No._2721_Squadron_RAF_Regiment

List of RAF Regiment units

List of RAF Regiment units

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This is a list of units of the Royal Air Force Regiment. The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and is charged mainly with protecting military airfields, among other duties.

First formed in 1942 to protect the airfields against enemy attack, the Regiment's motto is Per Ardua - Through Adversity. They are also known as Rock Apes.

Current field squadrons

RAuxAF Regiment

RAuxAF Regiment Squadrons

  = Active squadron according to:[7]
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RAuxAF Regiment Wings

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Disbanded Units

Wings

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Armoured Car Companies

Armoured Car Squadrons

RAF Regiment Squadrons

001-200

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2700-2799

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2800-2899

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2900-2999

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Flights

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See also


References

Citations

  1. "1 Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "II Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "15 Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. "34 Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. "51 Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. "63 Squadron RAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "Squadrons - Force Protection". RAF. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. Oliver 1997, p. 329.
  9. Oliver 1997, p. 330.
  10. "2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  11. "2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. "2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  13. "2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. "2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  15. Oliver 1997, p. 315.
  16. Oliver 1997, p. 319.
  17. Oliver 1997, p. 318.
  18. Oliver 1997, p. 320.
  19. Oliver 1997, p. 316.
  20. Oliver 2002, Ch.5 - The Middle East 1942-46.
  21. Oliver 2002, Ch.7 - North West Europe 1944-46.
  22. Oliver 2002, Ch.8 - South East Asia 1942-46.
  23. Oliver 2002, Ch.6 - The Central Mediterranean.
  24. Oliver 1997, p. 317.
  25. Oliver 2002, Ch.3 - Events in the United Kingdom 1942-45.
  26. Oliver 1997, p. 306.
  27. Oliver 1997, p. 285.
  28. Oliver 1997, p. 286.
  29. Oliver 2002, Ch.4 - North Africa 1942-43.

Bibliography

  • Finlayson, R. (2019). Operation 'Diver' - The campaign against the German Flying Bombs 1944. UK: RFFA. ISBN 978-1977009-548.
  • Isby, D. Charles Kamps Jr, 'The Armies of NATO's Central Front,' Jane's Publishing Company, 1985. ISBN 0-7106-0341-X.
  • Halpenny, B.B. Action Stations: Military Airfields of Yorkshire v. 4 Patrick Stephens, 1985. ISBN 978-0-85059-532-1.
  • March, P. (1990). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1990. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
  • March, P. (1993). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1993. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
  • Oliver, K. (1997). Through Adversity - The History of the Royal Air Force Regiment 1942-1992. UK: Forces & Corporate Publishing. ISBN 0-9529597-0-4.
  • Oliver, K. (2002). The RAF Regiment at War 1942-1946. UK: Leo Cooper. ISBN 9780850528527.

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