Royal Air Force 2019

Current Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier. RAF.

Eurofighter FGR4, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014

RAF Bases (Updated 20th February 2019):

RAF Akiroti
No. 84 Squadron - Bell Griffin HR2

RAF Barkston Heath
Joint Elementary Flying School

RAF Benbecula
Air Defence Ground Environment Control and Reporting Post

RAF Benson
No. 28 (AC) Squadron - Merlin HC3 HC3A
No. 33 Squadron - 20 Westland Puma HC1
No. 78 Squadron - Merlin HC3 HC3A
No. 230 Squadron - 15 Westland Puma HC1

230 squadron Westland Puma RAF Waddington 6th July 2014

230 squadron Westland Puma RAF Waddington 6th July 2014

RAF Westland Merlin, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

RAF Boscombe Down
DERA Boscombe Down

RAF Boulmer, School of Fighter Control
No. 202 Squadron - 6 Westland Sea King HAR3 HAR3A
Air Defence Ground Environment Control and Reporting Post/1 ACC

RAF Bracknell

RAF Brampton

RAF Brize Norton
Combat Support 2 Group
No. 99 Squadron - 8 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III.
No. 101 Squadron - 4 Airbus Voyager.
38 Expeditionary Air Wing
No. 24 Squadron - Lockheed Hercules C4/C5
No. 30 Squadron - Lockheed Hercules C4/C5
No. 47 Squadron - Lockheed Hercules C1/C3/C3A
No. 70 Squadron - Lockheed Hercules C1/C3

RAF Buchan
Air Defence Ground Environment Control and Reporting Post

41(R) squadron Typhoon FGR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

29(R) squadron Typhoon F2, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Conningsby February 19th 2019.

RAF Conningsby
121 Expeditionary Air Wing
Air Combat 1 Group
No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron - Typhoon F2, FGR4, T1A.
XI Squadron - Typhoon
No. 9 (Bomber) Squadron - 13 Typhoon F2, T3, FGR4
No. 12 (B) Squadron - 13 Typhoon F2, T3, FGR4
No. 29 (R) Squadron - Typhoon Operational Conversion Squadron - Typhoon T1A/T3/F2/FGR4
Air Warfare Centre
No. 17 (R) Squadron - Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit - Typhoon T3/FGR4
No. 41 (R) Squadron (Fast Jet & Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit)- Typhoon FGR4.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - 1 Lancaster B1, 2 Hurricane IIC, 1 Spitfire IIA, 2 Spitfire VB, 1 Spitfire IX, 2 Spitfire XIX, 1 Dakota and 1 Chipmunk.

41(R) squadron Tornado GR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

41(R) squadron Tornado GR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Lancaster B1 and two Spitfires, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Lancaster B1, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Spitfire MKII, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

RAF Cosford 800 Naval Air Squadron
801 Naval Air Squadron
504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force.

RAF College Cranwell
No. 45(R) Squadron - Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air B200/B200GT
No. 3 FTS - Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air B200/HS Dominie T1.

Hawker Beechcraft Super Air King, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Hawker Beechcraft Super Air King, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

RAF Digby

RAF Farnborough, School of Aviation Medicine

RAF Grantown-on-Spey

RAF Halton

RAF Headley Court

RAF Henlow

RAF High Wycombe

RAF Honington

RAF Innsworth

RAF Kinloss
325 Expeditionary Air Wing

RAF Leeming
BAe TORNADO RETURN-TO-PRODUCE Programme

135 Expeditionary Air Wing
Air Combat 1 Group
No. 100 Squadron - 14 BAe Hawk T1A
JFACTSU - Hawk T1A

Bae Hawk, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Leuchars - base to convert to Army useage.

RAF Linton-on-Ouse
No. 72 (R) Squadron - Shorts Tucano T1
No. 1 FTS - 73 Short Tucano T1

RAF Locking

RAF Lossiemouth
125 Expeditionary Air Wing
Air Combat 1 Group
No 1 (Fighter) Squadron (1 (F) Sqn) - Typhoon FGR4
No. 2 (AC) Squadron - Typhoon FGR4
6 Squadron - Typhoon FGR4
140 Expeditionary Air Wing
Air Combat 1 Group
Combat Support 2 Group
202 Squadron 'D' Flight - Sea King HAR3

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Coningsby February 19th 2019.

RAF Machrihanish

RAF Manston

41(R)squadron Tornado GR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Marham
138 Expeditionary Air Wing
No. 31 Squadron - To be Protector RPAV.
41(R)squadron Tornado GR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Creech AFB, Nevada, USA
Combined Joint Task Force
Air Combat 1 Group
No. 39 Squadron - MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper.

RAF Mount Pleasant
No. 78 Squadron - 2 Westland Sea King HAR3 and 2 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC2.
1312 Flight - 1 BAC VC10 K2/K3/K4 and 1 Lockheed Hercules
1435 Flight - 4 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4

RAF Neatishead
Air Defence Ground Environment Control and Reporting Post

RAF Newton
Joint Elementary Flying Training School

RAF Northolt
Combat Support 2 Group
No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron - 6 Bae 125 CC3, 3 Bae 146 CC2, Agusta 109.

