadron RAF The No. 346 Squadron RAF was a Free French bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 15 May 1944 from GB H/23 ‘Guyenne’ airmen who had been based in the Middle East... |
346 Sqn |
| XL | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| XL | No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was first formed in 1946 at RAF Molesworth under No. 11 Group of Fighter Command by redesignation of No. 1335 Conversion Unit with the mission of training fighter pilots. The unit operated with a variety of... |
226 OCU |
| XL | No. 1335 Conversion Unit RAF | 1335 CU |
| XM | No. 182 Squadron RAF No. 182 Squadron RAF No. 182 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 25 August 1942 at RAF Martlesham Heath and was supplied with Hurricanes and Typhoons. It then operated the Typhoons from several locations in the... |
182 Sqn |
| XM | No. 1902 Flight RAF | 1902 Flt |
| XM | No. 1903 Flight RAF | 1903 Flt |
| XM | No. 1904 Flight RAF | 1904 Flt |
| XM | No. 1905 Flight RAF | 1905 Flt |
| XM | No. 1908 Flight RAF | 1908 Flt |
| XM | No. 1909 Flight RAF | 1909 Flt |
| XM | No. 652 Squadron RAF No. 652 Squadron RAF No. 652 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and afterwards in Germany.Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664, 665 and... |
652 Sqn |
| XN | No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was active in both World War I and World War II in a variety of roles, having seen action as an anti-submarine patrol, fighter and transport squadron.-In World War I:... |
232 Sqn |
| XN | No. 22 Operational Training Unit | 22 OTU |
| XO | No. 57 Operational Training Unit | 57 OTU |
| XO | No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron RAF No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous... |
112 Sqn |
| XP | No. 174 Squadron RAF No. 174 Squadron RAF No. 174 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 2 March 1942 at RAF Manston and equipped with Hurricanes and then rocket armed Typhoons in April 1943. It was involved in attacks on shipping and... |
174 Sqn |
| XP | No. 318 Squadron RAF | 318 Sqn |
| XQ | No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was last disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars.- 1916 to 1919 :... |
64 Sqn |
| XQ | No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF No. 86 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Attached to Coastal Command the unit flew reconnaissance and air-sea rescue missions, anti-shipping strikes, and anti-submarine patrols.-Formation:No... |
86 Sqn |
| XR | No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, the number has been used three times, once by the Royal Flying Corps for an Australian Flying Corps squadron, in the second world war as an Eagle Squadron and post-war as a fighter-bomber unit based in Royal Air Force Germany.-First World... |
71 Sqn |
| XR | No. 2 Group Communication Flight | 2 Gp comm Flt |
| XS | No. 106 Squadron RAF No. 106 Squadron RAF No. 106 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1919. It was also operative during World War II and in the post war period until 1963.- Establishment and early service :... |
106 Sqn |
| XT | No. 335 Squadron RAF | 335 Sqn |
| XT | No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No... |
603 Sqn |
| XT | No. 1657 Conversion Unit RAF | 1657 CU |
| XU | No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron RAF No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.-Formation and early years:No. 7 Squadron was formed at Farnborough Airfield on 1 May 1914 as the last squadron of the RFC to be formed before the First World War, but has been disbanded and reformed... |
7 Sqn |
| XU | No. 49 Squadron RAF | 49 Sqn |
| XV | No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No... |
2 Sqn |
| XV | No. 309 Squadron RAF | 309 Sqn |
| XW | No. 18 Operational Training Unit | 18 OTU |
| XX | No. 631 Squadron RAF No. 631 Squadron RAF No. 631 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Towyn on 1 December 1943, from 1605 Flight and 1628 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties, and operated a variety of aircraft in this role. On 10... |
631 Sqn |
| XY | No. 90 Squadron RAF | 90 Sqn |
| XY | No. 136 Squadron RAF No. 136 Squadron RAF No. 136 Squadron RAF was a short-lived RAF unit that saw no action in World War I, but upon reformation became the highest scoring unit in South East Asia Command during World War II. Shortly after the war the squadron was disbanded.-Formation in World War I:... |
136 Sqn |
| XY | No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron RAF No. 186 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 at East Retford, providing night pilot training for home defence and on the Western front. On 31 December 1918 it was reformed as an operational shipboard unit aboard... |
186 Sqn |
| XY | No. 203 Advanced Flying School | 203 AFS |
| XZ | No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the MQ-9 Reaper since 2007, operating from Creech AFB, Nevada, USA.-World War I:39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in April 1916 with B.E.2s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on... |
39 Sqn |
| XZ | No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force. On 1 July, 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.-Aircraft operated:... |
153 Sqn |
| X2 | Station Flight RAF Stoney Cross RAF Stoney Cross RAF Station Stoney Cross is a former World War II airfield in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately northwest of Lyndhurst and west of Southampton.... |
|
| X3 | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| X6 | No. 290 Squadron RAF No. 290 Squadron RAF No. 290 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at Newtownards on 1 December 1941 and was equipped with Hurricanes, Oxfords and Martinets to provide practice for the anti-aircraft... |
290 Sqn |
| X8 | No. 6 Group Communication Flight | 6 Gp Comm Flt |
| X9 | No. 299 Squadron RAF No. 299 Squadron RAF -History:No. 299 Squadron was formed on 4 November 1943 form 'C' flight of 297 Squadron at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire as a special operations squadron. It became operational in April 1944 dropping SOE agents. During the Normandy landing the squadron first delivered paratroopers, and then returned... |
299 Sqn |
| Y | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| Y | No. 206 Advanced Flying School | 206 AFS |
| Y | No. 1 Flying Training School | 1 FTS |
| Y | No. 22 Flying Training School | 22 FTS |
| Y | No. 22 Service Flying Training School | 22 SFTS |
| YA | No. 68 Squadron RAF No. 68 Squadron RAF The name No. 68 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Heliopolis, Egypt in 1916. For a while it was known to the British military as "No. 68 Squadron RFC" - according to some accounts in order to avoid... |
