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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 Squadron RAF Regiment

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Force Protection

RAF Honington

1 Space Operations Squadron

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n/a

RAF High Wycombe

1 Engineering Support Squadron

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n/a

RAF Leeming

1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron

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n/a

RAF Wittering

1 Tactical Police & Security Squadron

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n/a

RAF Brize Norton

1 (F) Squadron

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Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Lossiemouth

2 ISR Squadron

00002

n/a

RAF Waddington

2 Space Warning Squadron

00002

n/a

RAF Fylingdales

II Squadron RAF Regiment

00002

Force Protection

RAF Brize Norton

2 Field Communications Squadron

00002

n/a

RAF Leeming

2 RAF Police Counter Intelligence Squadron

00002

n/a

RAF Honington

II (AC) Squadron

00002

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Lossiemouth

3 ISR Squadron

00003

n/a

RAF Waddington

3 Field Communications Squadron

00003

n/a

RAF Leeming

3 Mobile Catering Squadron

00003

n/a

RAF Wittering

3 RAF Police (Reserve) Squadron

00003

Force Protection

RAF Honington

3 (F) Squadron

00003

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Coningsby

IV Squadron

00004

Flying Training

RAF Valley

4 Capability and Innovation Squadron

00004

n/a

RAF Leeming

4 RAF Police & Security Squadron (Typhoon)

00004

n/a

RAF Lossiemouth

5 Information Services Squadron

00005

n/a

RAF Leeming

5 RAF Police & Security Squadron (ISTAR)

00005

n/a

RAF Waddington

6 Cyber Reserve Squadron

00006

n/a

RAF Digby

6 Squadron

00006

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Lossiemouth

6 RAF Police & Security Squadron (F35)

00006

n/a

RAF Marham

7 RAF Police Security Squadron

00007

n/a

7 Squadron

00007

Support Helicopter

RAF Odiham

VIII Squadron

00008

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Lossiemouth

8 RAF Police & Security Squadron

00008

n/a

RAF Cranwell

9 RAF Police & Security Squadron (Air C2 & Space)

00009

n/a

RAF Boulmer

IX (B) Squadron

00009

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Lossiemouth

10 Squadron

00010

Air Refuelling,Air Transport

RAF Brize Norton

XI (F) Squadron

00011

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Coningsby

12 Squadron

00012

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Coningsby

XIII Squadron

00013

Reconnaissance

RAF Waddington

14 Squadron

00014

Reconnaissance

RAF Waddington

15 Squadron RAF Regiment

00015

Force Protection

RAF Marham

16 Squadron

00016

Flying Training

RAF Wittering

XVII Test and Evaluation Squadron

00017

Test and Evaluation

18 Squadron

00018

Support Helicopter

JHC FS Aldergrove

XIX Squadron

00019

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Boulmer

20 Squadron

00020

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

RAF Boulmer

XXII Squadron

00022

n/a

RAF Benson

XXIV Squadron

00024

Operational Conversion Unit

RAF Brize Norton

XXV (F) Squadron

00025

Flying Training

RAF Valley

27 Squadron

00027

Support Helicopter

JHC FS Aldergrove

28 Squadron

00028

Operational Conversion Unit

RAF Benson

29 Squadron

00029

Operational Conversion Unit

RAF Coningsby

30 Squadron

00030

Air Transport

RAF Brize Norton

31 Squadron

00031

Offensive Support

RAF Waddington

XXXII Squadron

00032

Air Transport

RAF Northolt

33 Squadron

00033

Support Helicopter

RAF Benson

34 Squadron RAF Regiment

00034

Force Protection

RAF Leeming

XLI Test and Evaluation Squadron

00041

Test and Evaluation

RAF Coningsby

42 (TB) Squadron

00042

n/a

RAF Lossiemouth

45 Squadron

00045

Flying Training

RAF Cranwell

47 Squadron

00047

Air Transport

51 Squadron

00051

Reconnaissance

RAF Waddington

51 Squadron RAF Regiment

00051

Force Protection

RAF Lossiemouth

54 Squadron

00054

Operational Conversion Unit

RAF Waddington

56 Test and Evaluation Squadron

00056

Flying Training

RAF Waddington

LVII Squadron

00057

Flying Training

RAF Cranwell

60 Squadron

00060

Flying Training

RAF Shawbury

63 Squadron RAF Regiment

00063

Force Protection

RAF Northolt

LXX Squadron

00070

Air Transport

RAF Brize Norton

71 (Inspection & Repair) Squadron

00071

n/a

RAF Waddington

72 Squadron

00072

Flying Training

RAF Valley

78 Squadron

00078

n/a

Swanwick (78 Squadron)

