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Armed Forces - RAF Squadrons as at Early 2009- Royal Air Force

RAF SQUADRON LISTINGS


RAF SQUADRONS (early 2009)
 
2009 1980
Strike/Attack Squadrons 5 14
Offensive Support Squadrons 2 5

Air Defence (Interceptor) Squadrons

 4 16
Maritime Patrol Squadrons 2 4
Reconnaissance Squadrons 5 5
Airborne Early Warning Squadrons 2 1
ISTAR 1 -
Transport/Tanker Squadrons 8 9
Search and Rescue Squadrons 2 2
Helicopter Squadrons (2 SAR) 9 4
Ground Defence Squadrons 6 5


 

Note: 1980 figures are for comparison purposes.
Squadron figures above include those assigned to the Joint Force Harrier and the Joint Helicopter Command - see table below

UNDER JOINT FORCE ARRANGEMENTS

Joint Force Harrier

2 x Royal Navy Harrier Squadrons
2 x Royal Air Force (GR9/9A and GR7/7A)Squadrons

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
(early 2009)

1 Sqn 9 x Harrier GR9/9A RAF Cottesmore (JFH)
1 x Harrier T12
II (AC) Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4A RAF Marham (Recce)
3 Sqn 12 x Typhoon RAF Coningsby
4 Sqn 9 x Harrier GR9/9A RAF Cottesmore (JFH)
1 x Harrier T12 (eventually GR9/9A and T 12)
5 (AC) Sqn 5 x Sentinel R1 (ASTOR) RAF Waddington
7 Sqn 11 x Chinook HC2 RAF Odiham (JHC)
8 Sqn 3 x E3D Sentry AEW1 RAF Waddington
9 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4 RAF Marham
11 Sqn 12 x Typhoon F2 RAF Coningsby
12 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4 RAF Lossiemouth
13 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4A RAF Marham (Recce)
14 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4 RAF Lossiemouth
18 Sqn 10 x Chinook HC2 RAF Odiham (JHC)
22 Sqn 8 x Sea King HAR3/3A RMB Chivenor (Sqn HQ)*
23 Sqn 3 x E3D Sentry AEW1 RAF Waddington
24 Sqn 9 x Hercules C4/C5 RAF Lyneham
27 Sqn 9 x Chinook HC2 RAF Odiham (JHC)
28 Sqn 15 x Merlin HC3 RAF Benson (JHC)
30 Sqn 9 x Hercules C4/C5 RAF Lyneham
31 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4 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 Predator Mq-9 Reaper UAV Creech Air Force Base USA
43 Sqn 16 x Tornado F3 RAF Leuchars
47 Sqn 10 x Hercules C1/C3/C4/C5 RAF Lyneham
51 Sqn 3 x Nimrod R1 RAF Waddington
70 Sqn 10 x Hercules C1/C3 RAF Lyneham
78 Sqn 14 x Merlin HC Mk3/3a RAF Benson (JHC)
84 Sqn 4 x Griffin HAR2 RAF Akrotiri (JHC)
99 Sqn 6 x C-17 RAF Brize Norton
100 Sqn 16 x Hawk T1/T1A RAF Leeming
101 Sqn 7 x VC10 K3/K4 RAF Brize Norton
7 x VC10 C1K
111 Sqn 16 x Tornado F3 RAF Leuchars
120 Sqn 6 x Nimrod MR2 RAF Kinloss
201 Sqn 6 x Nimrod MR2 RAF Kinloss
202 Sqn 8 x Sea King HAR3/3A RAF Boulmer (Sqn HQ)*
216 Sqn 8 x Tristar K1/KC1/C2/C2A RAF Brize Norton
230 Sqn 8 x Puma HC1 RAF Aldergrove (JHC)
617 Sqn 12 x Tornado GR4 RAF Lossiemouth
1312 Flight 1 x Hercules C1 (detached) RAF Mount Pleasant
1 x VC10 K3/4
1435 Flight 4 x Tornado F3 RAF Mount Pleasant
1564 Flight 2 x Sea King HAR3 RAF Mount Pleasant
 
Notes:

(1) * Headquartered at RMB Chivenor, 22 Sqn maintains three detachments at Chivenor ('A' Flight), Wattisham ('B' Flight) and Valley ('C' Flight). 202 Sqn has detachments at Boulmer ('A' Flight and Headquarters), Lossiemouth ('D' Flight) and Leconfield ('E' Flight).

(2) JFH means that a squadron is assigned to the Joint Force Harrier and JHC means that a squadron is assigned to the Joint Helicopter Command.

(3) There are RAF flying units deployed in Cyprus, Falklands and periodically Gibraltar on national missions.

(4) RAF flying units are supporting UN/NATO operations in the area of the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.