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No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AM OCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on A400M Atlas and C-17 Globemaster .
An example would be No. 18 (Bomber) Squadron RAF which currently actually operates the heavy-lift Chinook helicopter. However, these practices have, at least in the past, been deprecated at higher levels and generally only apply to certain squadrons with long traditions, especially those numbered from 1 to 20. [ 1 ]
Formed by merging No. 26 Conversion Flight RAF and No. 106 Conversion Flight RAF. Absorbed No. 15 Squadron Conversion Flight RAF and No. 24 Squadron Conversion Flight RAF. 1652 CU 1652 HCU Jan 42–Jun 45 Halifax I/II/III/V Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC/IV: RAF Marston Moor RAF Bentwaters
On 1 April 1995, The Queen's Flight was merged into No. 32 Squadron RAF to become No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron. Its BAe 146s and two Westland Wessex HCC.4 helicopters moved from RAF Benson to 32 Squadron's base at RAF Northolt. The responsibility for the royal family's travel was transferred to the Royal Household on 1 April 1997.
There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.
No. 31 Squadron RAF in India, Iraq and Burma, 1941 - 1943 [242] [243] [244] Douglas DC-3: 10: 31 Squadron and 24 Squadron (2 ex-SABENA). Fairchild 24: 2: RAF Halton Communications Flight Fairchild 91 [241] 1: air-sea rescue in the Middle East Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor: 1: Danish Air Lines War prize seized after Germany invaded Denmark.
Royal Air Force – No. 74 (Fighter) Squadron markings, coded B: Fairey Swordfish: NF370 Royal Air Force – No. 119 Squadron, coded NH-L: Handley Page Hastings C.1A TG528 Royal Air Force – No. 24 Squadron: Handley Page Victor B.1 XH648 Royal Air Force – No. 57 Squadron: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XZ133 Royal Air Force, coded 10: Miles ...
No. 23 Squadron RAF: December 1936 – May 1938 Hawker Demon: No. 24 Squadron RAF: January 1927 – February 1933 Variety of types Operated eight different types of aircraft for communications and liaison duties No. 25 Squadron RAF: September 1938 – October 1938 Gloster Gladiator: I No. 32 Squadron RAF: February 1969 – Percival Pembroke ...