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Hace 2 días · No. 22 Group is responsible for the supply of qualified and skilled personnel to the RAF and provides flying and non-flying training to all three British armed services. It is the end-user of the UK Military Flying Training System which is provided by civilian contractor Ascent Flight Training .
- 31,710 active personnel (July 2023), 3,080 reserve personnel (July 2023)
Hace 4 días · The policy of the (Reserve) numberplate was rescinded in February 2018, to coincide with the renaming of 22 (Training) Group to just 22 Group in line with other RAF Groups.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.
Hace 4 días · Hurricane Mk.IIB of No. 81 Squadron RAF at Murmansk-Vaenga airfield, Russia. The Hawker Hurricane was the first Allied Lend-Lease aircraft to be delivered to the Soviet Union with a total of 2,952 Hurricanes eventually delivered, becoming the most numerous British aircraft in Soviet service.
Hace 2 días · Ford (Yapton) Ford, the world’s most famous intruder airfield, originally opened in March 1918 for use by RAF and American squadrons prior to closing in January 1920. The site reopened for civil flying ten years later, becoming involved in early air-to-air flight refuelling experiments, and resumed military aviation connections from the end ...
Anti-aircraft co-operation / Fighter (main role) / Trainer (main role) Atcham opened on 20 August 1941 under the control of No 9 Group of Fighter Command to become an important Sector station until the by now official RAF detachment finally left in late 1943. The first aircraft to arrive were Supermarine Spitfires of No 131 Squadron from nearby ...
Hace 3 días · However, there was no fairytale wedding for the RAF Group Captain. Fearing a royal crisis, the out-of-touch English establishment shot down his romance with Margaret, posting him to Brussels. The saga made Townsend a household name and – thanks to the global success of the Netflix series, The Crown – his tale has captured the imagination of a new generation today.
Hace 3 días · Although flying began at the airfield in 1925, it was not until 18 October 1937 that Odiham was officially opened as a permanent airfield. Ironically this was done by General Erhard Milch, Chief of Air Staff of the Luftwaffe. He is later said to have ordered his pilots not to attack his ‘future headquarters’ and Odiham was never bombed ...
