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From its Headquarters at High
Wycombe, No 1 Group is responsible for all, front line combat aircraft. No
1 Group squadrons and units are involved in the whole range of military
operations ranging from UK Homeland Defence to operations in Afghanistan
and elsewhere.
No 1 Group has around 10,000 personnel under command who operate from
eight major flying stations. The group has 14 squadrons and one support
unit under command.
1 GROUP SQUADRONS AND STATIONS (as of 2013)
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Aircraft Numbers are our estimates |
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| RAF
Lossiemouth |
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| 1 (F) Sqn |
12 x Typhoon FGR4 |
RAF Lossiemouth
(Leuchars until 2014) |
| 6 Sqn |
12 x Typhoon FGR4 |
RAF Lossiemouth (Leuchars
until 2014) |
| 12 (B) Sqn |
12 x Tornado GR4 |
RAF Lossiemouth |
| 15 (R) Sqn |
26 x Tornado GR4
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RAF Lossiemouth |
| 617 Sqn |
12 x Tornado GR4 |
RAF Lossiemouth |
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| There
will eventually be 3 x Typhoon Squadrons at RAF Lossiemouth |
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| 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 |
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| By 2016
RAF Marham will become the main operating base for the Lightning II (JSF) |
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| 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) |
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| RAF Leeming |
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| 100 Sqn |
16 x Hawk T1/T1A |
RAF Leeming |
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