RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire is a Joint Force Command Station and home to the Joint Force Intelligence Group and the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, which provide intelligence support to the Armed Forces deployed on operations around the globe.
Where are the Red Arrows today?
The Red Arrows are currently based at RAF Scampton which will be closed by 2022 and the Red Arrows relocated to another RAF base. In May 2020 it was announced that the Red Arrows would be based at RAF Waddington and relocation will take place before RAF Scampton closes in late 2022.
How many Red Arrows are there 2021?
Pilots. All 11 Red Arrows display pilots are fast jet pilots from front line Royal Air Force squadrons. Once they have finished their three-year tour with the team they will return to their Royal Air Force duties.
What happened at RAF Wyton in WW2?
On 1 April 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and Wyton continued to train units for overseas operations. The first sortie of the World War Two took off from RAF Wyton on 03 September 1939 and Wyton aircraft took part in the last Bomber Command raid on Germany in April 1945.
What is the history of Wyton airfield?
1916 – Airfield opened as a training airfield for the Royal Flying Corps. 1939 – Aircraft from RAF Wyton took part in some of the first bombing raids of the Second World War. 1942 – The Pathfinder Force was formed here under Group Captain Don Bennett. 1956 – Joint School of Aerial Photographic Interpretation was founded.
What is the difference between RAF Henlow and RAF Wyton?
In terms of organisation RAF Wyton was part of the combined station RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, a merger of Wyton with two previously separate bases, RAF Brampton and RAF Henlow. Wyton is the largest of the three. It is home to Equipment Support (Air) and Corporate Technical Services.
What happened to RAF Brampton Camp?
RAF Brampton was renamed Brampton Camp and became a satellite unit of RAF Wyton. RAF Wyton is undergoing transformation through the Programme to Rationalise and Integrate the Defence Intelligence Estate (PRIDE). Under JFC, RAF Wyton will become home to the Headquarters of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group (JFIG).
