List of RAF Regiment squadrons

This is a List of RAF Regiment squadrons. The Royal Air Force 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 were also known as Rock Apes.

Current squadrons

Field Squadrons

No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment (Queen's Colour Squadron)

CBRN (Biological Warfare Detection) Squadrons

RAuxAF Regiment Squadrons

Data from:^[1]

No. 2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Lincoln)
No. 2602 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (City of Glasgow)
No. 2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Norfolk)
No. 2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (Highland)
No. 2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (East Anglian)
No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Oxford)
No. 2625 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County Of Cornwall)

Disbanded Units

Armoured Car Companies

Armoured Car Squadrons

No. 2702 Armoured Car Squadron RAF Interim redesignation between No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF and No. II Squadron RAF Regiment

Defence Squadrons

No. 757 (Ground Defence) Squadron RAF
No. 778 (Ground Defence) Squadron RAF

RAF Regiment Squadrons

001-200

Squadron	Years active	Home bases	Notes
3 Squadron RAF Regiment			disbanded 14 April 2015
17 Squadron RAF Regiment
18 Squadron RAF Regiment
19 Squadron RAF Regiment
20 Squadron RAF Regiment
21 Squadron RAF Regiment
22 Squadron RAF Regiment			disbanded 1957
23 Squadron RAF Regiment
24 Squadron RAF Regiment
25 Squadron RAF Regiment
28 Squadron RAF Regiment
30 Squadron RAF Regiment
48 Squadron RAF Regiment
54 Squadron RAF Regiment
56 Squadron RAF Regiment
57 Squadron RAF Regiment
58 Squadron RAF Regiment
60 Squadron RAF Regiment
66 Squadron RAF Regiment
194 Squadron RAF Regiment

2700-2799

Squadron	Years active	Home bases	Notes
2701 Squadron RAF Regiment
2702 Squadron RAF Regiment
2703 Squadron RAF Regiment
2704 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bolt Head
2705 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2706 Squadron RAF Regiment
2707 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aldergrove, Ballyhalbert, Ballykelly, Bentwaters
2708 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bourn
2709 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2710 Squadron RAF Regiment
2711 Squadron RAF Regiment
2712 Squadron RAF Regiment
2713 Squadron RAF Regiment
2714 Squadron RAF Regiment
2715 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bolt Head
2716 Squadron RAF Regiment		Breighton
2717 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2718 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington
2719 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2720 Squadron RAF Regiment
2721 Squadron RAF Regiment
2722 Squadron RAF Regiment
2723 Squadron RAF Regiment
2724 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2725 Squadron RAF Regiment
2726 Squadron RAF Regiment
2727 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bradwell Bay
2728 Squadron RAF Regiment
2729 Squadron RAF Regiment
2730 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bradwell Bay, Wyton
2731 Squadron RAF Regiment
2732 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bassingbourn
2733 Squadron RAF Regiment
2734 Squadron RAF Regiment
2735 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bramcote
2736 Squadron RAF Regiment
2737 Squadron RAF Regiment		Dyce
2738 Squadron RAF Regiment		Upper Heyford, Acklington, Bolt Head
2739 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bradwell Bay
2740 Squadron RAF Regiment
2741 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington, Beaulieu
2742 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2743 Squadron RAF Regiment
2744 Squadron RAF Regiment
2745 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2746 Squadron RAF Regiment
2747 Squadron RAF Regiment
2748 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blakehill Farm
2749 Squadron RAF Regiment		Banff, Bircham Newton
2750 Squadron RAF Regiment		Deanland
2751 Squadron RAF Regiment
2752 Squadron RAF Regiment
2753 Squadron RAF Regiment
2754 Squadron RAF Regiment
2755 Squadron RAF Regiment
2756 Squadron RAF Regiment
2757 Squadron RAF Regiment		Andover, Aston Down
2758 Squadron RAF Regiment
2759 Squadron RAF Regiment		Andover, Aston Down
2760 Squadron RAF Regiment
2761 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bottisham
2762 Squadron RAF Regiment		Beaulieu
2763 Squadron RAF Regiment		Wyton
2764 Squadron RAF Regiment
2765 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington, Bircham Newton
2766 Squadron RAF Regiment		Andrews Field
2767 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2768 Squadron RAF Regiment		Deanland
2769 Squadron RAF Regiment		Andrews Field
2770 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blackbushe, Bottesford
2771 Squadron RAF Regiment
2772 Squadron RAF Regiment
2773 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blackbushe
2774 Squadron RAF Regiment
2775 Squadron RAF Regiment
2776 Squadron RAF Regiment
2777 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2778 Squadron RAF Regiment
2779 Squadron RAF Regiment
2780 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blackbushe, Boscombe Down
2781 Squadron RAF Regiment		Wyton
2782 Squadron RAF Regiment
2783 Squadron RAF Regiment
2784 Squadron RAF Regiment		Dyce
2785 Squadron RAF Regiment
2786 Squadron RAF Regiment		Boscombe Down
2787 Squadron RAF Regiment
2788 Squadron RAF Regiment
2789 Squadron RAF Regiment
2790 Squadron RAF Regiment
2791 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bentwaters
2792 Squadron RAF Regiment
2793 Squadron RAF Regiment
2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
2795 Squadron RAF Regiment
2796 Squadron RAF Regiment
2797 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blyton, Breighton
2798 Squadron RAF Regiment
2799 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington

