Bases Flashcards
1
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RAF college Cranwell
A
- RAF selection and recruitment
- HQ air cadets
- no3 flying training school - phenom and prefect
2
Q
RAF Brize norton
A
- largest RAF station
- RAFs strategic and tactical air transport
- voyager, atlas, globe master, Hercules
3
Q
RAF coningsby
A
- QRA base
- BBMF
- typhoons, Lancaster, Dakota, spitfire
4
Q
RAF lossiemouth
A
- QRA - typhoons
- the Poseidon Sqn
5
Q
RAF waddington
A
- hub of UK ISTAR
- sentinel (withdrawn) sentry (due to be withdrawn)
- reaper, shadow, rivet joint
- wedgetail, protector (future)
6
Q
RAF akoriti
A
Cyprus,
- forward mounting base for overseas operations,
- fast jet training
- typhoon, voyager, sentinel
7
Q
RAF ascension islands
A
- deter military aggression
- staging post between UK and Falklands as it’s located in the middle
8
Q
RAF mount pleasant
A
Falklands,
- to establish a fighter and transport presence in the islands
- typhoons, voyager Hercules, Chinook
9
Q
RAF Gibraltar
A
- NATO support base
- contributes to the maintenance of British sovereignty in Gibraltar
10
Q
RAF Halton
A
- recruit training
- specialist training
11
Q
RAF marham
A
- f-35 lightning’s
- engineering support
12
Q
RAF high Wycombe
A
- hosts hq air command
- liason between RAF and United States visiting forces
13
Q
RAF wyton
A
Joint force command station
Joint force intelligence
National centre for geospatial intelligence
14
Q
RAF wittering
A
HQ for RAF A4 force
Major station for flying training
