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RAF SQUADRON LISTINGS

RAF SQUADRONS
and Personnel Summary

PERSONNEL SUMMARY (Early 2013)
ROYAL AIR FORCE	Trained Strength (Early 2013)
Officers	7,680
Other Ranks	27,970
Total	35,650
Note: The above figures include about 2,220 personnel from the RAF Regiment

	Personnel in Training (Early 2013)
Officers	630
Other Ranks	1,090
Total	1,720

RAF FRONTLINE SQUADRONS (as of mid 2013)

2013

Strike/Attack Fast Jet Squadrons

Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Squadrons

ISTAR

Airborne Early Warning Squadrons

Transport/Tanker Squadrons

Air to Air Refuelling Squadrons

Search and Rescue Squadrons

Heavy Lift Helicopter Squadrons

Medium Lift Helicopter Squadrons

RAF Regiment Field Squadrons

ISTAR - Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance.
OEU - Operational Evaluation Units

UNDER JOINT FORCE ARRANGEMENTS

Joint Helicopter Command

4 x Royal Naval Helicopter Squadrons
6 x Army Aviation Regiments (including 1 x Volunteer Reserve)
6 x Royal Air Force Helicopter Squadrons (including 1 x RAuxAF Helicopter Support Squadron).

ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRON LISTINGS
(as of mid 2013)

1 (F) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Lossiemouth (Leuchars until 14)
II (AC) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4A	RAF Marham (Recce)
3 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
4 (R) Sqn	12 x Hawk T2	RAF Valley (4 FTS)
5 (AC) Sqn	5 x Sentinel R1 (ASTOR)	RAF Waddington
6 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Lossiemouth (Leuchars until 14)
7 Sqn	11 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)
8 Sqn	3 x E3D Sentry AEW1	RAF Waddington
9 (B) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Marham
10 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014)(3)
11 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
12 (B) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4	RAF Lossiemouth
13 Sqn	MR-9 Reaper	RAF Waddington
14 Sqn	Shadow R1	RAF Waddington
15 (R) Sqn	26 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Lossiemouth
16 (R) Sqn	Tutor T1	RAF Cranwell (1 EFTS)
17 (R) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby (OCU)
18 Sqn	10 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)
22 Sqn	8 x Sea King HAR3/3A	RMB Chivenor (Sqn HQ) (1)
23 Sqn	3 x E3D Sentry AEW1	RAF Waddington
24 Sqn	9 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
27 Sqn	9 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)
28 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)
29 (R) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
30 Sqn	9 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
31 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Marham
32 (The Royal) Sqn	6 x BAe 125 CC3	RAF Northolt
	2 x BAe 146 CC2
	3 x Augusta A109
33 Sqn	15 x Puma HC1	RAF Benson (JHC)
39 Sqn	MR-9 Reaper UAV	RAF Waddington
41 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Coningsby (FJWOEU)
43 Sqn	16 x Tornado F3	RAF Leuchars
45 (R) Sqn	8 x Beech King Air	RAF Cranwell
47 Sqn	10 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
51 Sqn	3 x RC-135W (from 2014)	RAF Waddington
56 (R) Sqn	ISTAR	RAF Waddington (OCU)
57 (R) Sqn	Tutor T1	RAF Cranwell (EFT)
60 (R) Sqn	Griffin HT1, Bell 412	RAF Shawbury
70 Sqn	10 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
72 (R) Sqn	Tucano T1	RAF Linton-on-Ouse
78 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC Mk3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)
84 Sqn	4 x Griffin HAR2	RAF Akrotiri (JHC)
99 Sqn	8 x C-17	RAF Brize Norton
100 Sqn	16 x Hawk T1/T1A	RAF Leeming
101 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014) (3)
202 Sqn	8 x Sea King HAR3/3A	RAF Valley (Sqn HQ) (2)
203 (R) Sqn	Sea King HAR3/3A	RAF Valley (OCU)
216 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014)
230 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC 3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)
617 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Lossiemouth

Notes:
(1) 22 Sqn - Although headquartered at RAF Chivenor, the Squadron maintains three detachments at Chivenor (A Flight), Wattisham (B Flight) and Valley (C Flight). 2) 202 Sqn - Although headquartered at RAF Valley, the Squadron maintains detachments at Boulmer (A Flight), Lossiemouth (D Flight), Valley (C Flight) and Leconfield (E Flight). (3) 14 x A330 Voyager on order.