2800-2899

Squadron	Years active	Home bases	Notes
2800 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington, Blackbushe
2801 Squadron RAF Regiment
2802 Squadron RAF Regiment
2803 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington
2804 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aston Down
2805 Squadron RAF Regiment
2806 Squadron RAF Regiment
2807 Squadron RAF Regiment
2808 Squadron RAF Regiment
2809 Squadron RAF Regiment
2810 Squadron RAF Regiment
2811 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blackbushe
2812 Squadron RAF Regiment
2813 Squadron RAF Regiment
2814 Squadron RAF Regiment
2815 Squadron RAF Regiment
2816 Squadron RAF Regiment
2817 Squadron RAF Regiment
2818 Squadron RAF Regiment
2819 Squadron RAF Regiment
2820 Squadron RAF Regiment		Acklington
2821 Squadron RAF Regiment
2822 Squadron RAF Regiment
2823 Squadron RAF Regiment
2824 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2825 Squadron RAF Regiment
2826 Squadron RAF Regiment
2827 Squadron RAF Regiment
2828 Squadron RAF Regiment
2829 Squadron RAF Regiment
2830 Squadron RAF Regiment
2831 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bradwell Bay
2832 Squadron RAF Regiment
2833 Squadron RAF Regiment
2834 Squadron RAF Regiment
2835 Squadron RAF Regiment		Blakehill Farm
2836 Squadron RAF Regiment
2837 Squadron RAF Regiment
2838 Squadron RAF Regiment
2839 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bentwaters
2840 Squadron RAF Regiment		Bradwell Bay
2841 Squadron RAF Regiment
2842 Squadron RAF Regiment
2843 Squadron RAF Regiment
2844 Squadron RAF Regiment		Wyton
2845 Squadron RAF Regiment
2846 Squadron RAF Regiment
2847 Squadron RAF Regiment		Biggin Hill
2848 Squadron RAF Regiment
2849 Squadron RAF Regiment
2850 Squadron RAF Regiment		Aldergrove

2900-2999

Squadron	Years active	Home bases	Notes
2901 Squadron RAF Regiment
2909 Squadron RAF Regiment
2956 Squadron RAF Regiment		Waddington

References

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Citations

↑ Halpenny 1985, p. 00.

Bibliography

Halpenny, B, B. The Armies of NATO's Central Front,. Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1985. ISBN 978-0-85059-532-1.
Isby, D. Action Stations: Military Airfields of Yorkshire v. 4. Jane's Publishing Company, 1985. ISBN 0-7106-0341-X.

External links

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Active

Field Squadrons	No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment

Biological Warfare Detection Squadrons	No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment

RAuxAF Regiment Squadrons	No. 501 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Gloucester) No. 504 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Nottingham) [Regiment Flight only] No. 2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Lincoln) No. 2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County of Norfolk) No. 2322 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (Highland) No. 2623 (East Anglian) Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2625 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (County Of Cornwall) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment No. 2602 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment (City of Glasgow)

Inactive

Armoured Car Companies	No.1 Armoured Car Company RAF No.2 Armoured Car Company RAF No.3 Armoured Car Company RAF No.4 Armoured Car Company RAF No.5 Armoured Car Company RAF No.6 Armoured Car Company RAF

Armoured Car Squadrons	No. 2702 Armoured Car Squadron RAF

Defence Squadrons	No. 757 (Ground Defence) Squadron RAF No. 778 (Ground Defence) Squadron RAF

RAF Regiment Squadrons	List of RAF Regiment squadrons

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