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	The Royal Air Force - Squadron Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Number 47 Squadron was formed at Beverley, Yorkshire on 1 March 1916 as a Home Defence squadron equipped with BE2s, BE12s and FK3s.
		During the Berlin airlift, No 47 flew over 3,000 sorties in the seven months it was assigned to the operation, mainly transporting coal to the beleaguered city.
		As with the other RAF Hercules squadrons, No 47 is frequently committed to operations all over the world and contnues to fly the older, first generation Hercules C1 and C3.
	www.raf.mod.uk /squadrons/h47.html (584 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News
		RAF squadrons which were required to operate under constant threat of attack and demonstrated gallantry and spirit under fire during the campaign over Iraq and Kuwait or on the ground in the same territories have been awarded the Battle Honour 'IRAQ 2003' with the right to emblazon the honour on their Standards.
		No 1 (Fighter) Sqn, No 3 (Fighter) Sqn and No IV (Army Co-operation) Sqn from RAF Cottesmore were operating Harrier GR7 and were deployed in coalition air operations in the close air support and air interdiction roles.
		No 216 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton, operating the Tristar KC1/K1/C2 and C2A, were deployed in coalition air operations in the strategic and in-theatre Air Transport and Air Refuelling roles.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/newsItem_id=3279.htm (1975 words)

	C-130 Foreign Squadrons page 10
		Crews of No. 48 Squadron, which was to be based at Changi, Singapore, took delivery of their aircraft at Lyneham and deployed to the Far East in Oct 1968.
		In 1971, the 2 Hercules squadrons that had formed at RAF Fairford in 1968 (No. 30 and 47 Sqd) moved to Lyneham.
		RAF Lyneham is currently the home to the entire RAF Hercules Force; totaling 44 aircraft, 4 squadrons, and the OCU, now badged as 57 (Reserve) Squadron and all first and second line servicing of the aircraft.
	www.spectrumwd.com /c130/int_10.htm (417 words)

	Sqn Histories 41-45_P
		The squadron continued to operate in the low level tactical reconnaissance role from its base at Coltishall, until 3 April 2006, when its numberplate and standard were handed over to the Fast Jet and Weapons OEU at RAF Coningsby.
		The squadron reformed on 1 July 1923 at Henlow, again it was a fighter squadron and initially it was equipped with its previous mount the Snipe.
		The squadron was reformed at West Raynham on 1 August 1972, equipped with Hunters nominally in the ground attack role, moving to Wittering in September 1972.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn041-45.htm (3473 words)

	38 Squadron RAF
		No.38 Squadron RFC had some-thing of a false start, for it was originally formed at Thetford on 1 April 1916 and began training; it was then decided that the unit would remain as a training squadron, so it was redesignated No.25 (Reserve) Squadron on 22 May 1916.
		It was again a night bomber squadron, equipped with Handley Page Heyfords; these were by way of being interim equipment as far as No.38 was concerned, because it was to be one of the first RAF squadrons to re-equip with a monoplane bomber, the Fairey Hendon.
		For a whole year the squadron was thus employed, but at the end of 1941 experiments had been carried out with the possibility of using the Wellington as a torpedo bomber, equipped with a couple of 'tin fish'.
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.hunt3/units/38Sq.html (1140 words)

	Royal Air Force Lyneham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		You will be able to find out what the Squadron is doing at any one time and, at no extra charge, you will be able to browse through our Squadron Shop with the opportunity to purchase a wide variety of Sqn morabilia.
		Number 47 Squadron is one of the largest and most distinguished sqns in the RAF and is, currently, home to a large number of aircrew, many having recently returned from operations in the Gulf.
		As with all C130 squadrons we are always the first to arrive and the last to depart a theatre of operations.
	www.lyneham.raf.mod.uk /47Sqn/index.htm (250 words)

