RAF Coningsby

Question 1

Where is the Ascension Island base based?

Answer 1

4,000 miles from the UK and the Falkland islands

Question 2

What is the aim of the base?

Answer 2

Deter military aggression against the UKs south Atlantic overseas territory

Question 3

What does this base act as?

Answer 3

Acts as a staging post for flights between the UK and the Falkland Islands

Question 4

Who is the wing commander of the base, and what did she start out as in the RAF?

Answer 4

Wing commander kim surman - air ops systems officer

Question 5

Where is RAF Akrotiri based?

Answer 5

Cyprus

Question 6

What is RAF akrotiri used for?

Answer 6

Used as a forward mounting base for overseas ops in the Middle East + fast jet training

Question 7

Which aircraft is housed here?

Answer 7

Griffin helicopters which help aid the Cyprus police in search and rescue

Question 8

Which squadron is based here?

Answer 8

84 squadron, been stationed there since the 1920s