§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the operational squadrons in the Royal Air Force and where they are currently stationed.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe front-line squadrons of the RAF as of 1 April 1991 are listed at Annex D to the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1991" published on 9 July. Their peacetime locations as of the same date are as follows:
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Location 120 Sqn RAF Kinloss 201 Sqn RAF Kinloss 206 Sqn RAF Kinloss Reconnaissance Jaguar 41 Sqn RAF Coltishall Tornado GRla 2 Sqn RAF Laarbruch 13 Sqn RAF Honington Nimrod R 51 Sqn RAF Wyton Canberra PR9 1 PRU RAF Wyton Air Defence Tornado F3 5 Sqn RAF Coningsby 11 Sqn RAF Leeming 23 Sqn RAF Leeming 25 Sqn RAF Leeming 29 Sqn RAF Coningsby 43 Sqn RAF Leuchars 111 Sqn RAF Leuchars Phantom FGR2 19 Sqn RAF Wildenrath 56 Sqn RAF Wattisham 74 Sqn RAF Wattisham 92 Sqn RAF Wildenrath1 Bloodhound 85 Sqn RAF West Raynham2 Rapier 16 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Wildenrath 26 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Laarbruch 27 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Leuchars 37 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Bruggen 48 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Lossiemouth 63 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Gutersloh Skyguard 2729 Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Waddington 2890 Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Waddington Airborne Early Warning Shackleton AEW 8 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth3 Airborne Radio Relay Andover 115 Sqn RAF Benson Air Transport VC10 10 Sqn RAF Brize Norton Hercules 24 Sqn RAF Lyneham 30 Sqn RAF Lyneham 47 Sqn RAF Lyneham 70 Sqn RAF Lyneham Tristar 216 Sqn RAF Brize Norton HS125/Andover/Gazelle 32 Sqn RAF Northolt Andover 60 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Chinook 7 Sqn RAF Odiham 18 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Wessex 72 Sqn RAF Aldergrove Puma 33 Sqn RAF Odiham 230 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Tankers Victor K2 55 Sqn RAF Marham VC10 K2/K3 101 Sqn RAF Brize Norton Search and Rescue Sea King 202 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth RAF Boulmer RAF Leconfield RAF Manston RAF Brawdy Wessex 22 Sqn RAF Leuchars RAF Coltishall RAF Chivenor RAF Valley Ground Defence 1 Light Armour Sqn RAF Regt RAF Laarbruch 2 Light Armour Sqn RAF Regt RAF Hullavington 3 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Aldergrove 51 Light Armour Sqn RAF Regt RAF Catterick 58 Light Armour Sqn RAF Regt RAF Catterick 2503 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Waddington 2620 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Marham 2622 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Lossiemouth
Location 2623 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Honinglon 2624 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF Brize Norton 2625 Field Sqn R Aux AF Regt RAF St. Mawgan In addition, normal deployment outside the NATO area was: Cyprus Wessex, 84 Sqn; 34 Light Armour Sqn RAF Regt Hong Kong Wessex, 28 Sqn Falkland Islands 1 Fit Phantom FGR2; 1 Fit Hercules; Chinook; Sea King; RAF Regt Rapier Belize 1 Fit Harrier; 1 Fit Puma; RAF Regt Rapier 1 92 Sqn is disbanding from 1 July. 2 85 Sqn was retired on 1 July. 3 The Shackleton was retired on 1 July. 8 Sqn is being re-equipped with E-3D Sentry aircraft based at RAF Waddington.