OTHER FLYING UNITS

Display Team	12 x Hawk T1A	RAF Scampton (Red Arrows RAFAT)
DHFS	20 x Squirrel HT1 60 x Griffin HT1	RAF Shawbury (Provided by contractor
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight	Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Dakota	RAF Coningsby
1310 Flight	Chinook HC2	Kandahar, Afghanistan
1312 Flight	Voyager, Hercules	Falkland Islands
1419 Flight	Various Helicopters	Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
1435 Flight	Typhoon FGR	Falkland Islands
1564 Flight	Sea King HAR 3/3A	Falkland Islands
Op Herrick	Tornado GR4/4A	Kandahar, Afghanistan



RAF Lossiemouth Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
1 (F) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Lossiemouth (Leuchars until 14)
6 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Lossiemouth (Leuchars until 14)
12 (B) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4	RAF Lossiemouth
15 (R) Sqn	26 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Lossiemouth
617 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Lossiemouth

There will eventually be 3 x Typhoon Squadrons at RAF Lossiemouth



RAF Marham Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
II (AC) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4A	RAF Marham (Recce)
9 (B) Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Marham
31 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Marham
Base for JSF

By 2016, RAF Marham will become the main operating base for the Lightning II (JSF)



RAF Coningsby Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
3 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
11 Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
17 (R) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby (OCU)
29 (R) Sqn	12 x Typhoon FGR4	RAF Coningsby
41 Sqn	12 x Tornado GR4/4A	RAF Coningsby (FJWOEU)



RAF Waddington Squadrons (as of mid 2103) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
5 (AC) Sqn	5 x Sentinel R1 (ASTOR)	RAF Waddington
8 Sqn	3 x E3D Sentry AEW1	RAF Waddington
13 Sqn	MR-9 Reaper	RAF Waddington
14 Sqn	Shadow R1	RAF Waddington
23 Sqn	3 x E3D Sentry AEW1	RAF Waddington
39 Sqn	MR-9 Reaper UAV	RAF Waddington
51 Sqn	3 x RC-135W (from 2014)	RAF Waddington
56 (R) Sqn	ISTAR	RAF Waddington (OCU)



RAF Brize Norton Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
24 Sqn	9 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
30 Sqn	9 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
47 Sqn	10 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
70 Sqn	10 x Hercules C4/C5	RAF Brize Norton
99 Sqn	8 x C-17	RAF Brize Norton
10 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014)
101 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014)
216 Sqn	A330 Voyager	RAF Brize Norton (from May 2014)



RAF Odiham Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
7 Sqn	11 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)
18 Sqn	10 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)
27 Sqn	9 x Chinook HC2	RAF Odiham (JHC)



RAF Benson Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
28 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)
33 Sqn	15 x Puma HC1	RAF Benson (JHC)
78 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC Mk3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)
230 Sqn	12 x Merlin HC 3/3A	RAF Benson (JHC)

JHC - Joint Helicopter Command



RAF Valley Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
4 (R) Sqn	12 x Hawk T2	RAF Valley (4 FTS)
202 Sqn	8 x Sea King HAR3/3A	RAF Valley (Sqn HQ)
203 (R) Sqn	Sea King HAR3/3A	RAF Valley (OCU)



RAF Flying Training Squadrons (as of mid 2013) (Aircraft Numbers are our estimates)
4 (R) Sqn	12 x Hawk T2	RAF Valley (4 FTS)
16 (R) Sqn	Tutor T1	RAF Cranwell (1 EFTS)
45 (R) Sqn	8 x Beech King Air	RAF Cranwell (3 FTS)
57 (R) Sqn	Tutor T1	RAF Cranwell (3FTS)
60 (R) Sqn	Griffin HT1, Bell 412	RAF Shawbury
72 (R) Sqn	Tucano T1	RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Central Flying School	Various	RAF Cranwell



In late 2013, the RAF is believed to have about 500 qualified fast jet pilots and about 45 trained Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) pilots. RAF AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE (mid 2013)

AIRCRAFT TYPE	FLEET NUMBER
Typhoon	108 (total of 160 on order)
Tornado GR4/4A	88
Hawk (All types)	84
Tristar	5 (Being withdrawn by early 2014)
Voyager	8 (Total of 14 on order, replacing VC10 & Tristar)
Sentry	4
Sentinel	3
Shadow R1	5
Hercules C1/3/4/5	24 (8 x C1/C3 being withdrawn)
C-17	8
BAe 146	2
BAe 125	5
Sea King HAR 3/3A	16
Reaper	5
Tucano	30 (Training)
Tutor	119 (Training)
Chinook (JFH)	38 (14 x Mk 6 on order)
Merlin (JFH)	25
Puma (JFH)	24 (Mk 2 entering service)

22 x Atlas will replace Hercules C1/C3 later in the decade. RAF Chinook, Merlin and Puma Helicopters are assigned to the Joint Force Helicopter (JFH). RAF Merlin Helicopters will transfer to the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopter Force beginning in 2014.