68 Sqn |
| YA | Station Flight RAF Netheravon | |
| YB | Station Flight RAF Bentwaters RAF Bentwaters RAF Bentwaters, now known as Bentwaters Parks, is a former Royal Air Force station about 80 miles NE of London, 10 miles ENE of Ipswich, near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England... |
|
| YB | No. 17 Squadron RAF | 17 Sqn |
| YB | No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the Operational Conversion Unit for the RAF's newest fighter.-Service in World War I:This unit was... |
29 Sqn |
| YD | No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron. It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.-In World War I:No... |
242 Sqn |
| YD | No. 255 Squadron RAF No. 255 Squadron RAF No. 255 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a night-fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
255 Sqn |
| YE | No. 250 Squadron RAF No. 250 Squadron RAF No. 250 squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.It operated Kittyhawk IIIs out of southern Italy in 1943-44.... |
250 Sqn |
| YE | No. 289 Squadron RAF No. 289 Squadron RAF No. 289 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-aircraft cooperation unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed at RAF Kirknewton on 17 November 1941 and was equipped with Lysanders and Blenheims, Hurricanes and Hudsons to provide practice for the... |
289 Sqn |
| YF | No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 280 Squadron was formed at RAF Thorney Island, England on the 10 December 1941 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Avro Anson and was responsible for air-sea rescue... |
280 Sqn |
| YF | No. 505 Squadron RAF | 505 Sqn |
| YF | Station Flight RAF Scampton RAF Scampton Royal Air Force Station Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old First World War landing field.-First World War:... |
|
| YG | No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force was first formed on 12 October 1918 at RAF Wyton and equipped with DH 9 aircraft, but was disbanded on 9 December 1918 without becoming... |
156 Sqn |
| YG | No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron RAF No. 502 Squadron was a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron that saw service in World War II.-Formation and early years:No. 502 squadron was originally formed on 15 May 1925 as No. 502 Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve... |
502 Sqn |
| YG | No. 646 Squadron RAF | 646 Sqn |
| YH | No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1979.The squadron is famous for Operation Jericho: on 18 February 1944, the crews of de Havilland Mosquitoes breached the walls of a Gestapo prison at Amiens, France, allowing members of the French... |
21 Sqn |
| YH | No. 11 Squadron RAF | 11 Sqn |
| YI | No. 423 Squadron RAF | 423 Sqn |
| YJ | No. 152 Squadron RAF No. 152 Squadron RAF No. 152 Squadron of the Royal Air Force .-History:No 152 Squadron was formed on 1 October 1918 at Rochford as a Camel night fighter unit. 30 June 1919, the squadron disbanded.... |
152 Sqn |
| YJ | Station Flight RAF Metheringham RAF Metheringham RAF Metheringham was a Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Metheringham and Martin and south east of the county town Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.... |
|
| YK | No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... |
80 Sqn |
| YK | No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but... |
274 Sqn |
| YK | No. 340 Squadron RAF No. 340 Squadron RAF 340 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Turnhouse in Scotland on 7 November 1941 as part of Le Groupe de Chasse IV/2 "Ile de France"... |
340 Sqn |
| YL | No. 27 Operational Training Unit | 27 OTU |
| YM | No. 350 Squadron RAF | 350 Sqn |
| YM | No. 1528 Flight RAF | 1528 Flt |
| YM | No. 1529 Flight RAF | 1529 Flt |
| YN | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn |
| YO | No. 8 Squadron RAF | 8 Sqn |
| YO | No. 401 Squadron RAF No. 401 Squadron RAF No. 401 "City of Westmount" Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force fighter squadron that flew alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II and is notable for having fought in the Battle of Britain. Postwar, the squadron operated in Canada as an auxiliary squadron, reserve squadron and... |
401 Sqn |
| YO | Station Flight RAF Down Ampney RAF Down Ampney RAF Down Ampney was a Royal Air Force station near Cricklade, Gloucestershire during World War II from February 1944 to February 1947.Down Ampney was part of a group of 3 airfields with RAF Broadwell and RAF Blakehill Farm dedicated to air transportation.... |
|
| YP | No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Until October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.-First World War:... |
23 Sqn |
| YP | No. 165 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that was formed during World War I & served during World War II. The squadron has been formed twice.... |
165 Sqn |
| YQ | No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF No. 217 Squadron RAF was originally formed on 1 April 1918, from the No. 17 Naval Squadron at Bergues, near Dunkerque. It conducted daylight raids using Airco DH.4s on enemy bases and airfields in Belgium. The squadron was disbanded on 18 October 1919, after the end of World War I.No... |
217 Sqn |
| YQ | No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1938 and 1957.-Formation:... |
616 Sqn |
| YR | No. 133 Squadron RAF No. 133 Squadron RAF 133 Squadron RAF was one of the famous Eagle squadrons formed from American volunteers serving with the RAF during World War II.-History:133 Squadron was first formed in 1918 at RAF Ternhill. It was a training unit for the Handley Page O/400, flying the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, that was... |
133 Sqn |
| YR | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| YS | No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 October 1916 at Edinburgh, and was equipped with B.E.2 and B.E.12 aircraft. The squadron disbanded at RAF Turnhouse on June 13, 1919.... |
77 Sqn |
| YS | No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was operational for two periods; a few brief months between 27 September 1918 and 9 December 1918 operating flying boats to protect shipping from German U-boats, and between 28 March 1940 and 1 December 1946 No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was... |
271 Sqn |
| YT | No. 65 Squadron RAF No. 65 Squadron RAF No. 65 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.-World War I:The squadron was first formed at Wyton on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps with a core provided from the training ground at Norwich. By the end of World War I, it had claimed over 200 victories... |
65 Sqn |
| YT | No. 648 Squadron RAF | 648 Sqn |