	II (AC) SQUADRON HISTORY - RAF MARHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Squadron, along with No 3 Squadron, had the distinction of being the first fixed-wing flying squadrons to be created in the world (No 1 Squadron flew balloons), thus the precedence was set for II (AC) Squadron to establish a number of firsts throughout its history.
		No fighter cover was available for their reconnaissance mission and due to the hazardous nature of this particular sortie Geddes had decided to fly it himself.
		The Squadron was however seconded from the Canadians to provide recce for the Arnhem landings and later for the eventual crossing of the Rhine.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /organisation/2squadron/history.htm (3658 words)

	RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge
		I was in the RAF stationed at Bentwaters as part of the final RAF presence there from 1949 until closure and hand-over.
		It became an operational RAF Mustang III with the first unit to arrive being the 129 Squadron in December 1944, followed by Squadrons 64, 118, 126, 165 and 234.
		The first transatlantic move by a complete squadron of airplanes to be attempted and all 25 planes arrived intact.
	www.geocities.com /maureenjim (1360 words)

	38 Squadron RAAF, in Australia during WW2
		38 Squadron RAAF was formed at RAAF Station Richmond in New South Wales on 15 September 1943 to Establishment No.
		38 Squadron's first official operational flight was a freight run from Richmond to Gorrie airfield in the Northern Territory on the 17th December 1943.
		On 9 February 1944 Moth Minor A21-38 was attached to 38 Squadron at Richmond.
	home.st.net.au /~pdunn/raaf/38sqn.htm (402 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)

	Lockheed Ventura for RAF
		47 Venturas from Nos 21, 464, and 487 Squadrons took part along with Mosquitos and Bostons in a daylight low-level attack on December 6, 1942 against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factory at Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
		519 and 521 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command and with Nos 13 and 500 Squadrons in the Mediterranean.
		They retained their RAF serial numbers, and were assigned to No 340 Operational Training Unit at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick and No 1 Central Flying School at Trenton, Ontario.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b34_1.html (1883 words)

	The Handley Page Hastings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		RAF Transport Command Hastings aircraft were operated with a crew of 5 made up of Pilot (left hand seat), Co-pilot (right hand seat), the Navigator sat to the rear of the pilot and sat behind the navigator, the Signaller (Radio Operator) and behind the Co-pilot sat the Air/Flight Engineer.
		Archbishop Makarios was deported by a Hastings of 70 Squadron from Cyprus to Mombasa in Kenya
		During the Berlin airlift, No 47 flew over 3,000 sorties in the seven months it was assigned to the operation, mainly transporting coal to the beleaguered city from Schleswigland Airfield.
	splashdown2.tripod.com /handleypagehastings (12419 words)

	No.6 Squadron - The First Five Years
		No 6 Squadron is one of the oldest squadrons of the Indian Air Force, being one of the nine squadrons raised before or during World War Two.
		No 6 Squadron was also tasked with artillery observation in the initial stages of the campaign, but in early 1944 the Taylorcraft Austers of 656 (Air Observation Post) Squadron, flown by army pilots, arrived to take over that role.
		The squadron asserts, with particular relish, that it wore out its airstrip as a result of the sheer intensity of its operations, such that engineers had to be called in to repair it, while they operated temporarily from an alternative strip.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/1940s/6Sqn-History.html (6723 words)

	All Weather Fighter Association - 410 Squadron
		The squadron was disbanded at Gilze-Rijen, in the Netherlands, on
		In 1956, it was decided to replace one Sabre squadron in each of the Air Division's four wings with an all-weather fighter unit.
		When No. 445 AW(F) Squadron arrived from Canada, No. 410 was deactivated at Marville, France on 1 October 1956 and reactivated as All-Weather (Fighter) at Uplands (Ottawa), Ontario on 1 November.
	www.allwxfighters.ca /410squadron.htm (944 words)

	RAF Regt
		Three Hercules flown by crews from Lyneham--based 47 and 70 Squadrons dropped members of 2 Squadron RAF Regiment in to Sierra Leone heralding a two-week exercise in live-firing and jungle warfare.
		A new RAF Regiment field squadron was formed at Lossiemouth on May 8 with a high readiness state for short notice overseas deployments.
		No 51 Squadron RAF Regiment will be commanded by Sqn Ldr David Devoy and when fully formed will have around 160 personnel on its strength.
	www.rafregt.com /story.htm (1104 words)

