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No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 was formed at St Omer, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 on 10 May 1915. It immediately began fighting in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 under Hugh Dowding. The squadron
Squadron

A squadron is a small military unit or formation of cavalry, Armoured forces, aircraft , or warships....
 would also participate in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and the Persian Gulf War. From 1991 to 2005, the unit operated SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
 GR3s from RAF Coltishall
RAF Coltishall

The former Royal Air Force Station Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall , was a Royal Air Force Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, 10 miles North-North-East of Norwich, in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1938 to 2006....
. As 16 (Reserve) Sqn, it was the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit
Operational Conversion Unit

An Operational Conversion Unit is a unit within an air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel....
 for the Jaguar. The OCU taught pilots how to fly the aircraft and what tactics to use to best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons.






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No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 was formed at St Omer, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 on 10 May 1915. It immediately began fighting in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 under Hugh Dowding. The squadron
Squadron

A squadron is a small military unit or formation of cavalry, Armoured forces, aircraft , or warships....
 would also participate in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and the Persian Gulf War. From 1991 to 2005, the unit operated SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
 GR3s from RAF Coltishall
RAF Coltishall

The former Royal Air Force Station Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall , was a Royal Air Force Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, 10 miles North-North-East of Norwich, in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1938 to 2006....
. As 16 (Reserve) Sqn, it was the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit
Operational Conversion Unit

An Operational Conversion Unit is a unit within an air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel....
 for the Jaguar. The OCU taught pilots how to fly the aircraft and what tactics to use to best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons. The Jaguar was replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine Canard -delta wing Multirole combat aircraft aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986....
 in RAF service.

No. 16 Squadron was formally disbanded at RAF Coltishall
RAF Coltishall

The former Royal Air Force Station Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall , was a Royal Air Force Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, 10 miles North-North-East of Norwich, in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1938 to 2006....
 on 11 March 2005. The Squadron Standard is now laid up in Notre-Dame Cathedral Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer , a Communes of France and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

On 1 October 2008, the Squadron was reformed at RAF Cranwell
RAF Cranwell

RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain N Wharmby....
 as part of 22 Group operating the Grob Tutor. 16(R) Sqn continues its training role by instructing new Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 pilots in Elementary Flying Training before they get streamed to more advanced flying training on their way to earning the coverted pilot wings. Those selected for Fast Jet training move to RAF Linton-on-Ouse
RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse near York in Yorkshire, England. It is currently a major flying training centre, one of the RAF's busiest airfields....
 to fly the Shorts Tucano; prospective Rotary Wing pilots go to the Defence Helicopter Flying School
Defence Helicopter Flying School

The Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, a Royal Air Force station near Shrewsbury, England, trains aircrew from all three of the Armed Forces....
 to fly the Squirrel HT1 and Griffin HT1; whilst Multi-Engine pilots remain at RAF Cranwell
RAF Cranwell

RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain N Wharmby....
 and move across the airfield to No. 45 Squadron RAF
No. 45 Squadron RAF

45 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. ...
 and fly the Slingsby T-67 Firefly
Slingsby T-67 Firefly

The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England....
 and Beechcraft Super King Air
Beechcraft Super King Air

The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beechcraft . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series....
.

Previous Aircraft operated

  • Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5
    Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5

    The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 was a United Kingdom two-seat reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane designed and built by the Royal Aircraft Factory for the Royal Flying Corps....
     (February 1915)
  • Vickers FB5 (February–March 1915)
  • Bleriot XI
    Blériot XI

    Designed by Louis Bl?riot and Raymond Saulnier , the Bl?riot XI was a light and sleek monoplane constructed of oak and poplar. The flying surfaces were covered with cloth....
     (February–March 1915)
  • Martinsyde S.1
    Martinsyde S.1

    The Martinsyde Scout 1 was a United Kingdom biplane aircraft of the early part of the First World War built by Martinsyde Limited....
     (February–May 1915)
  • Voisin
    Gabriel Voisin

    Gabriel Voisin was a French aviation pioneer....
     (March–May 1915)
  • Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2
    Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2

