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An Oshkosh Wheeled Refueller vehicle operated by the RAF Tactical Supply Wing.. TSW's primary role is supporting the deployment of helicopter operations, specialising in providing rotors-turning refuelling to helicopters and field refuelling of fixed-wing aircraft; this can done from the back of a transport aircraft, or deploy-able storage facilities, such as bowsers or pillow tanks, often in ...
In April 2004 it was announced that units from RAF Stafford would be moved to RAF Wittering, effectively closing the station. RAF Stafford officially ceased to be an RAF station on 31 March 2006 to become Beacon Barracks. [5] However, as of August 2024, the RAF's "gate guardian" aircraft, a Harrier GR3 (pictured), remains in place. [6]
Long range transport aircraft for RAF – military version of Bristol Britannia airliner Bristol Britannia C.1 [125] F.177D OR.337 / NA.47 1956 Mixed power (rocket and turbojet) interceptor for RAF and Royal Navy Saunders-Roe SR.177 [126] T.178D&P 1957 Dual control trainer version of English Electric Lightning English Electric Lightning T.4 [127]
This is a list of equipment currently used by the Royal Air Force Regiment.The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and contributes to the defence of RAF airfields in the UK and overseas, and provides Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) to the British Army and Royal Marines, and a contingent to the Special Forces Support Group from No. II (Parachute) Squadron.
In late 1918, a scoreboard lists the claims for aircraft destroyed by No. 80 Wing RAF between July and November that year. The wing's squadrons at the time (including two from the Australian Flying Corps), are: 4 Sqn AFC, 88 Sqn RAF, 4 Sqn AFC, 92 Sqn RAF, 103 Sqn RAF, 46 Sqn RAF, and 54 Sqn RAF.
RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6. Lake, Alan (1999). Flying Units of the RAF. Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-84037-086-6. Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support ...
Originally, ground trades in the RAF were organised by specialisms into groups numbering I, II, III, IV, and V, along with M for any medical associated trades. They were subsequently changed into numerical Trade Groups (TG), one of the earliest mentions was the creation of Trade Group 9 for the trade of Firefighter on 31 December 1943 as part ...
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).