| YU | Station Flight RAF Lossiemouth RAF Lossiemouth RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s. From 2013 the Northern QRA force of Typhoon F2 will relocate to Lossiemouth following the closure of... |
|
| YV | No. 287 Squadron RAF No. 287 Squadron RAF No. 287 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1946.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Croydon on 19 November 1941 from No. 11 Group RAFs Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight. The squadron flew various aircraft, including Westland Lysanders and... |
287 Sqn |
| YV | No. 48 Group Communication Flight | 48 Gp Comm Flt |
| YW | No. 515 Squadron RAF No. 515 Squadron RAF No. 515 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the Second World War. It stood at the brink of Electronic countermeasures warfare, jamming enemy radar installations from October 1942. This was first done as only such squadron in the RAF, but later in the war together with... |
515 Sqn |
| YW | No. 1660 Conversion Unit RAF | 1660 CU |
| YW | No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit was first created on 15 Mar 1947 at RAF Lindholme, by re-designation of No.1653 Heavy Conversion Unit, to convert crews onto the Avro Lancaster, Avro Lincoln and de Havilland Mosquito bombers. This unit was disbanded on 15 October 1952 to become the Reserve... |
230 OCU |
| YX | No. 54 Operational Training Unit | 54 OTU |
| YX | No. 614 Squadron RAF No. 614 Squadron RAF 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron... |
614 Sqn |
| YY | No. 1332 Conversion Unit RAF | 1332 CU |
| YY | No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 241 OCU |
| YY | No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron RAF No. 78 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Merlin HC3/3A transport helicopter from RAF Benson.Until December 2007 it was the operator of two Westland Sea King HAR3s from RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands.-History:No... |
78 Sqn |
| YZ | No. 146 Squadron RAF No. 146 Squadron RAF No. 146 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in India in World War II.-Formation and World War II:Plans for formation of the squadron in World War I never came to fruition. It was formed in on 15 October 1941 at Risalpur, India, then moved to Assam where it was... |
146 Sqn |
| YZ | No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role... |
617 Sqn |
| YZ | No. 1651 Conversion Unit RAF | 1651 CU |
| Y2 | No. 442 Squadron RAF | 442 Sqn |
| Y3 | No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron RAF No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and... |
202 Sqn |
| Y3 | No. 518 Squadron RAF No. 518 Squadron RAF No. 518 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 518 Squadron formed on 6 July 1943 from at RAF Stornoway, Scotland and was equipped with the Handley Page Halifax... |
518 Sqn |
| Y5 | Station Flight RAF Dallachy RAF Dallachy The former Royal Air Force Station Dallachy, commonly known as RAF Dallachy, was a British Royal Air Force airbase situated east of Elgin, in Moray, Scotland. During World War II it was a fighter station, used by 18 Group Coastal Ops.... |
|
| Z | No. 205 Advanced Flying School | 205 AFS |
| Z | No. 3 Air Navigation School | 3 ANS |
| Z | No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | 229 OCU |
| Z | No. 5 Flying Training School | 5 FTS |
| ZA | No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served in a variety of roles over its 90 year history... |
10 Sqn |
| ZA | No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took... |
31 Sqn |
| ZA | Metropolitan Communication Flight | Metro Comm Flt |
| ZB | No. 1658 Conversion Unit RAF | 1658 CU |
| ZD | No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... |
6 Sqn |
| ZD | No. 116 Squadron RAF No. 116 Squadron RAF No. 116 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, was formed on 1 December 1917 at Andover and was intended to become a night bomber unit but the end of the war resulted in the Squadron's disbandment on 20 November 1918.... |
116 Sqn |
| ZD | No. 222 Squadron RAF No. 222 Squadron RAF -In World War I:The Squadron was formally formed at Thasos on 1 April 1918 from A squadron of the former No. 2 Wing, RNAS when the Royal Air Force was formed. Later, 6 April 1918 former Z Squadron of No. 2 Wing, RNAS was added to the strength. Renumbered No. 62 Wing and consisting of Nos... |
222 Sqn |
| ZE | No. 52 Squadron RAF No. 52 Squadron RAF No. 52 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 52 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed as a Corps Reconnaissance squadron at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 15 May 1916. It moved to France in November that year, being... |
52 Sqn |
| ZE | No. 123 Squadron RAF | 123 Sqn |
| ZE | No. 293 Squadron RAF No. 293 Squadron RAF No. 293 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron. During the second world war the unit operated search and rescue missions for Allied aircraft operating over Italy.-History:... |
293 Sqn |
| ZE | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| ZF | No. 308 Squadron RAF | 308 Sqn |
| ZF | No. 549 Squadron RAF No. 549 Squadron RAF No. 549 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force operating in Australia from 1943 to 1945.-History:The squadron was formed at Lawnton Airfield, Queensland Australia on 15 December 1943, made up of RAF Aircrew and RAAF groundstaff, to provide air defence duties with Spitfires, as... |
549 Sqn |
| ZG | No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Harling Road on 1 August 1917, as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel... |
94 Sqn |
| ZG | No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Fighter Squadron during the Second World War-History:No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed from the Dutch personnel of No. 167 Squadron RAF on 12 June 1943 at RAF Woodvale. The squadron retained the code-letter combination VL which had... |
322 Sqn |
| ZG | No. 10 Operational Training Unit | 10 OTU |
| ZH | No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF -World War I:The squadron was formed from No's 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Short 184s and 320s along with Felixtowe F.3s. In February 1919 it was transferred to the Caucasus on HMS Engadine. It operated from... |
266 Sqn |
| ZH | No. 501 Squadron RAF No. 501 Squadron RAF No 501 Squadron was the fourteenth of the twenty-one flying units in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the volunteer reserve part of the British Royal Air Force. The squadron won seven battle honours, flying Hurricane, Spitfire and Tempest fighter aircraft during World War II, and was one of the most... |
501 Sqn |
