Bases Flashcards
1
Q
RAFC CRANWELL
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Lincolnshire
- Main base for recruitment and training.
- No.3 flying school which provides elementary training for all RAF, Navy, and Army
- AIR COMMODORE PETER J M SQUIRES
2
Q
RAF HONINGTON
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Suffolk / Bury St Edmunds / Thetford
- Main depot for RAF Regiment. Home of Force Protection.
- 1 / 15 /27 sqdn RAF Regiment. 1 /3 sqdn RAF Police
- GROUP CAPTAIN MATT M RADNALL MA RAF
3
Q
RAF LOSSIEMOUTH
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Moray, north east Scotland
- QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) Station defends UK airspace
- Typhoon (Combat), Poseidon p8-a (ISTAR)
51 sqdn RAF Regiment - GROUP CAPTAIN JIM WALLS DSO MA (HONS) RAF
4
Q
RAF MARHAM
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Norfolk
- Previously home to main fighting force of Tornadoes, now fly the F35.
- F35 Lightning
- GROUP CAPTAIN IAN TOWNSEND ADC MA RAF
5
Q
RAF ODIHAM
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Hampshire
- Home of the UK Chinook force. Operates 3 Chinook sqdns. Part of Joint Helicopter Command.
- Chinook
- GROUP CAPTAIN LEE TURNER
6
Q
RAF BENSON
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Oxfordshire
- 2 Puma units and 1 mixed unit. Part of Joint Helicopter Command.
- Chinooks, Pumas
- GROUP CAPTAIN ADAM WARDROPE DFC MA RAF
7
Q
RAF AKROTIRI
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Cyprus
- Forward operating base for operations in the middle east and the surrounding areas.
- Griffin Helicopters
- GROUP CAPTAIN CHRIS D SNAITH MA RAF
8
Q
RAF MOUNT PLEASANT
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Falkland Islands
- Ensure security of the islands with a fighter and transport presence.
- Typhoons, Voyager, Hercules, Chinook
- UNKNOWN
9
Q
RAF GIBRALTAR
- Where is it?
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
Gibraltar
- Gibraltar
- Ideal staging post for UK/NATO operations / exercises
- Nothing permanently here
- WING COMMANDER JOHN KANE MA MSC BA DIP RSA CERT ED RAF
10
Q
RAF WADDINGTON
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Lincolnshire
- ISTAR Assets. Hub of intelligence. RAF’s eyes and ears.
- Sentry, Sentinel, Wedgetail, Rivet Joint, Shadow, Reaper
- GROUP CAPTAIN TOM BURKE MA BSC RAF
11
Q
RAF BRIZE NORTON
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Oxfordshire
- RAF transport hub. Provides global mobility and air to air refuelling services. Also has a parachute training school and display team.
- Hercules, C17, Globemaster, Atlas, Voyager
2sqn RAF Regiment - GROUP CAPTAIN DAN JAMES MA MENG RAF
12
Q
RAF ASCENSION
- Where is it?
- Purpose
- What is based here? (Regiments, Aircraft)
- Who is the station commander?
A
- Ascension Island, Atlantic Sea.
- Staging post for half way to Falklands (4000m)
- Jointly operated with US military
- WING COMMANDER TINA JESSUP MSC MA BA (HONS) RAF