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4 giorni fa · 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)
3 giorni fa · The policy of the (Reserve) numberplate was rescinded in February 2018, to coincide with the renaming of 22 (Training) Group to just 22 Group in line with other RAF Groups.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.
16 apr 2024 · Group Captain I J Sharrocks OBE to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Director Flying Training, No 22 Group, MOD Abbey Wood in February 2022 in succession to Air Commodore J H Hunter whose next appointment has yet to be announced.
19 apr 2024 · 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 ...
- West Sussex
- 1 March 1918-1980
- Disused
6 giorni fa · This unit soon became No 22 Squadron and was equipped with Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers during its residence later on in the 1930s. Donibristle was put in the control of RAF Coastal Command in 1936 and was home to a few different units, such as No 16 Group Practice Flight between 1937 and 1938.
3 giorni fa · Renamed MOD St Athan, home to the RAF's No. 4 School of Technical Training, units flying the Grob Tutor and the Special Forces Support Group. RAF St Davids: Wales: Pembrokeshire: 1943 1958 RAF St Eval: England Cornwall: 1939 1959 RAF Stafford: England Staffordshire: 1938 2006 Was No. 16 Maintenance Unit (16MU).
1 giorno fa · In addition to its Mountain Rescue Team, Valley has seen missile training use since the 1950s and was home to RAF Search and Rescue helicopters of No 22 Squadron, as well as the Search and Rescue Training Unit (SARTU).