| ZJ | No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served on the Western Front during World War II and the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. No. 96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation. It was disbanded in 1959,... |
96 Sqn |
| ZJ | No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron RAF No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was operational for two periods; a few brief months between 27 September 1918 and 9 December 1918 operating flying boats to protect shipping from German U-boats, and between 28 March 1940 and 1 December 1946 No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was... |
271 Sqn |
| ZK | No. 24 Squadron RAF | 24 Sqn |
| ZK | No. 25 Squadron RAF | 25 Sqn |
| ZL | No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF No. 77 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 October 1916 at Edinburgh, and was equipped with B.E.2 and B.E.12 aircraft. The squadron disbanded at RAF Turnhouse on June 13, 1919.... |
77 Sqn |
| ZL | No. 427 Squadron RAF | 427 Sqn |
| ZM | No. 185 Squadron RAF No. 185 Squadron RAF No. 185 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a bomber and fighter unit in World War II. It then reformed in Malta in the post war period as a jet fighter squadron.-Formation and World War I:No... |
185 Sqn |
| ZM | No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron RAF No. 201 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, until March 2010, operated the Nimrod MR2, based at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This affiliation started in 1935 and is commemorated in the museum on Castle Cornet. Its history goes even... |
201 Sqn |
| ZN | No. 106 Squadron RAF No. 106 Squadron RAF No. 106 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1919. It was also operative during World War II and in the post war period until 1963.- Establishment and early service :... |
106 Sqn |
| ZN | No. 300 Squadron RAF | 300 Sqn |
| ZO | No. 196 Squadron RAF No. 196 Squadron RAF No. 196 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron originally formed as a training unit during World War I. It was active during World War II in Nos. 3, 4 and 38 Group RAF... |
196 Sqn |
| ZP | No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... |
74 Sqn |
| ZP | No. 336 Squadron RAF | 336 Sqn |
| ZP | No. 457 Squadron RAF | 457 Sqn |
| ZP | No. 1473 Flight RAF | 1473 Flt |
| ZP | No. 25 Operational Training Unit | 25 OTU |
| ZQ | No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Fighter Squadron during the Second World War-History:No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed from the Dutch personnel of No. 167 Squadron RAF on 12 June 1943 at RAF Woodvale. The squadron retained the code-letter combination VL which had... |
322 Sqn |
| ZQ | Bomber Command Instructors School | BCIS |
| ZQ | Fighter Interception Unit Fighter Interception Unit The Fighter Interception Unit was a special interceptor aircraft unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was part of Air Defence of Great Britain.... |
FIU |
| ZQ | Central Fighter Establishment Central Fighter Establishment The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development Fighter aircraft tactics. It also tested new fighter aircraft and equipment. It also dealt with the training of squadron and flight commanders. It was formed on 1 October 1944 as part of No. 12 Group... |
CFE |
| ZR | No. 309 Squadron RAF | 309 Sqn |
| ZR | No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron RAF No. 613 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at Ringway, nine miles south of Manchester. The squadron served at first in the army cooperation role, and later during World War II became a tactical... |
613 Sqn |
| ZR | No. 2 Operational Training Unit | 2 OTU |
| ZR | No. 107 Operational Training Unit | 107 OTU |
| ZR | No. 1333 Conversion Unit RAF | 1333 CU |
| ZS | No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952 - 1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service flights and took part in the tail end of World War I before being disbanded. The squadron was reformed with the... |
233 Sqn |
| ZS | No. 647 Squadron RAF | 647 Sqn |
| ZS | No. 1336 Conversion Unit RAF | 1336 CU |
| ZT | No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron RAF No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on December 1, 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, first as a training unit, until moving to Netheravon in March 1918, and re-equipping with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber. The squadron served in France for the remainder of the war... |
97 Sqn |
| ZT | No. 258 Squadron RAF No. 258 Squadron RAF RAF 258 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I and World War II.No. 258 Squadron was first formed 25 July 1918 from 523, 525 and 529 Special Duties Flights at Luce Bay near Stranraer, Scotland under the control of No. 25 Group. It was equipped with De Havilland DH.6 biplanes and... |
258 Sqn |
| ZT | No. 602 Squadron RAF No. 602 Squadron RAF No 602 Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron.... |
602 Sqn |
| ZT | No. 20 Operational Training Unit | 20 OTU |
| ZU | No. 1664 Conversion Unit RAF | 1664 CU |
| ZV | No. 19 Operational Training Unit | 19 OTU |
| ZW | No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron RAF No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter... |
48 Sqn |
| ZW | No. 140 Squadron RAF No. 140 Squadron RAF No. 140 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Second World War photo-reconnaissance squadron that operated between 1941 and 1945.-History:Briefly formed during the First World War on 1 May 1918 at RAF Biggin Hill as a home defense squadron with Bristol F.2B Fighters, although by then German... |
140 Sqn |
| ZW | No. 1359 Flight RAF | 1359 Flt |
| ZX | No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I, World War II and the Cold War. Its motto was Diu noctuque pugnamus .-History:... |
145 Sqn |
| ZX | Polish Fighting Team Polish Fighting Team The Polish Fighting Team , also known as "Skalski's Circus" , was a Polish unit which fought with the British Commonwealth Desert Air Force in the North African Campaign of World War II, during 1943... |
PFT |
| ZX | No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit | 3 TEU |
| ZX | No. 55 Operational Training Unit | 55 OTU |
| ZY | No. 247 Squadron RAF No. 247 Squadron RAF No. 247 Squadron was formerly a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was also known as No.247 Squadron in recognition of the donations made by the British colonies, which at the outbreak of the Second World War, were established on the Chinese coast... |
247 Sqn |
| ZZ | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn |
| Z2 | No. 437 Squadron RAF | 437 Sqn |
| Z4 | No. 10 Maintenance Unit | 10 MU |
| Z5 | No. 462 Squadron RAF | 462 Sqn |
