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RAF units and forces in Burma, the Dutch East Indies, French Indochina, and Siam/Thailand left in 1945–1947. Forces in India departed in 1947, though many RAF officers and other personnel stayed on for a time with the Royal Pakistan Air Force and the Indian Air Force. Air Headquarters Malaya (AHQ Malaya) was disbanded on 31 August 1957.
The group was disbanded on 15 October 1945 becoming Air Headquarters Ceylon (AHQ Ceylon). It had inherited six Liberator squadrons (Nos 99, 356, 203, 8, 160, and 321 RNLAF); four Sunderland squadrons (No. 205, 209, No. 230 at RAF Koggala on the southern tip of the island, and No. 240 Squadron RAF ); and No. 136 Squadron RAF with Spitfires (Lee ...
The RAF headquarters, Air HQ Ceylon, was disbanded on 1 November 1957. However RAF officers remained with the RCyAF until 1962. This led to increased responsibility for the fledgling RCyAF as the RAF withdrew its aircraft and personal, leaving air defence solely the responsibility of the Ceylon Artillery since the RCyAF did not have fighters to ...
SLAF Colombo (Sri Lanka Air Force Colombo) [9] – Colombo – Air Force Headquarters; SLAF Diyatalawa (Sri Lanka Air Force Diyatalawa) [10] – Diyatalawa – Ground combat training center; SLAF Ekala (Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala) [11] – Ekala – Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School
The British Armed Forces have operations at the base. [5] [6] [7] No. 906 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF was stood up at the base on 15 January 2013.[8] 906 Wing was an expansion of the RAF's presence; previously, prior to Christmas 2012, No. 6 Squadron RAF had exercised their Eurofighter Typhoons from the UAE.
Air Headquarters Ceylon Communication Flight RAF: 15 October 1945: RAF Ratmalana, Ceylon: 15 January 1947: RAF Negombo, Ceylon: Disbanded [6] Air Headquarters Communication Flight Iraq and Persia RAF: 1 July 1945: RAF Habbaniya, Iraq: 1 March 1946: RAF Habbaniya: Became Air Headquarters Iraq Communication Flight [6] Air Headquarters East Africa ...
The RAF maintains a presence with the Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron and No. 13 Air Experience Flight operating the Grob Tutor T1 and No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force). [46] Kenley Airfield: England Surrey: Former RAF station, currently home to No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1. [47 ...
Reformed in 2018 to leads the RAF's response to new and evolving threats in the air, cyber and space domains, [4] the group now runs day-to-day RAF operations. No. 22 Group RAF [1] 1918–1919 1926–1940 1943–1972 2006–present: Formed on 1 April 1918 as No. 22 (Operations) Group, in Scotland, and disbanded on 30 May 1919.