Royal Air Force 2025

Current Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton. RAF.

Eurofighter FGR4, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014

RAF Squadrons(Updated 3rd August 2025):

Squadron	Aircraft	Air base
1	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Lossiemouth
2	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Lossiemouth
3	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
4	Hawk T2	RAF Valley
6	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
7	Chinook HC6	RAF Odiham
8	E-7 Wedgetail	RAF Lossiemouth
9	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
10	Voyager	RAF Brize Norton
11	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
12	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
13	Reaper	RAF Waddington
14	Shadow R1	RAF Waddington
16	Grob Tutor T1	RAF Wittering
17	Lockheed F-35B	RAF Marham / Edwards AFB
18	Chinook HC6	RAF Odiham
19	Control and Reporting	RAF Boulmer
20	Operational Conversion	RAF Boulmer
22	Test and Evaluation (helicopters)	RAf Benson
23	Space Squadron	RAF Waddington
24	A400 Atlas and C-17 Globemaster III	RAF Brize Norton
25	Hawk T2	RAF Valley
27	Chinook HC6	RAF Odiham
28 (AC)	Chinook HC6 and Merlin	RAF Benson
29	Typhoon FGR 4	RAF Conningsby
30	A400 Atlas	RAF Brize Norton
31	Protector	RAF Waddington
32	Envoy IV	RAF Northolt - Royal Squadron
33	Puma HC2	RAF Benson
41	Test and Evaluation	RAF Conningsby
42	E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 & Poseidon MRA1	RAF Lossiemouth
45	Embraer Phenom T1	RAF Cranwell
51	Rivet Joint / Airseeker R1	RAF Waddington
54	Airseeker R1 and Shadow R1	RAF Waddington
56	AIR C2ISR Training and Evaluation	RAF Waddington
57	Prefect T1	RAF Cranwell
60	Airbus Juno HT1	RAF Shawbury
75	Texan T1	RAF Valley
78	London Area Control	RAF Swanwick
80	Australia, Canada and UK Reprogrammming Laboratory	Eglin AFB
84	Puma HC2	RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
92	Tactics and Training	RAF Waddington
99	C-17 Globemaster III	RAF Brize Norton
101	Voyager	RAF Brize Norton
115	Tutor T1	RAF Wittering
120	Poseidon MRA1	RAF Lossiemouth
201	Poseidon MRA1	RAF Lossiemouth
202	H145 Jupiter	RAF Valley
206	A400 Atlas Operational Conversion Unit	RAF Brize Norton
207	Lockheed F-35B (Operational Conversion Unit)	RAF Marham
216	Drone swarm technology	RAF Waddington
230	Puma HC2	RAF Aldgrove
617	Lockheed F-35B	RAF Marham
809	Lockheed F-35B	RAF Marham
845	Merlin	RAF Heron / RNAS Yeovilton
846	Merlin	RAF Heron / RNAS Yeovilton

230 squadron Westland Puma RAF Waddington 6th July 2014

RAF Westland Merlin, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

41(R) squadron Typhoon FGR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

29(R) squadron Typhoon F2, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Conningsby February 19th 2019.

41(R) squadron Tornado GR4, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Lancaster B1 and two Spitfires, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Lancaster B1, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

BBMF Spitfire MKII, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014

Hawker Beechcraft Super Air King, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Typhoon FGR4 RAF Coningsby February 19th 2019.

RAF Chinook, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Red Arrows 50th Anniversary display, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Rivet Joint/ RAF Air Seeker, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Rivet Joint/ RAF Air Seeker, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF Bombardier Sentinel, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF Bombardier Sentinel, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF E-3D Sentry, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

RAF E-3D Sentry, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

RAF Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1, RAF Waddington February 19th 2019.

US Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV - or RPAV over here, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Northrop Global Hawk sonar buoy pod, RAF Waddington July 6th 2014.

Westland Lynx, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Royal Navy Sea King, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Falklands hero Avro Vulcan XM 607, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Falklands hero Avro Vulcan XM 607, RAF Waddington 19th February 2019.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

Avro Vulcan XH 558, Vulcan to the Sky, RAF Church Fenton - last ever flying Vulcan shot 26th September 2015.

Gloster Meteor RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

DeHavilland Venom RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

DeHavilland Venom, RAF Museum Cosford, 2006.

Gloster Meteor and DeHavilland Venom RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

RAF Canberra, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

Folland Gnat display team, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014. Image dedicated to my Dad, who loved these aircraft.

Folland Gnat, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

Jet Provost trainer, RAF Church Fenton 26th September 2015.

RAF English Electric Lightning XR 770, RAF Waddington 6th July 2014.

RAF English Electric P1a WG763, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015

RAF Avro Shackleton, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015.

Avro Lincoln RF398 at RAF Cosford, 2006.

Victor V-bomber, RAF Cosford March 2001.

Guiness Girl Buccaneer XW547, RAF Cosford, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor WH301 at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Javelin XA 564 at RAF Cosford, March 2001.

T.S.R. 2 XR220, the second T.S.R. 2 which was prepped for take off at Boscombe Down. RAF Cosford March 2001.

T.S.R. 2 XR220, the second T.S.R. 2 which was prepped for take off at Boscombe Down. RAF Cosford 2006.

Vickers Valiant XD818, former RAF Marham gateguard, dropped the first British H-Bomb. Hendon, 2001.

Folland Gnat Red Arrow, RAF Cosford 2001. Image dedicated to my father.

E/E Lightning at Hendon Air Museum, March 2001.

Gloster Meteor prototype, RAF Cosford, 2006.

Rare shot of Chelmsford's Gloster Meteor WH132 at the end of Meteor way. March 2001.

Ejection system testing Gloster Meteor WA634. RAF Cosford, March 2001.

Fairey Gannet, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Westland Wessex, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Grumman S-2 Tracker, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

De Havilland Caribou, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Avro Shackleton, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Gloster Meteor, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Hawker Hunter, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Vixen, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Sea Vixen, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Venom, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Sea Venom, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

DeHavilland Sea Hawk, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Vampire, Newark Air Museum 2006.

DeHavilland Vampire, Caloundra Air Museum 2007.

Blackburn Buccaneer, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Gloster Javelin, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Supermarine Swift, Newark Air Museum 2006.

Bae Sea Harrier FRS1, Newark Air Museum 2006.

RAF Avro 707A - Vulcan proof of concept aircraft, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 8th October 2015.

RAF Avro 707C - Vulcan proof of concept aircraft, RAF Cosford, 2006.