84 Squadron

00084

Support Helicopter

RAF Akrotiri

92 Squadron

00092

Test and Evaluation

RAF Waddington

93 (Expeditionary Armaments) Squadron

00093

n/a

RAF Wittering

99 Squadron

00099

Air Transport

RAF Brize Norton

100 Squadron

00100

Flying Training

101 Squadron

00101

Air Refuelling,Air Transport

RAF Brize Norton

115 Squadron

00115

Flying Training

RAF Wittering

120 Squadron

00120

Reconnaissance

RAF Lossiemouth

201 Squadron

00201

Reconnaissance

RAF Lossiemouth

202 Squadron

00202

Flying Training

RAF Valley

206 Test and Evaluation Squadron

00206

Test and Evaluation

RAF Brize Norton

207 Squadron

00207

Operational Conversion Unit

RAF Marham

230 Squadron

00230

Support Helicopter

JHC FS Aldergrove

501 Squadron RAuxAF

00501

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

502 Squadron RAuxAF

00502

n/a

JHC FS Aldergrove

504 Squadron RAuxAF

00504

n/a

RAF Wittering

505 Squadron RAuxAF

00505

n/a

RAF St Mawgan

591 Signals Unit

00591

n/a

RAF Digby

600 Squadron RAuxAF

00600

n/a

RAF Northolt

601 Squadron RAuxAF

00601

Operation Support

RAF Northolt

602 Squadron RAuxAF

00602

n/a

603 Squadron RAuxAF

00603

Force Protection

605 Squadron RAuxAF

00605

n/a

RAF Cosford

606 Squadron RAuxAF

00606

n/a

RAF Benson

607 Squadron RAuxAF

00607

n/a

RAF Leeming

609 Squadron RAuxAF

00609

Force Protection

RAF Leeming

611 Squadron RAuxAF

00611

n/a

RAF Woodvale

612 Squadron RAuxAF

00612

n/a

Leuchars Station

614 Squadron RAuxAF

00614

n/a

616 Squadron RAUXAF

00616

n/a

RAF Waddington

617 Squadron

00617

Offensive Support

RAF Marham

622 Squadron RAuxAF

00622

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment

02503

Force Protection

RAF Waddington

2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment

02620

n/a

RAF Marham

2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment

02622

Force Protection

RAF Lossiemouth

2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment

02623

Force Protection

RAF Honington

2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment

02624

Force Protection

RAF Brize Norton

4624 Squadron RAuxAF

04624

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

4626 Squadron RAuxAF

04626

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

5001 Squadron

05001

n/a

RAF Wittering

7006 Squadron RAuxAF

07006

n/a

RAF Waddington

7010 Squadron RAuxAF

07010

n/a

RAF Waddington

7630 Squadron RAuxAF

07630

n/a

RAF Waddington

7644 Squadron RAuxAF

07644

n/a

RAF Halton

ISR Support Squadron

10000

n/a

RAF Waddington

Air Movements Squadron

10000

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron

10000

n/a

RAF Wittering

RAF Mountain Rescue Service

10000

Operation Support

RAF Leeming

UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron

10000

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

Operational Support Squadron

10000

n/a

RAF Brize Norton

Operational Enablement Squadron

10000

n/a

Air Force Protection Training Squadron

10000

n/a

Development Squadron

10000

n/a

Air Force Protection Collective Training Squadron

10000

n/a

Regimental Training Squadron (Advanced)

10000

n/a

Regimental Training Squadron (Basics)

10000

n/a

2 Mechanical Transport Squadron

II

n/a

RAF Wittering

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