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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).
Number 3 Squadron, also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, since reforming on 1 April 2006. [1] It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps – being the first to fly heavier than air aircraft.
No. 2 Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF, No. 3 Group Communication Flight RAF: 2 TAF, 3 Gp Comm Flt C: No. 20 Squadron RAF: 20 Sqn C: No. 208 Squadron RAF: 208 Sqn C: No. 216 Squadron RAF: 216 Sqn C: No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF: 228 OCU C: No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF: 236 OCU C: No. 237 Operational Conversion ...
The thinnest braid, as found on the pilot officer's rank (and in the middle of the squadron leader's rank), is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm); the flying officer's braid common to all the ranks except air commodore and pilot officer, is 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm), and the thickest braid, as found on all air officer ranks, is 2 inches (5.1 cm).
The Squadron was briefly resurrected on 1 January 1956 as No. 3 (Light Anti Aircraft) Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, before being disbanded again on 30 September 1957. The present Squadron was re-formed on 27 July 1987 at RAF Hullavington on and on 1 February 1988 it moved to RAF Aldergrove , where it served as a Field Squadron.
When RAF Colerne was closed in 1976 the Squadron moved to RAF Catterick with II Squadron becoming part of 3 Wing, but within four years, the unit had moved back to Wiltshire, to RAF Hullavington on 19 August 1980. During the 1980s the Squadron converted to the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)). The Squadron carried out its ...
No. 1 Tactical Police Squadron (No. 22 Group Security Squadron) (RAF College Cranwell) No. 4 RAF Police (Typhoon) Squadron (RAF Coningsby) No. 5 RAF Police (ISTAR) Squadron (RAF Waddington) No. 6 RAF Police (Lightning) Squadron ; Defence Warning and Reporting Flight (RAF Waddington) No. 3 RAF Police & Security Wing (RAF Brize Norton)