RAF North Luffenham

RAF Northwood

RAF Oakhanger

RAF Odiham
No. 7 Squadron - Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC2/HC2A/HC3
No. 18 Squadron - 12 Boeing Chinook HC2/HC2A
No. 27 Squadron - 7 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC2/HC2A

RAF Chinook, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Chinook, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Rudloe Manor

RAF Saxa Vord
Air Defence Ground Environment Control and Reporting Post

RAF Scampton
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team The Red Arrows - 11 BAe Hawk T1/T1A

Red Arrows 50th Anniversary display, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

RAF Shawbury
No. 60(R) Squadron - 6 Bell Griffin HT1
Defence Helicopter Flying School

RAF Spadeadam

RAF St Athan

RAF St Mawgan
No. 203(R) Squadron (SKOCU) - 5 Westland Sea King HAR3
Air Defence Ground Environment Reporting Site

RAF Stanbridge

RAF Stanmore Park

RAF Staxton Wold
Air Defence Ground Environment Reporting Post

RAF Turnhouse

RAF Uxbridge

RAF Valley
22 (Training) Group
4 Flying Training School
IV (Reserve) Squadron - BAe Hawk T TMk2
No. 208(R) Squadron (4 FTS) - BAe Hawk T1/T1A
Central Flying School Advanced Training Unit - BAe Hawk T1/T1A
Search and Rescue Training Unit - Griffin HT1
Combat Support 2 Group
No. 22 Squadron 'C' Flight - Sea King HAR3/HAR3A
Bae Hawk, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Rivet Joint/ RAF Air Seeker, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Rivet Joint/ RAF Air Seeker, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF Bombardier Sentinel, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Bombardier Sentinel, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF E-3D Sentry, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF E-3D Sentry, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF Waddington
34 Expeditionary Air Wing
Combat Support 2 Group
No. 5 (AC) Squadron - Bombardier Sentinel R1, Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1
No. 8 Squadron - 4 Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1
No. 13 Squadron - 5 x MQ-9 Reaper
No. 51 Squadron - Boeing RC-135 Air Seeker
No. 54 (R) Squadron (ISTAR Operational Conversion Unit) - Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1
No. 56 (R) Squadron (ISTAR Operational Conversion Unit) - Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1, Bombardier Sentinel R1, Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1

RAF Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

US Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV - or RPAV over here, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Northrop Global Hawk sonar buoy pod, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Wittering

RAF Wyton
No. 57 (R) Squadron (part of No. 1 Elementary Flight Training School [1ETS]) - Grob 115E Tutor.

Others: No. 22 Squadron with 6 Westland Sea King HAR3/3A based at RMB Chivenor, Devon.

Brand new Wildcat (top) with Lynx, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Westland Lynx, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Royal Navy Sea King, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Falklands hero Avro Vulcan XM 607, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Falklands hero Avro Vulcan XM 607, RAF Waddington 19th February 2019.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Church Fenton - last ever flying Vulcan shot 26th September 2015.

Gloster Meteor RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

DeHavilland Venom RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

DeHavilland Venom, RAF Museum Cosford, 2006.

Gloster Meteor and DeHavilland Venom RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

RAF Canberra, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Folland Gnat display team, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014. Image dedicated to my Dad, who loved these aircraft.

Folland Gnat, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

Jet Provost trainer, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

RAF English Electric Lightning XR 770, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

RAF English Electric P1a WG763, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015

RAF Avro Shackleton, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015.

Avro Lincoln RF398 at RAF Cosford, 2006.

Victor V-bomber, RAF Cosford March 2001.

Guiness Girl Buccaneer XW547, RAF Cosford, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor WH301 at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Javelin XA 564 at RAF Cosford, March 2001.

T.S.R. 2 XR220, the second T.S.R. 2 which was prepped for take off at Boscombe Down. RAF Cosford March 2001.

T.S.R. 2 XR220, the second T.S.R. 2 which was prepped for take off at Boscombe Down. RAF Cosford 2006.

Vickers Valiant XD818, former RAF Marham gateguard, dropped the first British H-Bomb. Hendon, 2001.

Folland Gnat Red Arrow, RAF Cosford 2001. Image dedicated to my father.

E/E Lightning at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor prototype, RAF Cosford, 2006.

Rare shot of Chelmsford's Gloster Meteor WH132 at the end of Meteor way. March 2001.

Ejection system testing Gloster Meteor WA634. RAF Cosford, March 2001.

Fairey Gannet, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Westland Wessex, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Grumman S-2 Tracker, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

De Havilland Caribou, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Avro Shackleton, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Gloster Meteor, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Hawker Hunter, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Vixen, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Sea Vixen, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Venom, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Sea Venom, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Hawk, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Vampire, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Vampire, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Blackburn Buccaneer, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Gloster Javelin, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Supermarine Swift, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Bae Sea Harrier FRS1, Newark Air Museum 2006.

RAF Avro 707A - Vulcan proof of concept aircraft, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015.

RAF Avro 707C - Vulcan proof of concept aircraft, RAF Cosford, 2006.