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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
  • 84 Sqdn (Griffin HAR2)
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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

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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
  • 100 sqdn (Hawk T1)
  • 34 (R)
  • Lodger units
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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
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RAF Lossiemouth (Scotland)

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  • QRA Station
  • 1 (F), 2 (AC) and 6 Typhoon Sqdns
  • 51 Sqdn RAF Reg
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RAF Marham (Norfolk)

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  • Home to 4, 12 and 31 Sqdns Tornados

- Home to 617 Sqdn (Dambusters): the first operational British F35 Unit

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RAF Mount Pleasant

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  • Purpose built in 1985 as posting station to Falklands

- Typhoons, Chinooks and a single Voyager

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RAF Odiham (Hampshire)

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  • Frontline helicopter support base

- Home to UK Chinook force (7, 18 and 27 sqdn)

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RAF Scampton (Lincolnshire)

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  • Home to No.1 Air Control Centre (ASACS)

- Red Arrows

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RAF Shawbury (Shropshire)

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  • Defence Helicoprer Flying School: 60 Sqdn Rotary Air Wing (Griffin HT1)
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RAF Valley

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  • No. 4 Flying School (Flying schools train you up prior to OCU)
  • 4 Sqdn (Hwk T1)
  • 202 Sqdn (Search and rescue training - HT1 and HAR2)
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RAF Waddington (Lincolnshire)

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  • Home of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)
  • UK’s Early Warning responsibilities to NATO
  • 7 Sqdns of ISTAR aircraft (Sentinel, Shadow, Reaper, Airseeker)
  • UK investing in 9 P-8A Poseiden maritime patrol aircraft likely to be based here
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RAF Wittering (Cambridge)

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  • Elementary Flying Training School (16 Sqdn: Tutor)
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RAF Wyton

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  • Joint Force Command Station

- Home to Joint Force Intelligence Group

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