User:Buckshot06/List of Royal Air Force flying squadrons in April 2018

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A squadron in air force, army aviation, or naval aviation comprises a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft. In the Royal Air Force squadrons are the most basic flying unit.

This list is based upon that in a BAE Systems publicity insert to Jane's Defence Weekly, 25 April 2018, and the Scramble list of squadrons accessed at https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/united-kingdom/royal-air-force on 8 September 2020.

No. 1 Group RAF[edit]

RAF Lossiemouth

Squadron Aircraft Role Notes
No. 1 Squadron RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR. 4 Reformed on the Typhoon on 15 September 2012.[1]
No. 2 Sqn Typhoon FGR. 4
No. 6 Sqn Typhoon FGR. 4

RAF Coningsby

Squadron Aircraft Role Notes
No. 3 Sqn Typhoon FGR. 4
No. 11 Squadron RAF Typhoon FGR. 4
No. 12 Squadron RAF Typhoon FGR. 4 (From 2019)
No. 29 Squadron RAF Typhoon T.3, FGR. 4 Operational conversion unit
No. 41 Squadron RAF Typhoon FGR. 4 Operational evaluation unit

RAF Marham

Squadron Aircraft Role Notes
No. 9 Squadron RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4
No. 31 Squadron RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4 Eventually disbanded on 14 March 2019 at RAF Marham.
No. 207 Squadron RAF F-35 Lightning II Operational conversion unit The Squadron is expected to stand up on 1st July 2019.[2]

RAF Waddington

Squadron Aircraft Role
No. 5 Sqn Raytheon Sentinel
No. 8 Squadron RAF Boeing E-3 Sentry (AEW. 1) Airborne Early Warning
No. 13 Squadron RAF MQ-9 Reaper UAV
No. 14 Squadron RAF Shadow R.1
No. 39 Squadron RAF MQ-9 Reaper UAV
No. 51 Squadron RAF RC-135W Airseeker Electronic intelligence
No. 54 Squadron Sentinel, Sentry, Shadow, Airseeker ISTAR operational conversion unit
No. 56 Squadron RAF Sentinel, Sentry, Shadow, Airseeker ISTAR Operational Evaluation Unit (AIR C2ISR OEU)[3]

Other locations

Squadron Base Aircraft Role Notes
No. 17 Sqn Edwards AFB, CA F-35 Lightning II F-35 operational evaluation unit
No. 100 Sqn RAF Leeming Hawk T.1 Training support
No. 120 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth[4] Boeing P-8 Poseidon Forms 2019; note Jane's incorrectly stated the base for the reformed squadron would be Kinloss.
No. 617 Squadron RAF MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina F-35 Lightning II Reformed 17 April 2018; will return to Marham

Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands[edit]

Mount Pleasant: 1310, 1312, 1435 Flights

No. 2 Group RAF[edit]

Squadron Aircraft Role Notes
No. 28 Squadron RAF
No. 33 Squadron RAF
No. 84 Squadron RAF RAF Akrotiri.[5] SAR
No. 206 Squadron RAF Boscombe Down SAR
No. 230 Squadron RAF Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (HC. 4) RAF Benson SAR

Odiham: 7, 18, 27 Squadrons Northolt: No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF Brize Norton: No. 10 Squadron RAF, No. 99 Squadron RAF, 101, 24, 47, No. 70 Squadron RAF Leeming: Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit Scampton CFS; Shawbury DHFS;

No. 22 Group RAF[edit]

Valley: 1 FTS, 4 FTS 3 FTS inc No. 45 Squadron RAF, 6 FTS both associated with RAF via No. 22 Group RAF

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Typhoon Growth Continues with Reformation of No1(F) Squadron". www.raf.mod.uk. RAF. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Identity of F-35 Lightning Training Squadron Announced". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "56 Squadron History". 56 Squadron – Home of the Firebirds. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-announces-new-maritime-patrol-aircraft-squadrons
  5. ^ https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/united-kingdom/royal-air-force

Category:Lists of flying squadrons Category:Lists of Royal Air Force units and formations RAF squadrons

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