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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT
As another great British summer draws to a close, we on the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (RAF BBMF) can look back and reflect on a very busy and challenging display season The Lancaster, Dakota, five Spitfires […]
3 (F) SQN Update
3(F) Sqn’s Operational Deployment to Gioia Del Colle in support of Operation Unified Protector ‘Op ELLAMY’ 24th June to 24th September 2011 At 1pm precisely, on the afternoon of Sunday 20th March 2011, the skies of Lincolnshire resounded to […]
XI SQN LEADS THE TYPHOON STORM OVER LIBYA
It seems a long time ago since XI Squadron deployed to Italy to fly missions over Libya in support of the UN Security Council Resolution 1973. I can hardly remember the Station Dining-In Night on March 18th (OC XI’s Dining-Out Night) […]
7 FP WG UPDATE
After much needed post operational deployment leave, it is down to earth with a bump and the inevitable change in personnel at No 7 FP Wg HQ. After a busy and eventful tour to Kandahar (KAF), it is with much […]
3(F) Sqn Update
As we enter the New Year, the recent period has seen a challenging yet rewarding period of flying operations at 3(F) Squadron. The final months of 2010 focused on Exercises in the UAE, Oman and India, as detailed in the […]
29(R) Sqn Update
The 2011 Typhoon Display Season Current Typhoon operations in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 have put display flying on hold for the moment. Despite this, the Display Team from 29(R) Sqn is continuing to work hard to […]
XI Sqn Update
Royal Success in The United Arab Emirates XI Sqn deployed to India during October and November 2011; on the way home they were asked to complete another Detachment in UAE called Exercise AIR KHANJAR, with Typhoons flying alongside UAE M2000s […]
7FP WG Update
Our last ‘onetoone’ submission saw the Wing HQ heading into the New Year maintaining a high tempo of operations at Kandahar Airbase (KAF) to ensure the continued security of the airbase and the local area. Kandahar is a complex Air […]