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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. The squadron also delivers or oversees engineer training for these aircraft.
Operated by 24 Squadron and ATA in 1943 Grumman Widgeon: 1: West Africa Handley Page HP.42 [241] 3: 271 Squadron, ex-Imperial Airways/BOAC: Harlow PC-5A: 5: India Heston Phoenix [241] 3: 24 Squadron: Koolhoven F.K.43: 1: Dutch private aircraft Lockheed Model 10 Electra [241] 4: 24 Squadron: Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior [241] 2: 24 Squadron ...
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.
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: During 1942 it flew 42 operational sorties for RAF Bomber Command with a loss of three aircraft.
For a full list, see the list of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights. Bold listings are currently active RAF flights. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) – at RAF Coningsby – 6x Spitfire (various marks), 2x Hurricane, 1x Lancaster, 1x Dakota, 2x Chipmunk T10; No. 1310 Flight – 2x Chinook HC5, HC6, HC6A
The helicopters were transferred by HMS Albion to Singapore to join 66 Squadron until that squadron was disbanded in 1969. 72 Squadron kept its Belvederes until August 1964 when it exchanged them for Westland Wessex. [10] Royal Air Force Bristol Belvedere rescues a crashed de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, North Yorkshire, 1965
No. 55 Squadron RAF: Hawker Hunter T.7A: XL568: No. 74 Squadron RAF: Avro Vulcan B.2: XM598: No. 44 Squadron RAF Operation Black Buck / Falklands War reserve aircraft. Mikoyan MiG-15bis: 1120: Polish Air Force: Mikoyan MiG-21PF: 503: Hungarian Air Force: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2: XL993: Short Belfast C.1: XR371 "Enceladus" No. 53 ...
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 ...