BASES

Question 1

RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus)

Answer 1

• Permanent Joint Operating Base
• Used as forward mounting base for overseas ops in middle east
• Home of 903 eAW

Question 2

RAF Acension Islands (South Atlantic)

Answer 2

• 4,000 miles from UK and Falklands

- To deter military aggression against UKs South Atlantic Territories and maintain sovereignity

Question 3

RAF Benson (Oxford)

Answer 3

• Support Heli main operating base
• 33 and 230 Sqdns (Pumas)
• 28 Sqdn (OCU: Pumas and Chinooks)

Question 4

RAF Boulmer (Northumberland)

Answer 4

• Home to the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS)
• Uses Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) to detect aircraft in UK airspace.
• QRA are alerted to intercept unidentified aircraft.

Question 5

RAF Brize Norton

Answer 5

• Biggest base wtih 5,800 personnel
• Home of the RAF’s transport and air-to-air refueling capability
• 10, 14, 47 and 70 sqdn (A330, A400, C17, C130)

Question 6

RAF College Cranwell (Lincoln)

Answer 6

• RAF College where OASC and IOT takes place
• No. 3 Flying School for RAF, Navy and Army pilots
• Flying King Air, Tutor and Perfect
• 57 Sqdn: Elementary flying school will teach 50 hour course on basic aircraft handling, pilot navigation, formation and low flying (Grob Tutor T1 and Perfect T1)
• 45 Sqdn: Multi engine pilot and wsop training (King Air)

Question 7

RAF Coningsby (Lincolnshire)

Answer 7

• QRA Station
• 3 (F) Sqdn: Tyhoon and QRA
• 6 (F) Sqdn: Typhoon and QRA

Question 8

RAF Digby

Answer 8

• Joint Service Signals Organisation
• 54SU
• TCM 591SU

Question 9

RAF Flyingdales (Yorkshire)

Answer 9

• Continuous ballistic missile early warning system for UK and US
• Key part of ASACS

Question 10

RAF Gibraltar

Answer 10

• Ideal posting station (tip of Med, Africa and Iberia)
• Base for major NATO exercises
• Contributes to maintenance of sovereignty

Question 11

RAF Halton

Answer 11

• Mainly used for Airmen basic training

- Also used for force development and other training

Question 12

RAF High Wycombe

Answer 12

• Major administrative support station

- Base of HQ Air Command (All 4 groups)

Question 13

RAF Honington (Suffolk)

Answer 13

• Home to RAF force protection
• Hosts initial and further training for RAF regiment
• 1 (light armoured), 2 (parachute), 15 and 26 and 27 Sqdn

Question 14

RAF Leeming (Yorkshire)

Answer 14

• Diverse range of sqdns
• 90SU
• 2+3Sqn are constantly at readiness to support operations globally
• 100 sqdn (Hawk T1)

Question 15

RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Yorkshire)

Answer 15

• 72 Sqdn (Tucano T1) Basic Fast Jet Training in preparation for advanced training on the Hawk at RAF Valley
• 207 Sqdn to be the new OCU for the F35 expected to stand up on July 1st 2019

Question 16

RAF Lossiemouth (Scotland)

Answer 16

• QRA Station
• 1 (F), 2 (AC) and 6 Typhoon Sqdns
• 51 Sqdn RAF Reg
• P8 Poseidon

Question 17

RAF Marham (Norfolk)

Answer 17

Home to the F35 Lightning

- Home to 617 Sqdn (Dambusters): the first operational British F35 Unit

Question 18

RAF Mount Pleasant

Answer 18

• Purpose built in 1985 as posting station to Falklands

- Typhoons, Chinooks and a single Voyager

Question 19

RAF Odiham (Hampshire)

Answer 19

• Frontline helicopter support base

- Home to UK Chinook force (7, 18 and 27 sqdn)

Question 20

RAF Shawbury (Shropshire)

Answer 20

• Defence Helicoprer Flying School: 60 Sqdn Rotary Air Wing (Griffin HT1)

Question 21

RAF Valley

Answer 21

• No. 4 Flying School (Flying schools train you up prior to OCU)
• 4 Sqn (Hwk T1)

Question 22

RAF Waddington (Lincolnshire)

Answer 22

• Home of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)
• UK’s Early Warning responsibilities to NATO
• 3 Sqns of ISTAR aircraft (Shadow, Reaper, Airseeker)

Question 23

RAF Wittering (Cambridge)

Answer 23

• Elementary Flying Training School (16 Sqdn: Tutor)

Question 24

RAF Wyton

Answer 24

• Joint Force Command Station
• Home to 2 ISR.

- Home to Joint Force Intelligence Group