	RAF No.74 Squadron is recruiting (www.raf74.com) - Topic Powered by eve community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Royal Air Force No 74 Squadron is one of the most distinguished Squadrons in the Royal Airforce and had an excellent record during WWI and WWII.
		In WWII RAF74 flew during the Battle of Britain, in the Mediterranean, and during the liberation of France and the conquest of Germany.
		RAF No. 74 Virtual focuses on 'real' fighting enviroments, although we are somewhat flexible in that we will fly no-icon, or limited icon.
	forums.ubi.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/48310655/m/378105372?r=3091057784 (400 words)

	510 LIONS ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADET SQUADRON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This squadron was one of the original six Newfoundland Air Cadet Squadrons formed shortly after Confederation with Canada in 1949.
		Originally, this squadron was one of four who paraded as part of No. 10 Wing St. John's from 1949 until 1972, when the disbandment of the wing brought a close to that tradition.
		The four squadrons remained close in friendly competition and continued to parade as a wing until 1987.
	members.tripod.com /~bmurf/510lions.html (608 words)

	Support Units - Special Boat Service
		It was a flight of Seakings from 848 Squadron (along with RAF Chinooks) that delivered the SBS into Kuwait City in 1991 on their mission to reclaim the British Embassy.
		7 Squadron are in line to have their fleet of Chinooks replaced with upgraded versions kitted out with improved navigation and defensive equipment, however the future of the upgrade is uncertain due to budgetary concerns.
		The C130K Hercules of Squadron No. 47 are used to fly the SBS deep into hostile territory.
	www.specialboatservice.co.uk /sbs-support.htm (1039 words)

	207 Squadron RAF Association - the loss of Lancaster LM366 EM-H
		John (Pat) Rothera, no age given, was the son of Wilfred Stewart and Dulcie Alice Rothera, of Nottingham.
		He says that in a letter to Michael's mother written when Leo was repatriated, he said he had a total amnesia about the raid and woke up in hospital; he was told that he had been found in the wreckage of the plane.
		As none of the other crew survived it must be surmised that no-one had time to bail out, and the position of the crash site (on the turn after the bombing run) suggests the plane probably fell out of the sky from 20,000 ft. Such a catastrophic event is of course normally totally unsurvivable.
	www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk /LM366_290144.htm (1963 words)

	VPNAVY - Royal Netherlands Navy Maritime Patrol Group History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		This afternoon both 320 and 321 squadron, the eldest aircraft squadrons in Dutch military aviation, were officially decommissioned in a ceremony at RNLNAS Valkenburg.
		The squadron re-equipped with Trackers in 1960 but these planes just were in use for a short period.
		In March 1974 the squadron formed a flight of four target-towing US-2N Trackers which were operated until their withdrawal on 30 September 1975.
	www.vpnavy.com /rn_history_squadrons.html (1955 words)

	RAF Fairford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		November 1965-1967 : 53 Squadron forms as the RAF's first heavy lift transport unit equipped with Belfast aircraft while its future base RAF Brize Norton was developed.
		December 1966 : Squadrons of the RAF move to Fairford with 33 C-130 Hercules aircraft.
		Autumn 1973 : RAF Vulcans from Waddington deploy to Fairford and Scampton while their runway is re-surfaced.
	groups.msn.com /RAFFairford/basehistorypt1.msnw (832 words)

	Corgi AA34204 - Diecast Model CH-47 Chinook RAF No.18 Sqn, Gulf War, 1991, (HC.1): The Flying Mule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Chinook Squadron Middle East flew one thousand hours and lifted over a million kilograms of freight in the first seven weeks of operations -84 of the total carried by all UK support helicopters, including RN Sea Kings.
		ZD982 was one of the task force and was delivered to the RAF in 1985, initially serving with 240 OCU at Odiham, Hants,, before being transferred to No. 18 Squadron prior to the Gulf War.
		Following its return to the UK, it was returned to Boeing's Philadelphia plant for upgrade conversion to CH-47D/HC.Mk.2 standard and continues to serve with No. 18 Squadron at RAF Odiham, Hants.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-AA34204 (234 words)