    The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine two-seat biplane in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. About 3,500 were built, used as fighters, interceptors, light bombers, trainers and reconnaissance aircraft....
     (March 1915 – May 1917)
  • Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
    Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8

    The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a United Kingdom two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the World War I. Intended as a replacement for the vulnerable Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, the R.E.8 was much more difficult to fly, and was regarded with great suspicion at first in the Royal Flying Corps....
     (1917)
  • Maurice Farman S.11 (May–November 1917)
  • Bristol F.2 Fighter
    Bristol F.2 Fighter

    The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a United Kingdom two-seat biplane Fighter aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I flown by the Royal Flying Corps....
     (1924–1931)
  • Armstrong Whitworth Atlas
    Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

    The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a United Kingdom single engined biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It served as an army co-operation aircraft for the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s....
     (1931–1934)
  • Hawker Audax
    Hawker Hart

    The Hawker Hart was a United Kingdom two-seater biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period....
     (1934–1938)
  • Westland Lysander
    Westland Lysander

    The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
     (1938–1942)
  • P-51 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang

    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
     (1942–1944)
  • Supermarine Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire

    The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
     MkXI (1944–1946)
  • Hawker Tempest
    Hawker Tempest

    The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used in the war....
     V (1946–1948)
  • Hawker Tempest
    Hawker Tempest

    The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used in the war....
     II (1948)
  • de Havilland Vampire
    De Havilland Vampire

    The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a United Kingdom jet-engined fighter of the World War II, the second jet-powered aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the War , although it was not used in combat....
     FB5 (1948–1954)
  • de Havilland Venom
    De Havilland Venom

    The de Havilland DH.112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat Strike fighter and two-seat night fighter....
     FB1 (1954–1957)
  • English Electric Canberra
    English Electric Canberra

    The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. It proved to be highly adaptable, serving in such varied roles for tactical bomber, photographic, electronics, and meteorological reconnaissance....
     B(1)8 (1958–1972)
  • Blackburn Buccaneer
    Blackburn Buccaneer

    The Blackburn Buccaneer was a United Kingdom low level strike aircraft serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when Blackburn became a part of the Hawker Siddeley group....
     S2B (1972–1984)
  • Panavia Tornado GR.1
    Panavia Tornado

    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
     (1984–1991)
  • SEPECAT Jaguar
    SEPECAT Jaguar

    The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
     (1991–2005)
  • Grob Tutor (2008–Present)


Commanding officers


1915 to 1919

  • 8 February to 23 July 1915 Major F V Holt
    Felton Holt

    Air Vice Marshal Felton Vesey Holt Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order, Royal Air Force was a squadron and wing commander in the Royal Flying Corps who became a brigadier general in the newly established Royal Air Force just before the end of World War I....
  • 23 July 1915 to January 1916 Major H C T Dowding
    Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding

    Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Order of the Bath, Royal Victorian Order, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom officer in the Royal Air Force....
  • January 1916 to 5 August 1916 Major D W Powell
  • 5 August 1916 to 16 June 1917 Major P C Maltby
    Paul Maltby

    Air Vice Marshal Sir Paul Copeland Maltby Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Air Force Cross , Deputy Lieutenant, Royal Air Force was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1930s and during World War II....
  • 16 June 1917 to June 1918 Major C F A Portal
    Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford

    Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford Order of the Garter Order of the Bath Order of Merit Distinguished Service Order Military Cross was a senior Royal Air Force officer and an advocate of strategic bombing....
  • June 1918 to 1919 Major A W C V Parr


1924 to 1957

  • 1924 to 1925 Squadron Leader J O Archer CBE
    CBE

    CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for Commander of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta...
  • 1925 to 1928 Squadron Leader W A Coryton
    Alec Coryton

    Air Chief Marshal Sir William Alec Coryton Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Royal Victorian Order, Distinguished Flying Cross , Royal Air Force , commonly known as Alec Coryton, was a senior RAF commander in World War II....
     MVO DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1928 to 1931 Squadron Leader D O Mulholland AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1931 to 1933 Squadron Leader A R Churchman DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1933 to 1934 Squadron Leader J R I Scrambler AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1934 to 1936 Squadron Leader R P Musgrave-Whitman OBE MC
    Military Cross

