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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 Iraq. No 1 Group has around 12,000 personnel under command who operate
from eight major flying stations. The group has 29 squadrons and one
support unit under command including the Joint Force Harrier (JFH).
In the longer term HQ Air Command will develop a Joint Combat Aircraft
capability for land and carrier-borne operations to cater for future F-35B
Lightning (formerly Joint Strike Fighter) operations.
1 GROUP SQUADRON LISTING (as of early 2009)
| 1 Sqn |
9 x Harrier GR9/9A |
RAF Cottesmore (JFH) |
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1 x Harrier T12 |
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| 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) |
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1 x Harrier T12 |
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| 7 Sqn |
5 x Chinook HC2
1 Gazelle |
RAF Odiham (JHC) |
| 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 |
| 15 (R) Sqn |
26 x Tornado GR4
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RAF Lossiemouth |
| 17 (R) Sqn |
6e x Typhoon |
RAF Coningsby
(Typhoon OEU) |
| 18 Sqn |
11 x Chinook HC2 |
RAF Odiham (JHC) |
| 19 (R) Sqn |
30 x Hawk |
RAF Valley |
| 20 (R) Sqn |
9 x Harrier
GR7/7A/9/9A
4 x Harrier T10/TT12 |
RAF Wittering |
| 27 Sqn |
10 x Chinook HC2 |
RAF Odiham (JHC) |
| 28 Sqn |
15 x Merlin HC3 |
RAF Benson (JHC) |
| 29 (R) Sqn |
12 x Typhoon |
RAF Coningsby
(Typhoon OCU) |
| 31 Sqn |
12 x Tornado GR4 |
RAF Marham |
| 33 Sqn |
15 x Puma HC1 |
RAF Benson (JHC) |
41 (R) Sqn
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3 x Tornado
F3
2 x Tornado GR4
4 x Harrier
GR7/7A9/9A |
RAF Coningsby |
| 43 Sqn |
16 x Tornado F3 |
RAF Leuchars |
| 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 |
| 111 Sqn |
16 x Tornado F3 |
RAF Leuchars |
| 208 (R) Sqn |
30 x Hawk T1/T1A |
RAF Valley |
| 230 Sqn |
8 x Puma HC1 |
RAF Aldergrove (JHC) |
| 617 Sqn |
12 x Tornado GR4 |
RAF Lossiemouth |
No 1 Group also commands the RAF Unit Goose Bay (Labrador - Canada) which
provides fast jet low flying training.
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