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	No. 202 Squadron RAF
		202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Sea King HAR.3 at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom.
		Reformed by the renumbering of No. 228 Squadron RAF at RAF Leconfield, 202 began operating in its search and rescue role using Westland Whirlwind.
		The squadron moved to RAF Finningley on re-equiping with Sea Kings in 1978, moving to Boulmer on the closure of Finningley in 199?.
	www.keywordmage.net /no/no.-202-squadron-raf.html (130 words)

	Royal Air Force - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The primary role of the RAF in the Cold War years was the defence of Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union.
		RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
		RAF fighters based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait prior to and during the 1990 Gulf War, and later to enforce no fly zones over Iraq.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (3919 words)

	Sqn Histories 206-210_P
		No 6 Squadron RNAS reformed on 1 November 1917 in the day-bomber role, equipped initially with DH4s, these being replaced with DH9s in February and it was this type that the squadron took into action for the first time on 9 March 1918.
		The squadron moved to Hamworthy in April 1943, whilst the detachment at Gibraltar remained there, however, on 31 December the detachment was transferred to No 202 Squadron and the squadron HQ was disbanded.
		The squadron was reformed on 1 January 1944 by renumbering No 190 Squadron at Sullom Voe in the Shetlands, where it continued to operate until the end of the war, disbanding on 4 June 1945.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn206-210.htm (3460 words)

	HOME OF M.A.T.S. - The most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft!
		VF-102 and VF-33 were the only squadrons to fly combat missions from both the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea during the Gulf conflict, operating from USS America (CV-66).
		The single squadron was expanded from 8 to 14 Tomcats, and the normal second squadron (VF- 33) not embarked, having been disestablished.
		VF-102 are the first squadron to recieve full capability Update models, previous squadrons (VF-103, VF-32, VF-14, VF-41 and VF-2) having had partially upgraded aircraft, able to carry LANTIRN but without the full 'bag of tricks' that the Update model brings.
	www.anft.net /f-14/f14-squadron-vf102.htm (1418 words)

	personnel I to L
		The Squadron was withdrawn from France on June 18 and re-assembled at Croyden on the 21st.
		The Squadron went to the Western Desert in May and on July 27 1943 Lee was shot down and captured on a dawn raid on Crete.
		The squadron went to the Western Desert in May and on July 27 1943 Lee was shot down and captured on a dawn raid on Crete and was later taken to Stalag Luft III.
	www.geocities.com /raf_112_sqdn/personnel_I_to_l.html (2174 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Squadron Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The unit was swallowed up by No 2 Wing, RNAS in June 1915, but reformed from 'B' Squadron, No 1 Wing, RNAS, on 5 November 1916 at St Pol in France with Farman F40s which were used for reconnaissance over Belgium.
		These were replaced by DH4s in March 1917, and even after the unit became No 202 Squadron, RAF on 1 April 1918, it continued its bombing and patrol duties over southern Belgium.
		On 1 October 1946, No 518 Squadron based at Aldergrove with specially modified Halifaxes was renumbered No 202 Squadron.
	www.raf.mod.uk /squadrons/h202.html (548 words)

	Ascension, Wideawake airfield, RAF - Falklands War 1982
		In the case of the troops, only limited preparation was possible as there was no room for large scale manouevres other than marching, although they were able to train on the rapidly constructed firing ranges and practice disembarking from the troopships by helicopter and landing craft.
		More importantly, the opportunity was taken for the hastily loaded ships to re-distribute some of their stores to other ships, to receive much needed supplies from the UK, and where possible to "combat load" for an amphibious landing.
		Wideawake had one runway and limited dispersal areas and helicopters could only land there because of the volcanic dust, there was no port, and the one jetty was three miles away and not always useable because of the Atlantic waves.
	www.naval-history.net /F29ascension.htm (1072 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "No. 202 Squadron RAF"
		202 Squadron was formed along with the RAF on 1 April 1918 by renumbering No 2 Squadron, RNAS.
		It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS in October 1914.
		The squadron moved to RAF Finningley on re-equiping with Sea Kings in 1978 (without operating the Wessex HAR.2 as an intermediate type), moving its HQ to Boulmer on the closure of Finningley in 1996.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=no._202_%53quadron_%52%41%46 (193 words)

	RAF Lossiemouth 202sqn role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The primary role of SAR is the recovery of downed military aviators, but in peacetime its aircraft are available all year round for use in civilian distress incidents.
		The RAF operates Sea King rescue helicopters of Nos.
		202 Squadron operate Sea King aircraft from RAF Boulmer (A Flt), RAF Lossiemouth (D Flt) and RAF Leconfield (E Flt).
	www.loscom.org.uk /Sqns/202sqns/202role.htm (180 words)

