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List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. Typhoons representing the RAF Typhoon squadrons – 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn, 3 Sqn, 6 Sqn, 29 Sqn, 11 Sqn, 41 Sqn, 1435 Flight, and BOB75 in the centre to commemorate the Battle of Britain. Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Profiles of every active regular and reserve RAF squadron, including their roles, aircraft, location, contact details, and history.
Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF). These include Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, during the First World War. Other squadrons of the RAF include those from Commonw
- Overview
- Regular RFC, RNAS, and RAF squadrons (Nos. 1–299)
- Nos. 300–352
- Nos. 353–361
- Article XV squadrons of World War II (Nos. 400–490)
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadrons (Nos. 500–509)
- Regular RAF squadrons (Nos. 510–598)
- Advanced Training Squadrons (550–565)
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons (600–616)
- Regular RAF squadrons (Nos. 617–650)
Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF). These include Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, during the First World War. Other squadrons of the RAF include those from Commonwealth air forces which have served within the RAF structure and squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm before it transferred to the Royal Navy in 1939.
Some squadrons have an individual tradition of presenting their squadron number in Roman numerals or using a suffix to their squadron number (such as "(F)" for "Fighter", "(B)" for "Bomber" or "(AC)" for "Army Co-operation") to indicate a past or present role. An example would be No. 18 (Bomber) Squadron RAF which currently actually operates the heavy-lift Chinook helicopter. However, these practices have, at least in the past, been deprecated at higher levels and generally only apply to certain squadrons with long traditions, especially those numbered from 1-20. Historical Squadrons can choose to 'lay up' their standards at RAF Cranwell or in places of worship following disbandment.
Flying training units and operational evaluation squadrons have generally been (Reserve) squadrons, although they are regular active-duty units. The policy of the (Reserve) numberplate was rescinded in February 2018, to coincide with the renaming of 22 (Training) Group to just 22 Group in line with other RAF Groups.
Some Squadron names include the location they were originally formed.
Nos. 1–50Nos. 51–66Nos. 67–71During the First World War, in order to avoid confusion with similarly-numbered British flying squadrons, units of the separate Australian Flying Corps were known for administrative purposes as 67, 68, 69, and 71 squadrons. Since the Second World War these numbers have always been used by RAF units. However, the designation 70 (or LXX) Squadron has always been used for RFC/RAF units. •No. 67 Squadron •1916–18: No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps •From 1941: No. 67 Squadron RAF •No. 68 Squadron •1916–18: No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps •From 1941: No. 68 Squadron RAF •No. 69 Squadron RAF •1916–18: No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps •From 1941: No. 69 Squadron RAF •No. LXX Squadron RAF (Atlas) •No. 71 Squadron •1916–18: No. 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps •From 1940: No. 71 Squadron RAF (staffed by US volunteers in 1940–42)Nos. 72–100Nos. 101–150Squadrons in the 300–352 series were staffed during the Second World War by volunteers from countries in occupied Europe. In some cases, these RAF squadrons and personnel were regarded by a relevant government-in-exile as serving concurrently with its air force.
Similarly, in 1940–42, three "Eagle Squadrons" were composed of volunteers from the USA: No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, later 334th Fighter Squadron USAAF; No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron, later 335th Fighter Squadron USAAF and No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, later 336th Fighter Squadron USAAF.
Note: Nos. 362–399 Squadrons were not formed.
Under Article XV of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the air forces of Australia, Canada and New Zealand formed squadrons for service under RAF operational control. Most were new formations, however some had already existed prior to the creation of Article XV and had already been operational during the war, including combat operations.
Formed as "Special Reserve" squadrons but absorbed into the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Note: No. 505, 506, 507, 508 and 509 Squadrons allocated Squadron codes YF, FS, GX, DY and BQ respectively for the period April to September 1939, but were never formed.
Note: No No. 599 Squadron seems to have been formed. There were to have been Reserve squadrons using numbers 551–566 which would have been created by adding 500 to existing Operational Training Unit designations. In the event the plan was never put into effect, although there was some desultory use of some of the numbers by some of the OTUs for a s...
In the event of a German Invasion the Operational Training Units would have been re-formed into the Squadrons below, under plans as part of Operation Saracen, formulated in Spring 1940, which were later revised as Operation Banquet. Some reserve Squadron numbers were used by their respective OTU's during operational tasks until at least May 1944.
•No. 550 Squadron RAF – Air Fighting Development Unit (Banquet)
•No. 551 Squadron RAF – 51 Operational Training Unit (Saracen and Banquet)
•No. 552 Squadron RAF – 51 Operational Training Unit (Saracen and Banquet)
•No. 553 Squadron RAF – 53 Operational Training Unit (Saracen and Banquet)
•No. 554 Squadron RAF – 53 Operational Training Unit (Saracen and Banquet)
Note: No. 606 Squadron RAF was allocated Squadron codes BG for the period April to September 1939, but was not formed. A non-flying No. 606 Helicopter Support Squadron of the RAuxAF was later formed in 1999.
Note: Nos. 629, 632–634, 636–638, 641–643 and 645–649 were never formed, but some were allocated Squadron codes for the period April to September 1939 – 629 (LQ), 632 (LO), 636 (VZ), 637 (UK), 638 (PZ), 641 (EV), 645 (KF), 646 (YG), 647 (ZS), 648 (YT) and 649 (HA). However a fictitious "633 Squadron" was featured in the eponymous novel and film. In...
Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II (6 C, 173 P)
The records include reports from squadrons, wings and groups in Fighter, Bomber, Coastal Commands and Fleet Air Arm squadrons. They cover Commonwealth and Allied units based in the United...
7 de abr. de 2020 · From this page you can access a list of all the current Squadrons in the Royal Air Force and read a complete history of each. The pages are also illustrated with the badges and a selection of the aircraft types the unit has operated, incuding the current equipment of each Squadron.
