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Number 2 Squadron, also known as No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, is the most senior squadron of the Royal Air Force. [1] It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth , Moray , since reforming there on 12 January 2015.
Typhoons representing the RAF Typhoon squadrons – 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn, 3 Sqn, 6 Sqn, 29 Sqn, 11 Sqn, 41 Sqn, 1435 Flight, and BOB75 in the centre to commemorate the Battle of Britain. Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
RAF squadron codes [1] squadron code unit Notes A: No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF: 1 PRU A: No. 111 Operational Training Unit RAF: 111 OTU A: No. 112 Squadron RAF: Jul 1953 – Jan 1954 A: No. 118 Squadron RAF: Apr 1951 - Mar 1955 A: No. 120 Squadron RAF: 120 Sqn A: No. 14 (Advanced) Flying Training School: 14 (A) FTS A: No. 14 ...
Argosy Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Benson (1961-63) became 'Argosy Flight' of No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF [1] Belvedere Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1964-66) [2] Belvedere Trials Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1960-61) became No. 66 Squadron RAF [2] Canberra Trials and Tactical Evaluation Unit at RAF Akrotiri (1966-68) [3]
Following the disbandment of No. 38 Group RAF on 31 December 2020, all units of the former group were moved under a new 1-star 'RAF Support Force', which now forms part of No. 2 Group. [ 44 ] As of early 2023, No. 2 Group comprises the following stations and units.
On 1 October 1960 the Squadron arrived in the United Kingdom for the first time during its 38-year history. II (Field) Squadron moved to RAF Felixstowe as part 33 Strategic Wing an element of the Global Strategic Reserve. In 1961 the Squadron deployed to carry out internal security operations at Bahrain in November 1961. This deployment was to ...
No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (1 ISR Wing) is a wing of the Royal Air Force and is part of the ISTAR Force in No. 1 Group based at RAF Waddington. 1 ISR Wing is responsible for producing intelligence from imagery intelligence and electronic surveillance. [2]
No. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command.