    The Military Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
  • 1936 to 1938 Squadron Leader T Humble
  • 1938 to 1939 Squadron Leader G P Charles
  • 1939 to 1940 Squadron Leader R E S Skelton
  • 1940 Wing Commander T Humble
  • 1940 to 1941 Wing Commander R C Hancock
  • 1941 to 1942 Wing Commander P W Stansfeld
  • 1942 Wing Commander A F Pallot
  • 1942 to 1943 Wing Commander J R Davenport
  • 1943 Wing Commander R I M Bowen DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1943 Squadron Leader K F Mackie
  • 1943 to 1944 Squadron Leader E M Goodale DSO
    Distinguished Service Order

    The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat....
  • 1944 to 1945 Squadron Leader A N Davies DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1945 to 1946 Squadron Leader A S Baker DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1946 to 1948 Squadron Leader D C Usher DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
     DFM
    Distinguished Flying Medal

    The Distinguished Flying Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and the other British Armed Forces, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, below commissioned officer rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations aga...
  • 1948 Squadron Leader R E Mooney
  • 1948 to 1949 Squadron Leader L A Malins DSO
    Distinguished Service Order

    The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat....
     DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross

    Distinguished Flying Cross may mean:*Distinguished Flying Cross , including Commonwealth countries*Distinguished Flying Cross ...
  • 1949 to 1951 Squadron Leader L H Lambert DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
     AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1951 to 1952 Squadron Leader J E J Sing DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1952 Squadron Leader R H Benwell
  • 1952 to 1954 Squadron Leader R U P De Burgh
  • 1954 to 1956 Squadron Leader G G G Walkington
  • 1956 Squadron Leader C E Keay
  • 1956 to 1958 Flight Lieutenant H E Clements


1958 to 1973

  • 1958 to 1960 Wing Commander J R Forsythe DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1960 to 1963 Wing Commander J E Holland DFC
    Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other British Armed Forces, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1963 to 1964 Wing Commander J V Horwood
  • 1964 to 1966 Wing Commander A L Bennett
  • 1966 to 1968 Wing Commander J C Newby
  • 1968 to 1970 Wing Commander L C Swalwell
  • 1970 to 1973 Wing Commander K J Appleboom


1973 to 1991

  • 1973 to 1975 Wing Commander R A Edwards
  • 1975 to 1977 Wing Commander W I C Stoker
  • 1977 to 1980 Wing Commander D Cousins AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1980 to 1983 Wing Commander P C Norriss
  • 1983 to 1984 Wing Commander E R Cox
  • 1984 to 1986 Wing Commander R H Goodall AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1986 to 1988 Wing Commander R F R Carr
  • 1988 to 1991 Wing Commander I Travers Smith DSO


1991 to 2005

  • 1991 to 1992 Wing Commander N C Rusling
  • 1992 to 1995 Wing Commander J W White
  • 1995 to 1997 Wing Commander B W Newby AFC
    Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

    The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
  • 1997 to 2000 Wing Commander A J Sudlow MBE
    MBE

    MBE can stand for:* Member of the Order of the British Empire* Mail Boxes Etc.* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business and Engineering...
  • 2000 to 2002 Wing Commander P Allan
  • 2002 to 2005 Wing Commander G Stockill


2008 to present

  • 2008–present Sqn Ldr I S Smith


Locations Based

  • 10 February 1915 St Omer (Formation)
  • 6 March 1915 La Gorgue
    La Gorgue

    La Gorgue is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
    , detachment to Aire
    Aire-sur-la-Lys

    Aire-sur-la-Lys is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in northern France....
  • 1 June 1915 Choques
  • 18 July 1915 Merville
    Merville, Nord

    Merville is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
  • 12 December 1915 La Gorgue
  • 31 August 1916 Bruay
  • 25 May 1917 Camblain-l'Abbe
    Camblain-l'Abbé

