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Royal Air Force Catterick or RAF Catterick is a former Royal Air Force sector station located near Catterick, North Yorkshire in England. It is located alongside the A6055 road on the outskirts of Catterick Village. Although initially a flying station, RAF Catterick was primarily the depot of the RAF Regiment for nearly 50 years.
The squadron was formed at RAF Catterick [1] on 10 May 1941. [2] It was the last RAF squadron to be formed mostly of escaped Czechoslovak pilots. Its first commander was the British Squadron Leader Gordon Sinclair. [3] On 29 July, Czechoslovak fighter pilot Josef Jaške was appointed as joint commander of the squadron. [4]
To the south of the village is Marne Barracks, formerly RAF Catterick, which contains five listed buildings. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures, shops and cottages, and the others include a church, a tombstone in the churchyard and its northern gateway, public houses, and a war memorial.
In honour of its achievements during World War II, the Royal Norwegian Air Force has maintained its RAF squadron names. Thus, the RNoAF still has the fighter units 331 Squadron and 332 Squadron. Today, the Norwegian 332 Squadron is based at Ørland Air Station where it operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II .
7 Wing RAF Regiment: 1 October 1951 - 30 September 1957: Yatesbury, Wunstorf [17] 8 Wing RAF Regiment: 12 November 1951- 16 November 1960: Yatesbury, Elhamra, Kasafareet, Abu Sueir, Nicosia [17] 9 Wing RAF Regiment: 1 September 1951 - September 1953: El Hamra, Shallufa [17] 16 Wing RAF Regiment: 21 August 1947 - 1 January 1958: Gutersloh ...
Catterick Garrison is located on the A6136 road, connecting Richmond with the A1(M) at Catterick Village, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the east. Nearby are the suburban settlements of Scotton 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south and Hipswell 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the east, as well as Colburn, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the east. [44]
RAAF Base Tengah was collocated with RAF Tengah in the 1950s at what is now Tengah Airbase, Singapore. No 1 Squadron Lincoln Bombers were based there for most of the 1950s, and other units were also there at times. RAAF Base Port Moresby, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. RAAF Ubon, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. RAF Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong.
No. 331 Squadron RAF was a Second World War squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was primarily manned with Norwegian aircrew. The squadron was primarily manned with Norwegian aircrew. The squadron was part of Fighter Command between 1941 and March 1944 when it joined the 2nd Tactical Air Force until the end of the war.