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Gunner, [note 1] [1] [10] RAF Police [1] TG8 is the Force Protection group. [11] Firefighters and RAF Regiment Gunners were transferred to TG8 from TG22 in 1976. [3] In the same year, RAF Firefighters were separated from the Regiment Command Structure and became a separate trade. [12] [2] TG9 Flight Operations Assistant [1] [13]
No. 1 School of Technical Training (No. 1 S of TT) is the Royal Air Force's aircraft engineering school. It was based at RAF Halton from 1919 to 1993, as the Home of the Aircraft Apprentice scheme. The Aircraft Apprentice scheme trained young men in the mechanical trades for aircraft maintenance, the graduates of which were the best trained ...
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF (1918–19) became School of Army Co-operation RAF [66] Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School (1919) became Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment [67] Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation (1943–44) became School of Air Support RAF [20] Royal Air Force School, India (1921–22) [68]
The rank of Chief Technician falls into Supplement 3 Pay Scales, an exception is Weapons Technician, which falls into Supplement 2 Pay Scales. This enhanced pay rewards those who wish to take on a technical trade. It is quite normal for a Trade Group (TG1) Supp 3 C/T (airframes/avionics) to be paid more than a TG17 Supp 1 Flight Sergeant (admin).
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.
Several SEPECAT Jaguar GR3A used as instructional airframes at No. 1 School of Technical Training at RAF Cosford. The RAF's No. 1 School of Technical Training is based at RAF Cosford and provides RAF personnel with mechanical, avionics, weapons and survival equipment training. The school trains around 2,000 students per year.
No. 5131 (BD) Squadron was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squadron of the Royal Air Force. First formed in 1943, 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadron was the Royal Air Force’s explosive ordnance disposal capability for 77 years. Its technicians were trained to deal with conventional munitions, chemical munitions and improvised explosive devices.
Qualified Weapons Instructor (QWI) (queue-why) is a qualification given to graduates of the British Armed Forces Qualified Weapons Instructor courses. It is the equivalent to the United States Air Force (USAF) Weapons School Course or United States Navy (USN) Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center warfare schools (including United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program or ...