| Z8 | No. 45 maintenance unit | 45 MU |
| Z9 | No. 519 Squadron RAF No. 519 Squadron RAF No. 519 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 519 Squadron was formed on 15 August 1943 at RAF Wick from 1406 Flight, equipped with Handley Page Hampdens and Supermarine Spitfires. It was tasked with collecting meteorological data... |
519 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron RAF No. 59 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.- History :No.59 Squadron first became operational on 1 August 1916 at Narborough Airfield in Norfolk as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. During the Second World War it was attached to RAF Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command... |
59 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF No. 172 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force anti-submarine squadron that operated the Vickers Wellington equipped with the Leigh Light.-History:... |
172 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron RAF No. 206 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit employed, until 2005, in the maritime patrol role with the Nimrod MR.2 at RAF Kinloss, Moray. It was announced in December 2004 that 206 Squadron would disband on 1 April 2005, with half of its crews being redistributed to Nos. 120 and 201 Squadrons, also... |
206 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 407 Squadron RAF | 407 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn |
| 1 | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 1 | No. 1 Radio School | 1 RS |
| 1C | Station Flight RAF Scampton RAF Scampton Royal Air Force Station Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old First World War landing field.-First World War:... |
|
| 2 | No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF No. 143 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War I and reformed as an RAF Coastal Command fighter and anti-submarine unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
143 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 304 Squadron RAF | 304 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 404 Squadron RAF | 404 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 407 Squadron RAF | 407 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 422 Squadron RAF | 422 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 455 Squadron RAF | 455 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron RAF No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No... |
603 Sqn |
| 2 | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 2 | No. 2 Radio School | 2 RS |
| 2A | Station Flight RAF St Eval RAF St Eval RAF St Eval was a strategic airbase for the RAF Coastal Command in the Second World War . St Eval's primary role was to provided anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the south west coast of England... |
|
| 2B | No. 272 Maintenance Unit | 272 MU |
| 2H | Station Flight RAF Brawdy RAF Brawdy RAF Brawdy was a Royal Air Force station in South West Wales near to St David's.The Pembrokeshire base was officially opened on 2 February 1944 as a satellite station for the nearby RAF St. David's. On 1 January 1946 the station was handed over to the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy and was... |
|
| 2I | No. 443 Squadron RAF | 443 Sqn |
| 2K | No. 1668 Conversion Unit RAF | 1668 CU |
| 2L | No. 9 Maintenance Unit | 9 MU |
| 2M | No. 520 Squadron RAF No. 520 Squadron RAF No. 520 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Gibraltar on 20 September 1943 from 1403 Flight. Equipped with Lockheed Hudsons, it was tasked with collecting meteorological data from both the... |
520 Sqn |
| 2N | Station Flight RAF Foulsham RAF Foulsham The former Royal Air Force Station Foulsham, more commonly known as RAF Foulsham was a Royal Air Force station, a military airfield, 15 miles North-West of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1942 to 1945.-History:... |
|
| 2O | No. 84 Group Communication Flight | 84 Gp comm Flt |
| 2P | No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF was a unit in 38 Group of the Royal Air Force during World War II which undertook glider-towing and supply dropping missions as well being employed in the paratroop role.-Formation and World War II:... |
644 Sqn |
| 2Q | No. 88 Group Communication Flight | 88 Gp comm Flt |
| 2V | No. 18 Group Communication Flight | 18 Gp comm Flt |
| 2V | No. 547 Squadron RAF No. 547 Squadron RAF No. 547 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an RAF Coastal Command anti-shipping and anti submarine squadron in World War II.-Formation in World War II:... |
547 Sqn |
| 2W | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 2X | No. 85 Operational Training Unit | 85 OTU |
| 2Y | No. 345 Squadron RAF No. 345 Squadron RAF The No. 345 Squadron RAF was a Free French ground attack fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
345 Sqn |
| 3 | No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron RAF No. 280 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.-History:No. 280 Squadron was formed at RAF Thorney Island, England on the 10 December 1941 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Avro Anson and was responsible for air-sea rescue... |
280 Sqn |
| 3 | No. 423 Squadron RAF | 423 Sqn |
| 3 | No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:... |
601 Sqn |
| 3 | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 3B | No. 23 Maintenance Unit | 23 MU |
| 3C | No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School | 1 LFS |
| 3D | No. 4 Ferry Pool | 4 FP |
| 4D | No. 48 Maintenance Unit | 48 MU |
| 3E | No. 100 Group Communication Flight | 100 Gp Comm Flt |
| 3F | British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Wing | BAFO Comm Wg |
| 3G | No. 111 Operational Training Unit | 111 OTU |
| 3H | No. 80 Operational Training Unit | 85 OTU |
| 3J | No. 13 Maintenance Unit | 13 MU |
| 3K | No. 1695 Flight RAF | 1695 Flt |
| 3L | Fighter Command Control and Reporting School | FCC&RS |
| 3M | No. 679 Squadron RAF No. 679 Squadron RAF No. 679 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:No. 679 Squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Ipswich, Suffolk, from 1616 and 1627 Flight for anti-aircraft training duties in East Anglia, and operated upon... |
679 Sqn |
| 3M | No. 48 Group Communication Flight | 48 Gp Comm Flt |
| 3O | Station Flight RAF Wratting Common | |
| 3P | No. 515 Squadron RAF No. 515 Squadron RAF No. 515 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the Second World War. It stood at the brink of Electronic countermeasures warfare, jamming enemy radar installations from October 1942. This was first done as only such squadron in the RAF, but later in the war together with... |
515 Sqn |
| 3S | No. 3 Group Communication Flight | 3 Gp Comm Flt |
