BASES Flashcards
RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus)
- Permanent Joint Operating Base
- Used as forward mounting base for overseas ops in middle east
- Home of 903 eAW
RAF Acension Islands (South Atlantic)
- 4,000 miles from UK and Falklands
- To deter military aggression against UKs South Atlantic Territories and maintain sovereignity
RAF Benson (Oxford)
- Support Heli main operating base
- 33 and 230 Sqdns (Pumas)
- 28 Sqdn (OCU: Pumas and Chinooks)
RAF Boulmer (Northumberland)
- 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.
RAF Brize Norton
- 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)
RAF College Cranwell (Lincoln)
- 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)
RAF Coningsby (Lincolnshire)
- QRA Station
- 3 (F) Sqdn: Tyhoon and QRA
- 6 (F) Sqdn: Typhoon and QRA
RAF Digby
- Joint Service Signals Organisation
- 54SU
- TCM 591SU
RAF Flyingdales (Yorkshire)
- Continuous ballistic missile early warning system for UK and US
- Key part of ASACS
RAF Gibraltar
- Ideal posting station (tip of Med, Africa and Iberia)
- Base for major NATO exercises
- Contributes to maintenance of sovereignty
RAF Halton
- Mainly used for Airmen basic training
- Also used for force development and other training
RAF High Wycombe
- Major administrative support station
- Base of HQ Air Command (All 4 groups)
RAF Honington (Suffolk)
- Home to RAF force protection
- Hosts initial and further training for RAF regiment
- 1 (light armoured), 2 (parachute), 15 and 26 and 27 Sqdn
RAF Leeming (Yorkshire)
- Diverse range of sqdns
- 90SU
- 2+3Sqn are constantly at readiness to support operations globally
- 100 sqdn (Hawk T1)
RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Yorkshire)
- 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
RAF Lossiemouth (Scotland)
- QRA Station
- 1 (F), 2 (AC) and 6 Typhoon Sqdns
- 51 Sqdn RAF Reg
- P8 Poseidon
RAF Marham (Norfolk)
Home to the F35 Lightning
- Home to 617 Sqdn (Dambusters): the first operational British F35 Unit
RAF Mount Pleasant
- Purpose built in 1985 as posting station to Falklands
- Typhoons, Chinooks and a single Voyager
RAF Odiham (Hampshire)
- Frontline helicopter support base
- Home to UK Chinook force (7, 18 and 27 sqdn)
RAF Shawbury (Shropshire)
- Defence Helicoprer Flying School: 60 Sqdn Rotary Air Wing (Griffin HT1)
RAF Valley
- No. 4 Flying School (Flying schools train you up prior to OCU)
- 4 Sqn (Hwk T1)
RAF Waddington (Lincolnshire)
- Home of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)
- UK’s Early Warning responsibilities to NATO
- 3 Sqns of ISTAR aircraft (Shadow, Reaper, Airseeker)
RAF Wittering (Cambridge)
- Elementary Flying Training School (16 Sqdn: Tutor)
RAF Wyton
- Joint Force Command Station
- Home to 2 ISR.
- Home to Joint Force Intelligence Group