    Camblain-l?Abb? is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.Geography ...
  • 21 October 1918 La Brayelle
  • 25 October 1918 Auchy
  • 14 February 1919 to 31 December 1919 Fowlmere
    Fowlmere

    Fowlmere is one of the southernmost villages in Cambridgeshire, England. It is very close to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, and 9 miles southwest of the city of Cambridge....
     (Disbanded)


  • 1 April 1924 Old Sarum
    Old Sarum

    Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England. The site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 30th century BC....
     (Reformed)
  • 17 February 1940 Hawkinge
    Hawkinge

    Hawkinge, , is a village and civil parish in the Shepway District of Kent, England. The original village of Old Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre ; the modern, much larger, village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill....
  • 13 April 1940 Amiens
    Amiens

    Amiens is a city and Communes of France in northern France, north of Paris. It is the capital of the Somme Departments of France in Picardie....
  • 14 April 1940 Bertangles
    Bertangles

    Bertangles is a communes of the Somme d?partement in the Somme d?partement in France in the Picardie region of France....
  • 19 May 1940 Lympne
    Lympne

    Lympne village is situated on the once sea cliffs above the Romney Marsh in Kent. It lies approximately 11 km west of Folkestone, 2 miles west of Hythe, Kent and 17 km east of Ashford, Kent....
  • 3 June 1940 Redhill
    Redhill Aerodrome

    Redhill Aerodrome is located southeast of Redhill, Surrey, Surrey, England.Redhill Aerodrome has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee ....
  • 29 June 1940 Cambridge
    Cambridge Airport

    Marshall Airport Cambridge UK is a small regional airport located in south-eastern England, near the village of Teversham, from Cambridge City Centre and approximately from London....
  • 3 August 1940 Okehampton
    Okehampton

    Okehampton is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, at the northern edge of Dartmoor, on the River Okement. The border of the Dartmoor National Park is just south of the town....
    , detachment to Cambridge
  • 15 August 1940 Weston Zoyland
    RAF Weston Zoyland

    RAF Weston Zoyland was a World War II airfield in England located just east of Westonzoyland village alongside the A372 from Bridgwater on the edge of Sedgemoor, in Somerset....
    , detachments to Okehampton, Roborough
    Roborough

    The village of Roborough is situated to the north of Plymouth, South West England, lying in the South Hams, just outside of the city boundary....
    , Tilshead
    Tilshead

    Tilshead is a small village located in the Salisbury of Wiltshire, in England. It lies roughly halfway between Market Lavington and Shrewton, and is located at the source of the River Till ....
    , St Just and Bolt Head
    Bolt Head

    Bolt Head is a National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty headland on the South Coast of Devon, England, situated west of the Kingsbridge Estuary....
  • 4 June 1941 Okehampton
  • 6 June 1941 Weston Zoyland, detachments to Lee-on-Solent and Tilshead
  • 9 September 1941 Okehampton
  • 11 September 1941 Weston Zoyland
  • 25 September 1941 Thruxton
    Thruxton

    Thruxton could be...
  • 3 October 1941 Weston Zoyland, detachment to Farnborough
    Farnborough Airfield

    Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport is an airport situated in Farnborough, Hampshire, Hampshire, England.Farnborough Aerodrome has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee ....
  • 23 November 1941 Lympne
  • 27 November 1941 Weston Zoyland, detachment to Okehampton
  • 1 January 1943 Andover
    RAF Andover

    IntroductionAndover, Hampshire Airfield is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station now used by Army Air Corps units based at Army Air Corps Middle Wallop....
  • 26 February 1943 Ford
    Ford, Wiltshire

    Ford is a small village located in the North-West of Wiltshire. It had a population of 580 in the 2001 census.The village is situated along a small stretch of the A420 road, lying 11 miles east of Bristol and 4 miles west of Chippenham, Wiltshire....
  • 13 March 1943 Andover
  • 6 April 1943 Weston Zoyland
  • 9 April 1943 Andover
  • 16 May 1943 Weston Zoyland
  • 22 May 1943 Andover
  • 1 June 1943 Middle Wallop
  • 29 June 1943 Hartford Bridge
  • 16 April 1944 to 19 September 1945 Northolt
    RAF Northolt

    RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station located east by northeast of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in West London, UK. Approximately north of London Heathrow Airport, it also handles a large number of private civilian flights....
     (Disbanded)


  • 19 September 1945 to 1 April 1946 Celle
    Celle

    Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle , in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated in the southernmost part of the L?neburg Heath on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser....
     (Reformed then disbanded, renumbered from 268 Sqn
    No. 268 Squadron RAF

    No. 268 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the P-51 Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings....
    )


  • 1 April 1946 Fassberg
    RAF Fassberg

    The former Royal Air Force Station Fassberg, more commonly known as RAF Fassberg, was a Royal Air Force airbase in Germany situated in the northern suburbs of Fassberg, Lower Saxony....
     (Reformed from 56 Sqn
    No. 56 Squadron RAF

    Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II....
    )
  • 1 June 1946 Manston
    RAF Manston

    RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a continuing military use, as FSCTE Manston, the central fire fighting training school, following on from a long standing training facility for RAF firefighters at the Manston base, and a commercial airport...
  • 12 June 1946 Fassberg
  • 21 June 1946 Sylt
    Sylt

    Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein and well known for the distinct shape of its shoreline....
  • 14 July 1946 Fassberg
  • 5 September 1946 Manston
  • 16 September 1946 Fassberg
  • 4 February 1947 Gatow
    Gatow

    Gatow, a district of south-western Berlin is located west of the Havelsee lake and has forested areas within its boundaries. It is within the borough of Spandau....
  • 21 March 1947 Fassberg
  • 8 May 1947 Ahlhorn
    RAF Ahlhorn

    The former Royal Air Force Station Ahlhorn, commonly known as RAF Ahlhorn, was a Royal Air Force airbase in Germany situated in the southern suburbs of Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony....
  • 20 May 1947 Fassberg
  • 13 July 1947 Zeltweg
    Zeltweg

    Zeltweg is a town in Styria and located about in the middle of Austria. It is located in the Aichfeld. The largest river is the Mura. Larger municipalities in the vicinity are Judenburg, Knittelfeld and Fohnsdorf....
  • 12 August 1947 Fassberg
  • 6 October 1947 Middle Wallop
  • 17 October 1947 Fassberg
  • 3 November 1947 Lubeck
  • 24 November 1947 Fassberg
  • 1 December 1947 Gutersloh
    RAF Gütersloh

    The former Royal Air Force Station G?tersloh, more commonly known as RAF G?tersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany airbase, the nearest Royal Air Force air base to the East/West German border....
  • 6 January 1948 Gatow
  • 2 February 1948 Gutersloh
  • 14 July 1948 Lubeck
  • 7 August 1948 Gutersloh
  • 2 November 1950 to 1 June 1957 Celle (Disbanded)


  • 1 March 1958 to 6 June 1972 Laarbruch
    RAF Laarbruch

    Royal Air Force Laarbruch ICAO EDUL was a Royal Air Force station located in Germany on its border with the Netherlands. The base's motto was A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - "A Fortress Sure")....
     (Reformed and disbanded)


  • 8 January 1973 to 29 February 1984 Laarbruch (Reformed and disbanded)
  • 1 March 1984 to 11 September 1991 Laarbruch (Reformed and disbanded)
  • 1 November 1991 Lossiemouth
    RAF Lossiemouth

    RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s....
     (Reformed)
  • 21 July 2000 to 11 March 2005 Coltishall
    RAF Coltishall

    The former Royal Air Force Station Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall , was a Royal Air Force Royal Air Force station, a military airbase, 10 miles North-North-East of Norwich, in the England Counties of the United Kingdom of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1938 to 2006....
     (Disbanded)


  • 1 October 2008 to present Cranwell
    RAF Cranwell

    RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain N Wharmby....


See also

  • List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
    List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

    Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force . These include Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, during the First World War....


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