| 3T | Station Flight RAF Acaster Malbis RAF Acaster Malbis RAF Acaster Malbis was a Royal Air Force station located south of York. It was developed from a small grass airfield at the beginning of World War II and its main use was as a bomber training aerodrome.-RAF units and aircraft:-References:... |
|
| 3V | No. 1 Group Communication Flight | 1 Gp Comm Flt |
| 3W | No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron RAF No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Fighter Squadron during the Second World War-History:No. 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed from the Dutch personnel of No. 167 Squadron RAF on 12 June 1943 at RAF Woodvale. The squadron retained the code-letter combination VL which had... |
322 Sqn |
| 3X | No. 38 Maintenance Unit | 38 MU |
| 3Y | No. 577 Squadron RAF No. 577 Squadron RAF No. 577 Squadron was an anti-aircraft co-operation unit of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II and active from December 1943 till June 1946 in the defence of the Midlands.-History:... |
577 Sqn |
| 4 | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 4 | No. 4 Radio School | 4 RS |
| 4A | No. 2 Group Communication Flight | 2 Gp Comm Flt |
| 4B | No. 5 Group Communication Flight | 5 Gp Comm Flt |
| 4D | No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... |
74 Sqn |
| 4E | No. 1687 Flight RAF | 1687 Flt |
| 4H | No. 142 Squadron RAF No. 142 Squadron RAF -History:No. 142 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at RFC Ismailia, Egypt in 1918, flying a mixed bag of reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. On the formation of the Royal Air Force, on 1 April 1918, 142 Squadron was at RFC Julis in Palestine, becoming No. 142 Squadron RAF... |
142 Sqn |
| 4J | No. 5 Maintenance Unit | 5 MU |
| 4K | Station Flight RAF West Malling RAF West Malling RAF West Malling was a Royal Air Force station near West Malling in Kent, England.Originally used as a landing area during the first World War, the site opened as a private landing ground and in 1930, then known as Kingshill, home to the Maidstone School of Flying, before being renamed West Malling... |
|
| 4L | Station Flight RAF Mowbray | |
| 4M | No. 695 Squadron RAF No. 695 Squadron RAF No. 695 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk on 1 December 1943, from 1611, 1612 and 1626 Flights for anti-aircraft co-operation duties, and operated a variety of aircraft in... |
956 Sqn |
| 4Q | No. 59 Operational Training Unit | 59 OTU |
| 4Q | Coastal Command Fighter Affiliation Unit | CCFAU |
| 4S | Central Signals Establishment | CSE |
| 4T | Station Flight RAF Portreath | |
| 4U | No. 30 Maintenance Unit | 30 MU |
| 4W | Station Flight RAF Snaith | |
| 4X | No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992... |
230 Sqn |
| 4X | No. 1692 Flight RAF | 1692 Flt |
| 4Z | No. 1699 Flight RAF | 1699 Flt |
| 4Z | No. 1699 Conversion Unit RAF | 1699 CU |
| 4Z | Bomber Command Communication Squadron | BC Comm Sqn |
| 5 | No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance | 3 SofGR |
| 5 | School of Air Sea Rescue | S of ASR |
| 5 | No. 5 Middle East Training School | 5 METS |
| 5 | No. 10 Radio School | 10 RS |
| 5A | No. 329 (French) Squadron RAF | 329 (French) Sqn. |
| 5D | Station Flight RAF Gibraltar RAF Gibraltar Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar, better known as RAF Gibraltar and formally as North Front, is a Royal Air Force station on Gibraltar. No military aircraft are currently stationed there, but there are regular visits... |
|
| 5F | No. 147 Squadron RAF No. 147 Squadron RAF No. 147 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a transport unit in World War II.-Formation and World War II:Plans for formation of the squadron in World War I never came to fruition... |
147 Sqn |
| 5G | No. 299 Squadron RAF No. 299 Squadron RAF -History:No. 299 Squadron was formed on 4 November 1943 form 'C' flight of 297 Squadron at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire as a special operations squadron. It became operational in April 1944 dropping SOE agents. During the Normandy landing the squadron first delivered paratroopers, and then returned... |
299 Sqn |
| 5H | Station Flight RAF Chivenor | |
| 5I | Station Flight RAF Benson RAF Benson RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a.... |
|
| 5J | No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF No. 126 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
126 Sqn |
| 5K | No. 39 Maintenance Unit | 39 MU |
| 5N | No. 38 Group Communication Flight | 38 Gp Comm Flt |
| 5O | No. 521 Squadron RAF No. 521 Squadron RAF No. 521 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Second World War meteorological observation unit operating from Norfolk.-First formation:The Squadron began on 4 February 1941 as No. 401 Flight of RAF Bomber Command. When all the meteorological flights were put under RAF Coastal Command it became... |
521 Sqn |
| 5R | No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... |
33 Sqn |
| 5S | No. 691 Squadron RAF No. 691 Squadron RAF No. 691 Squadron RAF was a Anti-aircraft cooperation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RNAS Roborough from 1623 Flight. It was tasked with anti-aircraft co-operation duties in the Plymouth area operating a variety of aircraft... |
691 Sqn |
| 5T | No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952 - 1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service flights and took part in the tail end of World War I before being disbanded. The squadron was reformed with the... |
233 Sqn |
| 5V | No. 439 Squadron RAF | 439 Sqn |
| 6 | No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAF No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF... |
600 Sqn |
| 6 | No. 11 Radio School | 11 RS |
| 6B | Station Flight RAF Tempsford RAF Tempsford RAF Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England was perhaps the most secret Royal Air Force airfield in World War II. It was home to the Special Duties Squadrons, No. 138, which dropped Special Operations Executive agents and their supplies into occupied Europe, and No... |
|
| 6C | Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit | PRDU |
| 6D | No. 631 Squadron RAF No. 631 Squadron RAF No. 631 Squadron RAF was an anti-aircraft co-operation squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1949.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Towyn on 1 December 1943, from 1605 Flight and 1628 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties, and operated a variety of aircraft in this role. On 10... |
631 Sqn |
| 6F | No. 1669 Conversion Unit RAF | 1669 CU |
| 6G | No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF No. 223 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Originally formed as part of the Royal Naval Air Service , the Squadron flew in both World Wars.-History:... |
