No. 606 Squadron RAF
Appearance
No. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 October 1999 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Part of | Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Garrison/HQ | RAF Benson |
Motto(s) | Steadfast in support |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | A red kite grasping a lightning flash |
Squadron Codes | BG (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) |
No 606 (Chiltern) Squadron was formed as a Royal Auxiliary Air Force helicopter support squadron in 1996 at RAF Benson and gaining its official number three years later on 1 October 1999.[1] It provides personnel for the RAF tactical support helicopter fleet and does not operate any aircraft itself.[2]
History
The squadron code ‘BG’ was allocated to No 606 Squadron RAuxAF in 1939, but it was never activated during the Second World War.[3]
Since its reformation in 1996, personnel from the squadron have deployed on Operations across the globe including Afghanistan, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus and Iraq.[4]
References
- ^ "RAF - 606 (Chiltern)". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Sqn Histories 600-610_P". www.rafweb.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Lake, Alan (1999). Flying units of the RAF : the ancestry, formation and disbandment of all flying units from 1912 (1 ed.). Shrewsbury: Airlife. p. 270. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- ^ Williams, Simon, ed. (23 September 2016). "606 Squadron hits landmark date". RAF News. No. 1403. Royal Air Force. p. 15. ISSN 0035-8614.
External links
- Squadron history on the official RAF website
- History of No.'s 605–610 Squadrons at RAF Web
- Current page on RAF Reserves website