	UK Cold War:RAF Bases
		RAF Honnington is home to the RAF Regiment Depot, this is now no longer a flying station, with the last aircraft leaving in 1993 when the Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit moved to Lossiemouth.
		RAF Northolt was one of the key airfields in the Defence of London during the Battle of Britain.
		RAF Pembrey Sands is a bombing and firing range and is adjacent to the old Pembrey airfield on the south Wales Coast.
	www.ukcoldwar.org.uk /rafbases.htm (3918 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "No. 22 Squadron RAF" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As part of the post-war draw-down, the squadron was disbanded in 1919.
		The squadron's second incarnation was as the shadow identity of the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk.
		The squadron reformed again in 1934 in the torpedo bomber role, flying Vickers Wildebeests and later Bristol Beauforts.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=no._22_%53quadron_%52%41%46 (397 words)

	Definition of RAF Boulmer
		RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland.
		In 1953 present day RAF Boulmer was opened as an Air Defence Control Centre, protecting the airspace of the United Kingdom.
		In late July 2004 it was announced that RAF Boulmer would close, with the majority of its functions transferring to RAF Scampton.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/RAF_Boulmer (221 words)

	WW11 RAF Casualties buried in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		She was admitted to hospital at RAF Station West Kirby on 25th February 1943 seriously ill and died on 12th April 1943.
		Sgt Erdwin was serving with No 50 Squadron, RAF, and was a member a Hampden AD730 that flew into high ground on the return from Berlin at Blackhill, 4 miles south of Blessington, on the night of 17/18 April 1941.
		F/o Peters was serving as a Pilot with No.79 Squadron RAF when his aircraft Hurricane P2719, went missing some 50 miles north west of St David's head at 18:50 hrs on 29th September 1940.
	members.tripod.com /athlone_graves/athlonecasualties/id6.html (2233 words)

	202 Squadron RAF Search and Rescue Helicopters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Squadron operates the Sea King HAR Mk3 Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter from bases at RAF Boulmer (A Flight), RAF Lossiemouth (D Flight) and RAF (det) Leconfield (E Flight).
		The Squadron headquarters is also based at RAF Boulmer.
		The Sqn is also called upon to carry out hospital transfers when other, more traditional, means are not possible due to the remoteness of the casualty or size of incubator and medical equipment.
	www.202squadron.com /index.htm (333 words)

	Lossiemouth -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Stotfield is a suburb to the north west of the town and is the home of the Stotfield Hotel and the Moray Golf Club, which asked MacDonald to resign from its ranks in objection to his pacifist views during World War I. To the west of the town is the RAF Lossiemouth air base.
		RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station in Scotland.
		It houses three operational Tornado GR4 squadrons, and the Tornado GR4 Operational Conversion Unit.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/88/lossiemouth.html (356 words)

	RAF Boulmer - Wings, Squadrons and Lodger Units (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		'A' Flight is one of the 3 operational Flights of 202 Squadron and is based at RAF Boulmer.
		The Flight is commanded by a squadron leader and consists of approximately 20 aircrew, 30 engineers and 8 support staff.
		There is no such thing as a 'typical' rescue, but just to give you an idea of the type of searches and rescues that we have conducted recently, here are a few examples:
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafboulmer/202sqn.html (459 words)

	MILNET:
		No 1 Group, responsible for all strike attack and offensive support aircraft, remains and now bolstered by the inclusion of Tornado F3 units from No 11/18 Group.
		No 3 Squadron of the RAF Regiment are the Field Squadron based at Aldergrove.
		RAF Leconfield - Although the majority of the airfield at Leconfield is no longer operational, the base still fulfills an important role as part of the RAF's Search and Rescue commitments.
	www.milnet.com /UK-mil.htm (3509 words)

	Indian Air Force Spitfires - Polly Singh
		In June 1945, Nos 81, 131 and 615 Squadrons were disbanded and their aircraft loaned to the RIAF as were those of 17 Squadron which re-equipped with the Mk XIV.
		As other Squadrons disbanded, their aircraft went to the RIAF on loan or to storage units to be issued later.
		RAF serials of the Indian Mk VIII s (F VIII, VIIIe, VIIIc and LF VIIIc) were in the JF, JG, LV, MD (both PR XI and the LF VIIIc shared this series) MT, MV, NH (shared by VIIIc, FR XIVe and F XVIIIe) and PA series.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/Aircraft/Spitfire.html (5886 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1982 - Part 2
		The Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield, on radar picket duty west of the Falklands, is hit and disabled by an Exocet anti-shipping missile launched by a Dassault Super Etendard of the Argentinean Navy's 2 Escuadrilla de Caza y Ataque.
		A Westland Sea King HAR3 of No.202 Squadron RAF is flown from the United Kingdom to Ascension Island, aboard a Shorts Belfast of the cargo airline Heavylift, to provide search and rescue cover for the Ascension area.
		Responsibility for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) air defence commitment was assumed from No.1 Squadron on 25 May. The detachment ceased QRA duties on 14 July, and returned to the United Kingdom during the period 18-20 July.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1982_2.html (1143 words)