223 Sqn |
| 6H | No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron RAF No. 96 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served on the Western Front during World War II and the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. No. 96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation. It was disbanded in 1959,... |
96 Sqn |
| 6H | No. 1688 Flight RAF | 1688 Flt |
| 6J | No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. During the First World War it operated as a reconnaissance and bomber squadron, and in the 1930s operated light bombers... |
34 Sqn |
| 6O | No. 582 Squadron RAF No. 582 Squadron RAF No. 582 Squadron RAF was a bomber pathfinder squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed with Avro Lancasters on 1 April 1944 at RAF Little Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England, from 'C' Flight of 7 Squadron and 'C' Flight 156 Squadron. It was part of... |
582 Sqn |
| 6Q | Station Flight RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| 6R | No. 41 Operational Training Unit | 41 OTU |
| 6T | No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew during its existence as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance unit and was the only RAF squadron to be equipped with the unsuccessful Blackburn Botha torpedo bomber.-Formation and early years:... |
608 Sqn |
| 6U | No. 415 Squadron RAF | 415 Sqn |
| 6V | Station Flight RAF Cottesmore RAF Cottesmore RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. The station housed all the operational Harrier GR9 squadrons in the Royal Air Force, and No 122 Expeditionary Air Wing... |
|
| 6Y | No. 171 Squadron RAF No. 171 Squadron RAF No. 171 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a coastal reconnaissance and radio countermeasures unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 15 June 1942 at Gatwick and equipped with... |
171 Sqn |
| 6Z | No. 19 Maintenance Unit | 19 MU |
| 7 | No. 12 Radio School | 12 RS |
| 7A | No. 614 Squadron RAF No. 614 Squadron RAF 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron... |
614 Sqn |
| 7B | No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron RAF No. 5 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the operator of the new Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar aircraft and is based at RAF Waddington.-History:As No... |
5 Sqn |
| 7C | No. 595 Squadron RAF No. 595 Squadron RAF -History:The squadron was formed at RAF Aberporth, Wales on 1 December 1943, from nos. 1607, 1608, 1609 and 1621 Flight for anti-aircraft co-operation duties over central and northern Wales. It operated a variety of aircraft in this role... |
595 Sqn |
| 7D | No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No... |
296 Sqn |
| 7E | No. 327 Squadron RAF | 327 Sqn |
| 7G | Station Flight RAF Northolt RAF Northolt RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station situated in South Ruislip, east by northeast of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. Approximately north of London Heathrow Airport, the station also handles a large number of private civil flights... |
|
| 7H | No. 84 Group Communication Flight | 84 Gp Comm Flt |
| 7I | Station Flight RAF Acklington RAF Acklington The former Royal Air Force Station Acklington, commonly known as RAF Acklington, was a Royal Air Force airfield airbase situated near Acklington, in Northumberland, England.... |
|
| 7J | No. 7 (Belgian AF) Squadron RAF | 7 (Belgian AF) Sqn. |
| 7K | Survival and Rescue Training Unit | S&RTU |
| 7L | No. 59 Operational Training Unit | 59 OTU |
| 7M | No. 1 parachute Training School | 1 PTS |
| 7N | Signals Flying Unit | SFU |
| 7R | No. 524 Squadron RAF No. 524 Squadron RAF No. 524 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Coastal Command aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:No. 524 Squadron was formed at RAF Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland on 20 October 1943 to operate the Martin Mariner flying boat. The squadron's role was to introduce the... |
524 Sqn |
| 7S | No. 83 Group Support Unit | 83 Gp SU |
| 7T | No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF was a tactical reconnaissance and later a night intruder squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II-History:No. 169 squadron was formed on 15 June 1942 at RAF Twinwood Farm as a tactical reconnaissance squadron from 'B' flight of 613 Squadron, and took over their North... |
169 Sqn |
| 7U | Station Flight RAF Bardney RAF Bardney RAF Bardney was a RAF station situated near Bardney, in Lincolnshire, England. It was built as a satellite to RAF Waddington in 1943.-Time line:* Opened on 13 April 1943 as home to No. 9 Squadron... |
|
| 7X | Station Flight RAF Aldergrove RAF Aldergrove RAF Aldergrove was a Royal Air Force station situated northwest of Belfast. It adjoined Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area... |
|
| 7Z | No. 1381 Conversion Unit RAF | 1381 CU |
| 8A | No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron was a Royal Air Force special operations squadron during the second world war. Later in that war it changed to the transport role, disbanding after the end of the hostilities.-Formation:... |
298 Sqn |
| 8B | No. 1508 Flight RAF | 1508 Flt |
| 8C | No. 12 Maintenance Unit | 12 MU |
| 8D | No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron RAF No. 220 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1963 after four separate periods of service. The squadron saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, as a naval patrol unit, and finally as part of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent.-First World... |
220 Sqn |
| 8E | No. 295 Squadron RAF No. 295 Squadron RAF No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.-With the Airborne Forces:... |
295 Sqn |
| 8F | No. 105 Operational Training Unit | 105 OTU |
| 8F | No. 1381 Conversion Unit RAF | 1381 CU |
| 8H | No. 8 Group Communication Flight | 8 Gp Comm Flt |
| 8I | No. 2 Armament Practice Station | 2 APS |
| 8I | Armament Practice Station Acklington | APS Acklington |
| 8K | No. 571 Squadron RAF No. 571 Squadron RAF No. 571 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force pathfinder squadron operating the de Havilland Mosquito.-History:The squadron was formed on the 7 April 1944 at RAF Downham Market, Norfolk to operate the de Havilland Mosquito XVI as part of the No. 8 Group... |
571Sqn |
| 8L | No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron, also known as No 92 Squadron, of the Royal Air Force was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter squadron on 1 September 1917. It deployed to France in July 1918 and saw action for just four months, until the end of the war. During the conflict it... |
92Sqn |
