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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 ]
The first aircraft ordered specifically for transport of the royal family, two Westland Wapitis, were delivered to No. 24 Squadron at RAF Northolt in April 1928. Although the Royal Air Force maintained at least one of these aircraft for a time, the Prince of Wales eventually became solely responsible for the aircraft.
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
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.
No. 12 Squadron RAF: April 1923 – March 1924 De Havilland DH.9A: Formed at Northolt then moved to RAF Andover: No. 16 Squadron RAF: April–September 1944 Supermarine Spitfire: XI and XI Moved out to Normandy, France No. 18 Squadron RFC: May–August 1915 Various Formed at Northolt then moved to Mousehold No. 23 Squadron RAF: December 1936 ...
1945. On 29 September PD343 an Avro Lancaster B.1 of No. 550 Squadron RAF went missing on a flight from Italy to the United Kingdom with 26 on board. [1]On 2 October KH219 a Consolidated Liberator GR.6 of No. 203 Squadron RAF went missing in the Bay of Bengal returning to Singapore on a supply flight, 12 on board.