	The Weathermen
		On the 1st October 1946, 202 Squadron rose once again, like a Phoenix, from the ashes of it's disbandment.
		The Squadron had not travelled far from their previous location, just a few miles Eastwards to RAF Aldergrove, close by Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.
		The modern space age had given the world satellites that orbited the earth and could be used to read the weather patterns forming almost anywhere in the world almost as they happened.
	www.202-sqn-assoc.co.uk /theweathermen.html (206 words)

	RAF News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Twelve RAF crew from 120 Squadron at Kinloss, one soldier and a Royal Marine died when the MR2 crashed in the south of the country.
		A former RAF Vulcan that was a symbol of the Cold War may soon reach for the skies following a successful national appeal for funds to restore it to flying condition.
		A team of RAF personnel are getting set to undertake an expedition to the South Pole which has never been attempted by the RAF before.
	www.rafnews.co.uk /default.asp?channel_id=117 (324 words)

	squadron raf - Cerca
		Squadron History: No. 43 Squadron was formed at Stirling on 15 April 1916 as a unit of the...
		Arabia as the lead RAF Tornado F3 Squadron at Dhahran and was...
		RAF Squadron Crests and Badges Gallery Index - Squadrons, Units and Stations...
	www.onlinecerca.com /search/squadron-raf/1-2.html (254 words)

	Useful Links - RAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		RAF 550 squadron flew from North Killingholme Airbase, Lincolnshire, from late 1943 to October 1945.
		XXIV Squadron Association The Squadron Badge depicts a flcock with the Latin motto In Omnia Parati, which may be translated as "Ready for all Things" In March 1954, the Queen's standard was pres...
		R.A.F. The purpose of my website is to give an idea,in my own small way,of what 2 years as an RAF national serviceman was like(an impossible task!)....
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /links/raf.html (1949 words)

	PopulationData.net : Open Directory Project > Regional> Europe> United Kingdom> Government> Defence> Royal Air Force> ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		202 Squadron - MOD site with a history of the squadron and information about its current search and rescue operations and capabilities..
		22 Squadron - A history of the squadron, charged with Search and Rescue operations since 1955; includes information about their current capabilities..
		202 Squadron RAF Search and Rescue helicopters - UK SAR helicopter unit including aircraft technical specifications, crewmember duties, recent rescues and a comprehensive gallery..
	www.populationdata.net /annuaire/odp.php?browse=/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Government/Defence/Royal_Air_Force/Squadrons (259 words)

	202 Squadron Association Aircraft 1918
		The new home was at RAF Aldergrove where the squadron flew converted Handley Page Halifax bombers in a meteorological reconnaissance role.
		Four years later the Squadron was equipped with the Handley Page Hastings, the RAF's first post war transport aircraft.
		The Squadron was to fly these aircraft for the next 14 years.
	www.202-sqn-assoc.co.uk /Aircraft_weather.html (235 words)

	RAF Boulmer - Helicopter Database
		In Mar 1943 it re-opened as a forward base for the Spitfires of 57 OTU and between then and Nov 1943, 3 tarmac runways were laid.
		In 1978, Boulmer became home to the Whirlwind HAR.10 of 202 Squadron for a short time, when RAF Acklington closed.
		Between Sep and Dec 1978, the Whirlwinds began to be replaced by the Sea King HAR.3.
	www.helis.com /database/go/uk_raf_boulmer.php (246 words)

	Ex-202 Entry, Craft Apprentices, No 1 School of Technical Training, Royal Air Force Halton
		I served with Jim McKee (Sgt Apprentice) on 18 Squadron in Germany from 82 to 87.
		At the end of 2001, Stuart was told by a colleague (Wg Cdr Geoff Binfield, (ex-203 entry, who was WTO at 1 S of TT, RAF Cosford until he retired in April 2003) that WO Jim McKee, was to retire from the RAF.
		RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association is a good way to keep in touch with ex-brats and the alma mater.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/202entry (2065 words)

	Victor - United Kingdom Nuclear Forces
		The third of the RAF's trio of V-bombers, the Handley Page Victor flew for the first time on 24 December 1952, and the first production B.Mk.1 flew on February 1, 1956.
		10, 15, 55 and 57 Squadrons of No. 3 Group R.A.F. Bomber Command, anti a photo-reconnaissance version, the B.(P.R.)1, was delivered to the R.A.F.'s Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at Wytan.
		The Victor B.2, which entered service with No. 3 Group of RAF Bomber Command early in 1962, the first squadron to receive this long-range medium bomber being No. 139.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/uk/bomber/victor.htm (284 words)

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