BASES Flashcards
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RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus)
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- Permanent Joint Operating Base
- Used as forward mounting base for overseas ops in middle east
- Home of 903 eAW
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RAF Acension Islands (South Atlantic)
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- 4,000 miles from UK and Falklands
- To deter military aggression against UKs South Atlantic Territories and maintain sovereignity
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RAF Benson (Oxford)
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- Support Heli main operating base
- 33 and 230 Sqdns (Pumas)
- 28 Sqdn (OCU: Pumas and Chinooks)
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RAF Boulmer (Northumberland)
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- Home to the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS)
- Uses Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) to detect aircraft in UK airspace.
- QRA are alerted to intercept unidentified aircraft.
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RAF Brize Norton
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- Biggest base wtih 5,800 personnel
- Home of the RAF’s transport and air-to-air refueling capability
- 10, 14, 47 and 70 sqdn (A330, A400, C17, C130)
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RAF College Cranwell (Lincoln)
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- RAF College where OASC and IOT takes place
- No. 3 Flying School for RAF, Navy and Army pilots
- Flying King Air, Tutor and Perfect
- 57 Sqdn: Elementary flying school will teach 50 hour course on basic aircraft handling, pilot navigation, formation and low flying (Grob Tutor T1 and Perfect T1)
- 45 Sqdn: Multi engine pilot and wsop training (King Air)
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RAF Coningsby (Lincolnshire)
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- QRA Station
- 3 (F) Sqdn: Tyhoon and QRA
- 6 (F) Sqdn: Typhoon and QRA
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RAF Digby
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- Joint Service Signals Organisation
- 54SU
- TCM 591SU
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RAF Flyingdales (Yorkshire)
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- Continuous ballistic missile early warning system for UK and US
- Key part of ASACS
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RAF Gibraltar
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- Ideal posting station (tip of Med, Africa and Iberia)
- Base for major NATO exercises
- Contributes to maintenance of sovereignty
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RAF Halton
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- Mainly used for Airmen basic training
- Also used for force development and other training
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RAF High Wycombe
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- Major administrative support station
- Base of HQ Air Command (All 4 groups)
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RAF Honington (Suffolk)
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- Home to RAF force protection
- Hosts initial and further training for RAF regiment
- 1 (light armoured), 2 (parachute), 15 and 26 and 27 Sqdn
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RAF Leeming (Yorkshire)
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- Diverse range of sqdns
- 90SU
- 2+3Sqn are constantly at readiness to support operations globally
- 100 sqdn (Hawk T1)
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RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Yorkshire)
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- 72 Sqdn (Tucano T1) Basic Fast Jet Training in preparation for advanced training on the Hawk at RAF Valley
- 207 Sqdn to be the new OCU for the F35 expected to stand up on July 1st 2019