	XPlanes - Hercules
		The RAF operates around sixty Hercules, mostly from the RAF Lyneham Transport wing.
		Originally designated C-130 C.1s, they are being converted, stretched in fact, up to C.3 standard, their original American type being C-130H.
		The RAF are currently taking delivery of the very latest Hercules, the C-130J.
	www.drivearchive.co.uk /xplanes/herc.htm (306 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1993
		A Royal Review of the Royal Air Force is conducted by Queen Elizabeth II at RAF Marham to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force.
		As a consequence of the rapid reduction in the strength of the Royal Air Force at end of the Cold War, Royal Air Force Germany is disbanded.
		Operation Irma: a Lockheed Hercules of No.47 Squadron RAF medically evacuates selected casualties from Sarajevo to Britain for specialist treatment.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1993.html (249 words)

	Royal Air Force Shawbury Station Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A Flying Officer helicopter student on No 79 course at the Defence Helicopter Flying School, presenting the standard of The Glider Pilot Regiment to the Honorary Chaplain to The Glider Pilot Regiment Association, Midlands Branch.
		Bernard's son is Air Attache in Oslo and helped with the recovery, last summer, of the Horsa Glider remains from a norwegian mountainside where the aircraft in 1942 crashed on the failed Operation Freshman.
		Group Captain Mark McGeown, Station Commander, RAF Shawbury, takes the salute following the flypast by the Dakota from The Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight and a Hercules of No 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham.
	www.shawbury.raf.mod.uk /events2.html (297 words)

	243 Squadron RAF, in Australia during WW2
		Towards the later part of the War he was transferred to Australia and was based in at Camden airfield in Camden, New South Wales with 243 Squadron RAF.
		The C-47 Dakota, "City of Cardiff" was named on behalf of Michael Brooks as he was the only Cardiff born Welshman based at Camden in 243 Squadron RAF.
		It appears the rest of the Squadron made this gesture for him.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/raf/243sqnraf.htm (216 words)

	RAF No.74 Squadron :: View topic - Tips and Tricks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Also, note that there is NO upper limit to the maximum unit strength, however numbers above 4 will use a random unit parking layout that may potentially see some unit vehicles/ships overlapping each other.
		No, that field should already be present in preSEDB23 databases.
		There is no GUI management tool for the ATC modes, you have to edit them in the DB directly.
	www.aircombat.net /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=22326 (3462 words)

	Parachute Course Admin Unit, RAF Abingdon
		I was very fortunate to be given the chance to volunteer for Airborne duties and this is where I finished up, RAF Abingdon.
		It was the home of No1 Parachute Training School at that time - 1957- although the Permanent staff (us lot!) were stationed at RNAS HMS Hornbill at Culham for our living quarters, as were all the trainee parachutists who came.
		RAF Abingdon was the home of 47 Squadron RAF, flying Hastings and Beverley Aircraft at that time
	www.carrickdesign.co.uk /pcauabingdon.htm (453 words)

	Avro 685 York C.Mk.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to No.511 Squadron, RAF, at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, March 19, 1946, with serial number MW233 and transferred to No.242 Squadron at RAF Merryfield, Somersetshire, England, on April 15, 1946.
		In April 1950, this York was placed in storage at RAF Silloth, Cumberland, England.
		The aircraft was sold to Canada's Associated Airways on December 29, 1954 and register CF-HFP.
	1000aircraftphotos.com /Transports/York.htm (162 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF Hawker Hind, Hind Trainer
		To No. 27 Maintenance Unit 27 October 1938.
		To No.611 Squadron 25 April 1938 and at Speke by 30 November 1939.
		To No.611 Squadron 11 August 1939 and at Speke by 30 November 1939.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz1501.shtml (5010 words)

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