| 8P | No. 525 Squadron RAF No. 525 Squadron RAF No. 525 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 September 1943 at RAF Weston Zoyland to operate the Vickers Warwick in the transport role... |
525 Sqn |
| 8Q | No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. During the First World War it operated as a reconnaissance and bomber squadron, and in the 1930s operated light bombers... |
34 Sqn |
| 8T | No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron RAF No. 298 Squadron was a Royal Air Force special operations squadron during the second world war. Later in that war it changed to the transport role, disbanding after the end of the hostilities.-Formation:... |
298Sqn |
| 8U | Station Flight RAF Ballykelly | |
| 8V | No. 6 Operational Training Unit | 6 OTU |
| 8V | No. 60 Operational Training Unit | 60 OTU |
| 8W | No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during World War II in the General Reconnaissance role. After the war the squadron was reformed and flew in the Day Fighter role until disbanded in 1957. At present the squadron has a non-flying role as a... |
612 Sqn |
| 8Y | No. 15 Maintenance Unit | 15 MU |
| 8Z | No. 295 Squadron RAF No. 295 Squadron RAF No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.-With the Airborne Forces:... |
295 Sqn |
| 9C | No. 82 Operational Training Unit | 82 OTU |
| 9E | British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron | BAFO Comm Sqn |
| 9F | Station Flight RAF Stradishall RAF Stradishall RAF Stradishall was a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, opened in 1938.The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP Highpoint North and HMP Highpoint South... |
|
| 9G | No. 441 (RCAF) Squadron RAF | 441 (RCAF) Sqn. |
| 9I | No. 326 Squadron RAF No. 326 Squadron RAF The No. 326 Squadron RAF was a Free French fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.-History:... |
326 Sqn |
| 9J | No. 227 Squadron RAF No. 227 Squadron RAF No. 227 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... |
227 Sqn |
| 9K | No. 1 Torpedo Training Unit | 1 TTU |
| 9M | No. 1690 Flight RAF | 1690 Flt |
| 9N | No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service... |
127 Sqn |
| 9O | No. 44 Maintenance Unit | 44 MU |
| 9P | No. 85 Operational Training Unit | 85 OTU |
| 9R | No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:... |
229 Sqn |
| 9T | Signals Flying Unit | SFU |
| 9U | No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF No. 644 Squadron RAF was a unit in 38 Group of the Royal Air Force during World War II which undertook glider-towing and supply dropping missions as well being employed in the paratroop role.-Formation and World War II:... |
644 Sqn |
| 9W | No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No... |
296 Sqn |
| 9X | No. 2 Ferry Pool | 2 FP |
| 9Y | No. 20 Maintenance Unit | 20 MU |
| 9Y | No. 132 Operational Training Unit | 132 OTU |
| 09 | No. 9 Group Target Towing Flight | 9 Gp TTF |
| 10 | No. 10 Group Target Towing Flight | 10 Gp TTF |
| 11 | No. 11 Group Target Towing Flight | 11 Gp TTF |
| 12 | No. 12 Group Target Towing Flight | 12 Gp TTF |
| 13 | No. 13 Group Target Towing Flight | 13 Gp TTF |
| 26 | No. 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | 26 AACU |
| 33 | No. 15 (SAAF) Squadron RAF | 15 (SAAF) Sqn. |
See also
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
- List of RAF Regiment squadrons
- List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
- List of Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons
- List of Air Training Corps squadrons
- Battle of Britain RAF squadrons
- University Air SquadronUniversity Air SquadronUniversity Air Squadrons are training units of the Royal Air Force which primarily provide basic flying training, force development and adventurous training to undergraduate students at British universities...
- Air Experience FlightAir Experience FlightAn Air Experience Flight is a training unit of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve whose main purpose is to give introductory flying experience to Air Cadets or the RAF section of the Combined Cadet Force...
- Volunteer Gliding SquadronVolunteer Gliding SquadronVolunteer Gliding Squadrons are Royal Air Force Flying Training Units , operating military Viking TX.1 and Vigilant T.1 gliders to train Air Cadets from the Combined Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps....
- List of Royal Air Force & Defence Units & Establishments
- List of Royal Air Force & Defence Schools
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
- List of RAF Squadron Codes
- Royal Air Force Conversion UnitsRoyal Air Force Conversion UnitsConversion Units and Operational Conversion Units were training units of the Royal Air Force.-History:With the introduction of the new heavy bombers, the 4-engined Short Stirling, Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax, into service, the Royal Air Force introduced Heavy Conversion Units...
- United Kingdom military aircraft serialsUnited Kingdom military aircraft serialsIn the United Kingdom to identify individual aircraft, all military aircraft are allocated and display a unique serial number. A unified serial number system, maintained by the Air Ministry , and its successor the Ministry of Defence , is used for aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force , Fleet...
- United Kingdom aircraft test serialsUnited Kingdom aircraft test serialsUnited Kingdom aircraft test serials are used to externally identify aircraft flown within the United Kingdom without a full Certificate of Airworthiness...
- British military aircraft designation systemsBritish military aircraft designation systemsBritish military aircraft designations are used to refer to aircraft types and variants operated by the armed forces of the United Kingdom.Since the end of the First World War, aircraft types in British military service have generally been known by a name British military aircraft designations are...
- Royal Air Force roundelsRoyal Air Force roundelsThe Royal Air Force roundel is a circular identification mark painted on aircraft to identify them to other aircraft and ground forces. In one form or another, it has been used on British military aircraft from 1915 to the present....
External links
External Links
- a list of current squadrons from the RAF website
- a list of squadron codes
- RAF - University Air Squadrons
- UBAS - University of Birmingham Air Squadron
- UGSAS - Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron
- BUAS - Bristol UAS
- CUAS - Cambridge UAS
- EMUAS - East Midlands UAS
- ESUAS - East Scotland UAS
- LUAS - Liverpool UAS
- MASUAS - Manchester and Salford UAS
- ULAS - University of London Air Squadron
- OUAS - Oxford UAS
- SUAS - Southampton UAS
- Southampton University Air Squadron - Wiki
- UWAS - Wales UAS
- YUAS - Yorkshire UAS