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Squadrons
Active squadrons are the full and part-time units of personnel and equipment that carry out the RAF's mission. RAF squadrons can fly aircraft or be ground based carrying out many different roles.
1 (F) Squadron
0001
RAF Lossiemouth
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
1 Squadron RAF Regiment
0001
RAF Honington
Role: Force Protection
II (AC) Squadron
0002
RAF Lossiemouth
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
II Squadron RAF Regiment
0002
RAF Brize Norton
Role: Force Protection
3 Tactical Police Squadron RAuxAF
0003
RAF Honington
Role: Force Protection
3 (F) Squadron
0003
RAF Coningsby
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
IV Squadron
0004
RAF Valley
Flying: Hawk T2
Role: Flying Training
V (AC) Squadron
0005
RAF Waddington
Flying: Sentinel R1
Role: Reconnaissance
6 Squadron
0006
RAF Lossiemouth
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
7 Squadron
0007
RAF Odiham
Flying: Chinook
Role: Support Helicopter
8 Squadron
0008
RAF Waddington
Flying: E-3D
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
IX (B) Squadron
0009
RAF Marham
Flying: Tornado GR4
Role: Offensive Support
10 Squadron
0010
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: Voyager
Role: Air Refuelling, Air Transport
XI (F) Squadron
0011
RAF Coningsby
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
12 Squadron
0012
RAF Marham
Flying: Tornado GR4
Role: Offensive Support
13 Squadron
0013
RAF Waddington
Flying: MQ-9A Reaper
Role: Reconnaissance
14 Squadron
0014
RAF Waddington
Flying: Shadow R1
Role: Reconnaissance
15 Squadron RAF Regiment
0015
RAF Honington
Role: Force Protection
16 Squadron
0016
RAF Wittering
Flying: Tutor T1
Role: Flying Training
17 Squadron
0017
Flying: F-35B Lightning
Role: Test and Evaluation
18 Squadron
0018
RAF Odiham
Flying: Chinook
Role: Support Helicopter
XXIV Squadron
0024
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: Atlas (A400M), C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules
Role: Operational Conversion Unit
XXV (F) Squadron
0025
RAF Valley
Flying: Hawk T2
Role: Air Defence and Airborne Early warning
26 Squadron RAF Regiment
0026
RAF Regiment
Role: Force Protection
27 Squadron RAF Regiment
0027
RAF Honington
Role: Force Protection
27 Squadron
0027
RAF Odiham
Flying: Chinook
Role: Support Helicopter
28 Squadron
0028
RAF Benson
Flying: Puma HC2, Chinook
Role: Operational Conversion Unit
29 Squadron
0029
RAF Coningsby
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Operational Conversion Unit
31 Squadron
0031
RAF Marham
Flying: Tornado GR4
Role: Offensive Support
32 Squadron
0032
RAF Northolt
Flying: Leonardo GrandNew, BAe146
Role: Air Transport
33 Squadron
0033
RAF Benson
Flying: Puma HC2
Role: Support Helicopter
34 Squadron RAF Regiment
0034
RAF Leeming
Role: Force Protection
39 Squadron
0039
RAF Waddington
Flying: MQ-9A Reaper
Role: Reconnaissance
41 Squadron
0041
RAF Coningsby
Flying: Typhoon FGR4
Role: Test and Evaluation
45 Squadron
0045
RAF College Cranwell
Role: Flying Training
47 Squadron
0047
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: C-130J Hercules
Role: Air Transport
51 Squadron RAF Regiment
0051
RAF Lossiemouth
Role: Force Protection
51 Squadron
0051
RAF Waddington
Flying: RC-135W Rivet Joint
Role: Reconnaissance
54 Squadron
0054
RAF Waddington
Flying: Sentinel R1, E-3D, RC-135W Rivet Joint, Shadow R1
Role: Operational Conversion Unit
56 Squadron
0056
RAF Waddington
Flying: E-3D, Sentinel R1
Role: Flying Training
LVII Squadron
0057
RAF College Cranwell
Flying: 120TP Prefect
Role: Flying Training
60 Squadron
0060
RAF Shawbury
Role: Flying Training
63 Squadron RAF Regiment
0063
RAF Northolt
Role: Force Protection
LXX Squadron
0070
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: Atlas (A400M)
Role: Air Transport
72 Squadron
0072
RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Flying: Tucano T1
Role: Flying Training
84 Squadron
0084
RAF Akrotiri
Flying: Griffin HAR2
Role: Support Helicopter
92 Squadron
0092
RAF Waddington
Role: Test and Evaluation
99 Squadron
0099
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: C-17 Globemaster III
Role: Air Transport
100 Squadron
0100
RAF Leeming
Flying: Hawk T1
Role: Flying Training
101 Squadron
0101
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: Voyager
Role: Air Refuelling, Air Transport
115 Squadron
0115
RAF Wittering
Flying: Tutor T1
Role: Flying Training
120 Squadron
0120
RAF Lossiemouth
Flying: P-8A
Role: Reconnaissance
202 Squadron
0202
RAF Valley
Flying: Griffin HAR2
Role: Flying Training
206 Squadron
0206
RAF Brize Norton
Flying: C-130J Hercules, Atlas (A400M)
Role: Test and Evaluation
230 Squadron
0230
RAF Benson
Flying: Puma HC2
Role: Support Helicopter
501 Squadron RAuxAF
0501
RAF Brize Norton
502 Squadron RAuxAF
0502
JHC FS Aldergrove
504 Squadron RAuxAF
0504
RAF Wittering
505 Squadron RAuxAF
0505
RAF St Mawgan
600 Squadron RAuxAF
0600
RAF Northolt
601 Squadron RAuxAF
0601
RAF Northolt
Role: Operation Support
602 Squadron RAuxAF
0602
603 Squadron RAuxAF
0603
605 Squadron RAuxAF
0605
RAF Cosford
606 Squadron RAuxAF
0606
RAF Benson
607 Squadron RAuxAF
0607
RAF Leeming
609 Squadron RAuxAF
0609
RAF Leeming
Role: Force Protection
611 Squadron RAuxAF
0611
RAF Woodvale
612 Squadron RAuxAF
0612
Leuchars Station
614 Squadron RAuxAF
0614
617 Squadron
0617
RAF Marham
Flying: F-35B Lightning
Role: Offensive Support
622 Squadron RAuxAF
0622
RAF Brize Norton
2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2503
RAF Regiment
Role: Force Protection
2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2620
RAF Marham
2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2622
RAF Lossiemouth
Role: Force Protection
2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2623
RAF Honington
Role: Force Protection
2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2624
RAF Brize Norton
Role: Force Protection
4624 Squadron RAuxAF
4624
RAF Brize Norton
4626 Squadron RAuxAF
4626
RAF Brize Norton
5131 (BD) Squadron
5131
RAF Wittering
7006 Squadron RAuxAF
7006
RAF Waddington
7010 Squadron RAuxAF
7010
RAF Waddington
7630 Squadron RAuxAF
7630
RAF Waddington
7644 Squadron RAuxAF
7644
RAF Halton
Queen's Colour Squadron
Queen's Colour Squadron
RAF Northolt
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