RAF Bases and Aircrafts Flashcards
Name 5 RAF Bases based in the UK
RAF Lossiemouth RAF Cranwell RAF Brize Norton RAF Marham RAF High Wycombe RAF Coningsby RAF Scampton RAF Waddington RAF Shawbury
Name 4 RAF Bases based abroad
RAF Gibraltar
RAF Ascension Island
RAF Mount Pleasant/Falkland Islands
RAF Akrotiri
What aircraft is based at RAF Marham?
F-35B
What squadron is based at RAF Marham?
617 squadron
Who is the group captain of RAF Marham?
Captain James Beck
Name the two QRA locations.
RAF Lossimouth-Northern airspace
RAF Coningsby-Southern airspace
Name the group captain of RAF Lossiemouth.
Captain Chris Layden
What aircrafts are based in RAF Lossiemouth?
Typhoon FGR4-combat
Poseidon MRA1-ISTAR
WHat does ISTAR stand for?
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance.
What squadrons are based in RAF Lossiemouth?
1, 2, 6 and 120
What aircrafts are based in Brize Norton?
Voyager
Atlas C.1
C-17 Globemaster
C-130J Hercules
What does the Voyager do?
Air-to-air refuelling (AAR)
What does the Atlas C.1 do?
Tactical airlift
What does the C-17 do?
Airlift and delivery of troops
What does the C-130J Hercules do?
Airdrop stores and paratroopers.
Name the group captain of RAF Brize Norton.
Captain Emily Flynn
What aircrafts are based in Mount Pleasant?
Typhoon FGR4
Voyager
C130J Hercules
Why are there overseas RAF Bases?
To conduct expeditionary warfare,
serving as key strategic bases en-route to the target or to base an attack
overall increase the projection of rapid power/influence,
What squadron flies the Poseidon MRA1?
120 squadron
RAF Lossiemouth
What squadron flies the C-17 Globemaster?
99 Squadron
RAF Brize Norton
What squadron flies the C130J Hercules?
47 Squadron
RAF Brize Norton
What squadron flies the Atlas C1.
206 Squadron
RAF Brize Norton
What squadron flies the Voyager?
10 Squadron
RAF Brize Norton
What is RAF Marham for?
Lighting Force HQ.
What is RAF Conningsby for ?
QRA
What is RAF Losiemouth for?
QRA
What is RAF High Wycombe for?
HQ Air Command
What is RAF Shawbury for?
All Training
What is RAF Waddington for?
ISTAR
What is RAF Scampton for?
Red Arrows
What is RAF Cranwell for?
Officer selection and training
What squadron flies the Sentry E3 aka AWACS?
54/56 Squadron
RAF Waddington
What Aircrafts are based in RAF Waddington?
Shadow R1
Sentinel R1
Sentry aka AWACS
RC-135W Rivet Joint
What does AWACS stand for?
Airborne Warning And Control System.
